If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive. -Mother Teresa Learning to forgive yourself and others is often easier said than done, on both the internal and external levels. Forgiving yourself is often really difficult because we’re often so hard on ourselves. We think we should have known better. We beat […]

Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions. -Elizabeth Gilbert As moms, it’s so important to be aware of our emotional state at any given time throughout the day. And yet, at times, we can all be emotionally unaware, often lost in thought about other things or […]

A healthy relationship is a feast of affection/giving for both people; not one receiving crumbs and trying to convince themselves it’s enough. -Shannon Thomas In honor of Valentine’s Day tomorrow, I’m doing a series on relationships this week. My husband and I also celebrate 21 years of marriage later this month! So, when it comes […]

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions. -Brene Brown Have you ever noticed that what’s showing up for you at a surface level is usually a symptom of something deeper that’s going on? Maybe you’re angry on the surface, but underneath the anger you’re actually […]

The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain. -Pema Chodron Are you aware of your own emotional reactivity and what triggers you? What about other people’s emotional dysregulation and triggers? Hard questions, right? What’s difficult is that you have to have a lot of self-awareness […]