With Thanksgiving being this weekend here in the states, I thought it was the perfect time to talk about gratitudes. While I will admit that there are days when it is REALLY hard to do, practicing gratitudes has been proven to help increase your happiness. There are a lot of benefits to gratitudes. Being actively …
Have you ever heard someone say that they’re out of spoons? Maybe when they’re feeling burnt out, exhausted or just completely out of energy? It’s an expression I’ve used pretty often throughout the years, ever since I discovered Spoon Theory and how perfectly it describes what I’m feeling sometimes. Today I thought I’d share a …
Lately, I’ve been taking on a lot. Raising two kids, running two businesses, home renovations, healing psychically and mentally from surgery and complications, continuing to heal from trauma and ptsd, craft fairs… All while trying to make sure that I provide an amazing supportive and loving environment for my children to grow up in, supporting …
If you’ve been with me on this journey for a while, you know how much I love to journal because I write about it all of the time. Second only to creating and enforcing boundaries, journaling is one of my favorite forms of self care. And if you have checked out my etsy shop at …
Hello everyone! This week, I’d like to introduce you to my friend Megan. Megan and I met a little over a year and a half ago when we both ended up multiple sessions together during a women’s summit and realized we had a lot of common interests. Since then, we’ve been able to stay connected …
Okay, all month I’ve been talking about abuse. I talked about it in general, and then I broke down each section: physical, sexual, phycological and neglect. Now I want to talk about the effects that abuse can have on women and their relationships, as well as the cycle of violence. Effects on romantic relationships Though …
If you’ve been following along this month, I’ve been talking about the different types of abuse leading up to how it shows up in cycles and affects our relationships. This week, I’m going to focus on two major categories: mental abuse and neglect. I’ll start with mental abuse. Mental abuse comes in many forms and …
Continuing with this month’s breakdown of abuse and how it shows up in cycles and affects our relationships, I wanted to go into more detail on physical and sexual abuse. These are often more acknowledged than mental abuse or neglect, however there are still many victims who are left without help. I’ll start with physical …
This month, I wanted to talk about abuse and the cycle/effects of violence. I strongly believe that it’s rare for a woman to develop a healthy lifestyle after being the victim of abuse as a girl, especially in regards to both romantic and platonic relationships. However in order to talk about the cycle and the …
Two weeks ago, I shared about Imposter Syndrome. Then last week, I mentioned that I would share some ways to combat it. So, here I am to keep my word and share some of what I have learned about and what has been working for me. It’s time to let go of perfect. The biggest …
