So many messages telling those who are struggling to reach out. Fair enough, but part of what depression does is mutes your ability to reach. If you are NOT depressed and you see someone struggling, YOU reach out. If you don’t see someone who used to be around, YOU reach out.
So many messages telling those who...
Agreeing to things just to keep the peace is actually a trauma response. When you do this you’re disrespecting your boundaries. No more making yourself uncomfortable for others to feel comfortable. You have control now. You run your life. Take up space and use your voice.
Agreeing to things just to keep...
When you keep criticizing your kids, they don’t stop loving you. They stop loving themselves. Let that sink in.
When you keep criticizing your kids,...
When your bones are tired of carrying everyone else’s problems, and when your lungs are tired of breathing life into other people, return back home to yourself for a while. Shift your energy back inwards. Reunite with peace again.
When your bones are tired of carrying...
When trauma has shaped you, try not to confuse who you had to become with who you can be.
When trauma has shaped you, try...
Six year olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15-100 times a day. Be six again.
Six year olds laugh an average...
Lack of communication ruins everything, because instead of knowing how the other person is feeling, we just assume.
Lack of communication ruins everything, because...
What does it mean to hold space for another person? It means that we are willing to walk alongside another person in whatever journey they’re on without judging them, making them feel inadequate, trying to fix them, or trying to impact the outcome. When we hold space for other people, we open our hearts, offer unconditional support, and let go of judgment and control.
What does it mean to hold...
I hope you know you’re capable and brave and significant, even when it feels like you’re not.
I hope you know you’re capable...
When it’s time for something new, you will feel it. You will feel a desire to let go, to shed layers, to move, to re-create. You will know because there will be subtle shifts all around you. You will release the old because you are really clearing the path for what’s ahead. Trust the process.
When it’s time for something new,...
So many people from your past know a version of you that doesn’t exist anymore.
So many people from your past...
You don’t need a ‘perfect relationship.’ All you need is someone who loves your weirdness, wants to spend time with you, and respects you.
You don’t need a ‘perfect relationship.’...