Lately, I’ve been reading and listening to a great deal about trauma. By trauma, I don’t necessarily mean in the traditional sense — trauma from a horrific event we witnessed or something that happened to us. There is so many kinds of trauma. For example,…
What is “You are Enough?” and what is “Ordinary?” We tend to believe being enough is, well, not enough. And ordinary? Not really enough. Much of the time in this saturated social media world and all kinds of “celebrities” that tends to be the stuff…
Family of Origin Issues? Really difficult stuff to unpack. It can be so messy, complicated and, of course, painful. Here’s the thing though: Processing, working through, exploring your family of origin struggles and challenges does not mean: You have to break up with your family.…
In 2000, a movie came out called “Bounce” with Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow. There is one line from that movie that has always stuck with me (obviously – it’s been 21 years). That line came from Ben Affleck, “It’s not brave, if you’re not…
Self-forgiveness can be challenging – sometimes an impossible thing to do. Necessary though! Before I forgive myself, I need to take full responsibility for hurt I caused someone. However unintentional, unconscious, unintended, I still caused someone anguish. I take full responsibility – show remorse –…
Would you consider your birthday a life transition? It is a transition – changing your age. Young people celebrate that they’re one year closer to getting more of what they want – mostly independence. After a certain age, though, folks tend to become a little…
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