Category Archives: Re-Parenting/Inner Child

When Mother’s Day is Awkward

This post is about validating the experiences of those who find aspects (or the entirety) of Mother’s Day challenging. Although many people have a beautiful relationship, some people’s relationships with their mothers were/are primarily negative, hurtful, abusive, toxic, and/or otherwise unhealthy.”

Maybe You’re Doing Better Than You Think

“We’re taught in childhood to evaluate ourselves by society’s standards of success. At some point, we must take the time to decide if these rules actually align with our true values.” – Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

I’ll Give It To Myself

I admittedly have held the bar too low for myself. I settled. I was in relationships that didn’t feel good. I felt insignificant, undervalued, and optional, and that to them my most basic requests were “asking too much.”

Not Okay, But I Will Be

I wasn’t sure which title to use for this episode. A couple alternate titles could be: “Don’t Let Your Empathy Get in the Way of Your Discernment,” or “Keep Your Toxicity Over There,” or “I Don’t Eff w/ Them So Stop Bringing Them Up or I’ma Stop Effin’ w/ You,” but those are a bit long and a bit intense. 😂