Finding Your Calm When You’re Vulnerable
Finding Your Calm When You're Vulnerable There is no doubt about it. The last few months have been some of the most intense that we've experienced. Our climate and the coronavirus situation have made ...
Letting Go of Who You Want Someone to Be
Letting Go of Who You Want Someone to Be Whether it's our romantic partners, our friends, or our parents, it's human to want them to fit into a space that is compatible with your life. Sometimes we c ...
The Limits of Control in Extreme Vulnerability
The Limits of Control in Extreme Vulnerability In this post, I'll be using a term that could be controversial, which is "faith." I want to begin with the disclaimer that faith is often used in relati ...
How to Identify Shame and Successfully Move Past It
How to Identify Shame and Successfully Move Past It Shame doesn’t always get the “credit” it deserves for being so incredibly damaging. This feeling can make you believe you’re not good enough. It ...
Are You Battling Perfectionism? – How to Come Off the Winner
Are You Battling Perfectionism? – How to Come Off the Winner For many of us, when we think of a perfectionist we imagine a person who has it all—a high-powered job, a pristine house, and an organized ...
The Importance of Asking Questions
The Importance of Asking Questions When we really start to feel connected to another person, we can split off parts of ourselves, so that we can maintain the connection. With increased connection com ...
Comfort and Authenticity – Finding the Middle Ground
Comfort and Authenticity - Finding the Middle Ground On the surface, it seems like identifying with who you are and showing that to others should be something that is natural to us. However, this cou ...
No More “Under the Radar”
Stepping out from under the radar can be an enormous risk. Allowing yourself to be noticed for who you are, and what you actually feel, can elicit criticism, judgment, and blame. Therefore, actually a ...