Listen on the podcast this week as I discuss my journey of choosing my own life including: my faith, my family, my relationships, and many other things. This podcast will help you to take back the power in your life and feel less trapped and more like yourself. Want to stop pretending in a certain …
Ever feel like your life is more intense than it needs to be? That’s because our brains are wired to make things a “big deal”. But we have a choice, we can tone things down if we want to. Now I’m not talking about someone telling you you need to calm down, or that you’re …
How do you know if someone is the right one for you? There are so many answers out there, and an extreme amount of opinions. It comes down to a few things for me. Do you want to be with them? Do they have similar values? Do you like who you are with them? The …
Everyone wants to feel loved. It feels so good to feel like you are loved, cared for, admired. But did you know it’s actually not possible to feel someone else’s love? We think thoughts like, “oh they must love me so much,” or, “it’s so good to be loved.” and then we feel that love. …
My mom and I don’t have everything in common, but one thing we do is our equal disdain for the first week of school. It’s rough. As a professor, my mom is getting settled into a new schedule, new students, and a whole myriad of new things with corona virus. As a student, I have …
The first two weeks of school: Transitional Anxiety & Distress Tolerance Read More »
I love pixar movies. They teach so many good lessons, and they are obviously geared towards children, but the lessons they teach are needed by everyone. Toy Story taught parents how to handle the pain of watching their children become more independent. Cars taught us to slow down and take in the view. Inside Out …
The world has done really great at progressing towards self-love. Honestly, I mean that. People are less intense about setting high bars for themselves, and they are allowing themselves to rest and take time for some “self-care”. There has also been a stop to New Year’s Resolutions. People think they can be silly or shame-inducing, …
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Did you know you have a relationship with things besides people? You have relationships with your jobs, with your home, with your life as a whole. And with your mental illness. This concept may seem foreign to you, but I promise as we improve your relationship with your mental illness, you can feel an incredible …
I get it. I hate it when people don’t like me. Or even the thought that they might not like me. I also hate letting people down. Not meeting their expectations. When people are mad at me. I wholeheartedly understand the desire to people-please. But I also understand that it leads to resentment. Pretending. Loss …
The #givethanks movement has truly been an incredible experience for me. But it didn’t have to be. I started out looking around being slightly judgmental of the sudden wave of posts. There’s a weird kind of pride in looking at all these kind posts and still feeling judgmental and pessimistic about your own life. I …
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