I embrace my shadow self. Shadows give depth and dimension to my life. I believe in embracing my duality, in learning to let darkness and light, peacefully co-exist, as illumination. -Jaeda DeWalt I was recently listening to an audio book called Not Nice by Aziz Gazipura (great book so far!). The author was talking about […]
Conditional Versus Unconditional Love for Self and Others
Nothing on earth hurts my soul deeper than conditional love. -Brooke Bida This is a big one, right? As parents, we’re often pretty good at showing unconditional love towards our kids, but towards ourselves and toward others… that tends to get way more complicated for most of us! Add in some of the contradictive feedback […]
Not Following the Norm
Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect. -Brené Brown Do you feel like you do a good job following societal norms, or are you pushing against them? It seems many women push against them, especially as we get older. This has been my experience… Let’s start […]
When to Engage (or Not!) in Hard Conversations
Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters. -Margaret Wheatley I get asked a lot in my therapy sessions about when you know that the timing is right (or not quite right) to engage in tough conversations, especially with romantic partners. Although only you can know if you’re ready or not for these […]
Feeling Like You’re Too Much
Out there somewhere there is a love who will never dream of calling you too much. –Jeanette LeBlanc Last month I wrote a blog about feeling like you’re not enough. An Instagram follower on my @mentalwellnessformoms page made a great point about its “evil twin,” feeling like you’re too much. So, that’s where we’re going […]
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