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Surrender and Gratitude in Pain: Coping When Nothing Else Works
When faced with pain, surrender and gratitude become powerful tools. My heart is broken as I write this. My baby niece, who has already had one surgery on her hand due to sepsis after a small cut from a fall in the snow, may need yet another one. Her little body is...
Creating Joy in Holidays: Avoid These Common Pitfalls
Why Holidays Can Feel More Stressful Than Joyful Creating joy in holidays isn’t about doing more but being present. No matter how excited you are about the holidays or your vacation, and how beautiful your intentions are, being aware of these 3 common Joy Kills will...
Finding Purpose When Holidays Bring Pain
Facing Loss and Finding Purpose During the Holidays A friend who is facing the uphill battle of going through the holidays after losing her 17 year old a few months texted me and gave me the advice that I am using to light up my holidays and my life (finding her...
Watch Your Beliefs – They Can Run You Over or Release You
beliefs run in the background of our consciousness, directing and controlling us in all matters big and small. The thoughts and feelings we keep allowing and entertaining in our consciousness begin to influence our behavior. The three of them together, thoughts,...
Next Level Sh*t – Taking Back The Control of Your Emotions
The next level of advancement in human development that will enable us to work on the wicked problems of tomorrow is no longer training in ‘skills’. The focus is on cultivating human excellence by learning to slow down your heart rate and connect to states of...
Calm the Chaos
I was afraid of chaos. The chaos of a difficult conversation or confrontations or any situation where I didn’t have control. As I got good at avoiding the chaos I did have the appearance of having it together, but with time what was unsaid, unfelt, and avoided kept...
You hurt me, you better heal me
I`m not sure where the misunderstanding began but somehow, we got duped into giving our power and ability to heal what hurts us to those that hurt us. It’s like: when I get hurt by someone/something, I feel the solution to not feeling that hurt anymore is that...
Are you ready to break free from the weight of your past?
What if you spent most of your life doing the ‘right' things, giving it your all to complete the assumed ‘succuess check-list of life’, in the hope that one day you will make it. One day you will be good enough, okay, complete, validated, successful, etc. What if you...
I can’t trust you. Should I stay or should I go?
It’s a harsh, yet delicate time, when you discover that you have been betrayed by someone you allowed into your heart. As if the depth of pain wasn’t disorienting enough, unchallenged misbeliefs and predetermined stances cause more confusion and trauma by keeping you...
My Trust Is Shattered
The pain of betrayal hits hard. It violates a deeply sacred place within you. The only thing worse than being betrayed is getting trapped in the trauma for years, recycling the painful experience over and over again. Letting ‘what happened to you’, become you. After...