I wrote recently about being on the receiving end of projection. Someone who barely knows me watched a 30-second video and sent me a verdict. It was frustrating. And eye-opening in more than one way. Here's the follow-up question I've been sitting with since. Because if I believe projection is real, and I do, then I have to be honest about the...
Read MoreA few years ago a woman named Sarah came to me having spent years 'working' on herself. She wasn't in crisis. She was, by every external measure, fine. Good job. Loving family. Comfortable, loving home. But she described sitting in therapy sessions every Tuesday and leaving feeling lighter for about two hours, and then waking up Wednesday morning...
Read MoreEvery success guru says the same thing. "Get up early. Push yourself. Show up every day. No excuses. Hustle harder." I used to say it too. Because that is what I was taught. Now? I cringe every single time I hear it, because I have seen firsthand, hundreds of times over 13 years, what that advice does to women who actually try to live
Read MoreBe honest when I ask this..... Hows your Positive Thinking /Gratitude Journal / Vision Board or Affirmations REALLY working out for you? Is it REALLY providing you with LONG-TERM Inspiration and Motivation, or do you catch yourself replying with each Positive thought with an Internal Snide
Read MoreShe was 9 years old when she remembers first looking in the mirror and thinking “you look funny”By the time she was 12, she couldn’t look at herself without seeing all her ‘uglies’By 14, she had stopped looking in the mirror. She avoided photos like the plague, but when she had to have a pic taken, she’d suck her gut in - positioning her body so he...
Read More7 years ago, on my 30th Birthday, I took a massive leap of fate and went to a Women's Empowerment Weekend Retreat. I was scared out of my mind and nervous beyond measure. Up until that weekend, I'd never invested financially in myself. I didn't know what to expect, but at the same time I knew it's where I needed to be.
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