HOW DO I LOVE MYSELF FIRST? When I first started out on my own, I had been in counseling for 2 years already, but most of that was directed at trying to save my marriage. There was a point where we pivoted to me learning to live life on my own. One of the things…
Let’s start with some honesty: healing a broken heart takes time and it can be quite painful. You have gotten out of the relationship, some time has passed, and you are feeling stuck in all of the feelings. Even when you break things off, the feelings can be overwhelming. I found this out 2 years…
BOUNDARIES IN RELATIONSHIPS We hear this phrase often – “Relationship Boundaries”, but what does it mean? What are Relationships Boundaries? About 10 years ago, my counselor started talking with me about boundaries. To be honest, I was very confused, especially when she said that boundaries help people to create connection within a relationship. At the…
5 THINGS TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS TEACH YOU The word “toxic” seems to be a buzzword these days, don’t you think? It is way overused to describe past relationships and people, and it often allows a person to ignore their own bad behavior by calling their ex-partner “toxic”. But if we stick with that word, it is…