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 …
Last week, I talked a bit about imposter syndrome and some of the negative effects that it has. This week, I thought I’d share a little of how and why I know so much about it. As I’ve mentioned multiple times throughout my blogging here, my father was a textbook narcissist. His constant verbal abuse …
I’m so excited to introduce you to Dr. Abbey Fecher this week! I first met Abbey back in February and we talked a bit about things like helping others take control of their health, building a community, and encouraging our daughters to dream big. I instantly felt drawn to her and knew that if she …
Last week, I talked about how dangerous toxic positivity can be when used as an attempt to comfort others. These days, it seems like ‘thinking positively’ is the seen as a cure-all. Whether intentional or not, in a way, a lot of people are made to feel like if they’re having any kind of trouble …
Almost everyone has dealt with toxic positivity in one way or another. Unfortunately, most of us have also dealt out our fair share of it unintentionally. In these situations, we think we’re helping, but in reality, we’re doing more harm than good. There are two types of toxic positivity that I want to address. The …
Hello everyone! This week, I’m excited to introduce you to Laura de Sans. She is a weight loss physician, mindset coach, and all around amazing woman that I’m happy to have met through a group for female entrepreneurs. I absolutely love that she has a passion for helping other women and was really excited when …
Earlier this month I wrote about body dysmorphia and some of my experience with it. This week, I’d like to focus on how I manage it and some things you can try if you also suffer from it. As I mentioned before, body dysmorphia can make it very difficult to live a happy and fulfilling …
