“The Pain of Small Talk When You Have Been Abused” explores the triggering aspect…

“It Ain’t About How Hard You Hit”—Reflections on the 4th Anniversary of m…

“Pigging Out Over Evil?” discusses how to live beyond abuse’s ugliness.

“You Did Your Part” explores the deeper messages we receive when we’re involved…

“Verbally, But With Dance Prep” discusses the “no word” in our life’s commu…

7 Ways Janis Joplin Embodies the Rebel Misfit in us All.

Idiot Compassion & Codependency: Why we can’t Save those who don’t w…

“Hey, Medical Community, Could You Please Do the Bare Minimum?” addresses a commo…

Beauty cannot be Manufactured, Found in a Bottle, or Bought on Amazon.

“Check the Check Engine Light” warns against ignoring our intuitive natures.

Our Shortcomings Devastate & Change us—Why we’re More Than our Sins.

5 Cold, Hard Truths Codependents & People Pleasers need to Finally Accept about …

“Nice To Meet You?” looks beyond the initial first impressions of relationships.

You just get Stronger.

Fawning: The 4th Trauma Response we Develop as Targets of Abuse & Toxic Behavior…

“Sick as Secrets” delves into the health effects of familial secrecy.

How Over-Apologizers become Scapegoats for Abusers.

How to tell if a Relationship is Healthy (or if we’re Blinded by Love, Lust �…

Disordered Eating, the Holidays & a Pandemic—a Painful Combo.

The Quote that Silences our Self-Limiting Lies & Fear-Based Mindsets.

The Health Nightmare Before (& After) Christmas.

Shame, Guilt & Childhood Trauma—Why Codependents really feel the Need to ̶…

How a Perfectionist can deal with an Imperfect Life.

3 Questions to Help us Dismantle the Toxic Lies we were fed in Childhood.

“Toxic Alchemy” explores the dangerous impact of magical thinking in our lives.

How Money Amplifies us—for Better or Worse.

3 Lies we Tell ourselves that make us Feel Unworthy & “In the Way.”

How Narcissists use “Future Faking” to Manipulate You.

The “Why” Behind Narcissistic Behavior.

3 Ways we Self-Sabotage & Ruin our own Damn Day.

“Self-Pity Tweety” discusses the fluctuations of complicated emotions during …

Like a Sliver in our Heel: How our Triggers Show Up—Again & Again.

Referencing this cartoon of aliens and a cat, “The Death Blades” discusses the re…

Toying with Goodbye discusses the reality of saying goodbye, as we deal with lifechan…

“The Pandemic Hybrid” discusses the need for the individual to embrace their chao…

“Self-Doubt: A Study in Gaslighting” examines how this abuse tactic can subtly be…

“Unpack, Rebuke” discusses the ever-evolving reality of change in our lives.

“Outstanding in That Capacity” explores the dysfunctional/abusive dynamics existi…

“What Do Brené Brown and Guns-N-Roses Have in Common?” discusses the life concep…

“Kind Versus Nice: The Baby Bird Test” explores our motivations behind doing a go…

“Job Description” discusses what we are and are not responsible for in life.

The F-Word that we use to cover up all our Brokenness (& why we need to Stop).

“Narcissistic Abuse: The Playground Edition” explores the childhood origins of th…

“Are We All at the Mirror?” addresses our uneasy and unhealthy relationship with …

The lyrics from “Make Someone Happy?” challenge us concerning healthy self-esteem…

“The Hiss of Nice” cautions us when it comes to someone who is too nice to be tru…