Photo by Ryanniel Masucol on Pexels.com I want to share a neat little phrase with you before I get into this important topic. The phrase is something my ex would say a lot: “All I know is what you tell me.” I didn’t think it was neat at the time. He used it quite often …
It’s Time To Crush Your Excuses
Photo by Ketut Subiyanto on Pexels.com Here we are at the end of 2020 and the time of year when many of us set goals for the new year. Don’t worry, if you’re finding this another time, because that’s part of what I want to talk about. This tendency we have to only focus on …
How To Be Alone With Yourself
Photo by Laura Stanley on Pexels.com Today, I want to talk about being alone with yourself. And whether or not you enjoy being alone with yourself. Or whether you think that being alone is a lonesome activity. Now, if you are a person who loves being alone with yourself, this may not be the post …
Boundaries: “No” Is Not A Bad Word
Photo by Ralph Rabago on Pexels.com Holidays seem to be a time when our lack of boundaries really start to show up in full force. For some of us, this is any day, really. Because if you’re still struggling to find a way to have your own back and to say “no”, I want to …
Healing the Wounds of Your Inner Child
Photo by Elly Fairytale on Pexels.com I want to share that I have been diving deeper into my yoga practice recently. I haven’t been as consistent with it as I would like to be, so I’m setting out to change that. The consistency with which I show up for myself in that way. Maybe you’ve …
Dancing With Depression: A Perspective
Photo by Jackson David on Pexels.com I want to dive into depression today. In fact, I’d like to try a different approach with it because it’s a topic that we all tend to dance around. I have had a close and toxic relationship with depression over my lifetime and I now have a new perspective. …
How To Be A Good Mom
What do you believe makes a good mom? We need to start exploring our beliefs around what it means to be a good mom. What meanings have we consciously or unconsciously assigned to this role in particular? It’s such a complicated one, because most of us strive to NOT be like our own mothers! We …
What Do You Think They’ll Think? People Pleasing 101
I've noticed my son saying, "No, I'll look stupid," in response to so many simple requests lately. It has been a bit of an awakening to realize that he cares so much about how other people see him. There are times I'm fascinated in my observation of the lengths we humans will go to in …
Continue reading "What Do You Think They’ll Think? People Pleasing 101"
The Power of Belief and Binary Mindset
I want to explore the power of belief because it really does drive so much of our daily behaviors. In so many areas, really. Also, through a lot of the conversations I’ve been having lately, I’ve noticed this binary mindset. I consulted the all-knowing Google to fetch a definition so we can hold that in …
Find Love in Your Shadows
Sometimes we find it so much easier to give love and compassion to others that we can’t even see the darkness inside of ourselves. As long as we are projecting outward, we don’t have to take a look inside. I’ve also learned that there is a strange comfort in the shadows…because we know them well. …
Sunny and Raw 