5 Minutes Read Being an emotional caretaker is sabotaging your relationships and happiness, my friend. And I want to help you feel the freedom that comes with the ability to say NO! Emotional caretaking, aka codependency, can stretch into every single area of our lives. Ready to learn how to stop being an emotional caretaker and the five …
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5 Minutes Read [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.9″] Are you a people pleaser and want to stop doing it but can’t? Then you’ll love this article about my journey as a people pleaser and how I stopped. When I sit down to write blogs, I want to please all of you. I think of ways to reach and relate …
3 Minutes Read [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.92″ background_layout=”light”] Do you know the common mistakes people make in psychotherapy? In our culture where shortcuts are queen, it can be challenging to take the long road in psychotherapy. It’s common for me as a therapist to hear of negative experiences people have with previous therapists. There are plenty of mediocre …
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3 Minutes Read How can marriage counseling blogs change your life? Because marriage is fierce, and you need tools. If you are getting married, you need to know. If you are married, you already know. I’m not trying to scare you. I am a relationship optimist. With the proper tools and enough willingness, relationships can heal and thrive. …
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5 Minutes Read Congratulations, you are normal. Everyone struggles with feeling rejected. Even the most popular and well loved people experience rejection. In fact it’s possible that the most popular people feel the sting of rejection even stronger. Are You Feeling Rejected? The sensation of feeling rejected comes from an underlying belief.
4 Minutes Read I used to think that boundaries were a clever way to control others. For instance, “You cannot say mean things to me. You must respect my boundary. If you don’t listen, I won’t speak to you.” This is not a boundary, it’s emotional blackmail. It’s controlling and unrealistic. You can do whatever you want. I …
6 Minutes Read Are you in a codependency triangle? Codependency is a hot topic in the world of pop-psychology. As a recovering codependent, relationship expert, marriage counselor, and family therapist I want to help others recover from codependency as well. One of my favorite articles by Lynne Forrest; “The Three Faces of Victim – An Overview of the …
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2 Minutes Read Mothers and Daughters: Isn’t it strange that such a sacred relationship can be so complicated. I often look at my young daughter and think “my goodness, just a couple of years ago, we shared a body”. How does that closeness get damaged? More importantly, how can it be repaired? If you are a mother, have …
