Healthy and Authentic Ways to Set Boundaries with Your Mother
Navigating relationships with our mothers can be both rewarding and challenging. While mothers play a significant role in our lives, it’s common to encounter situations where boundaries become necessary for maintaining a healthy relationship. Setting boundaries with your mother is not about creating distance or disrespect; instead, it’s a crucial step toward establishing mutual respect […]
Dealing With a Break-up? Three Ways to Overcome Heartbreak!
Heartbreak is an emotional tempest that can leave us feeling shattered and adrift. Whether the end of a romantic relationship, the loss of a friendship, or any other significant emotional rupture, the pain can be overwhelming. As we grapple with the aftermath of heartbreak, it’s crucial to recognize that healing is a gradual process unique […]
New Year, New Me! How are You Putting Yourself First in 2024?
As the dawn of a new year unfolds, it brings with it a powerful opportunity for self-reflection and growth. You will always bring much of yourself with you as you step into the future, but a new calendar can feel like a fresh start to approach your life with authenticity and focus. What choices have […]
Navigating Loneliness and Isolation on Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is known as the holiday of togetherness, a time when families and friends gather to share gratitude and celebrate their bonds. However, for many individuals, Thanksgiving can be a stark reminder of loneliness and isolation. This sense of solitude during a time when the world seems to emphasize togetherness can weigh heavily on the […]
Do You Have a Codependent or a Healthy Relationship With Your Mom? Setting Boundaries With Your Mom on Mother’s Day
As Mother’s Day approaches, some of us might find ourselves exploring our relationship with our mothers or mother-like figures. These relationships can feel very complicated; many people experience conflict in their emotions as they feel unconditionally attached to their mothers but also resentful in some ways. For better or worse, and whether or not it’s […]
Healing The Invisible Wounds From A Codependent Relationship
If you have come out of a codependent relationship, you probably feel overwhelmed by how untethered that separation made you feel. The reason we fall into codependent relationships is the same reason they can be hard to get over and tricky to move past: they evolved out of an unmet need for security, unconditional love, […]
5 Reasons Why You May Be Developing Codependent Relationships
You might think that codependent relationships create a sense of security and togetherness, but that isn’t true. Codependent relationships lead to feelings of loneliness, disconnection, and rejection. This is because codependent relationships do not foster any sense of self-worth, self-confidence, or self-love. They create a system where autonomy, independence, and self-esteem cannot thrive. Codependency is […]
The Truth About Codependency
You may have heard the word ‘codependency’ before. When you first think about it, it can seem like a basic tenet of a relationship: each person depends on the other, the mutual reliance equating to a co-dependent agreement. Part of this should be true; relationships are about taking care of one another. A solid relationship […]
When People-Pleasing Ruins Your Relationships!
We are social beings. We care for connection. We heal through connection. Unfortunately, this means that we can sometimes become so dependent on those connections that we sacrifice our own needs and wants to make relationships work. If this sounds like you, you are not the only one. Especially if you were raised and socialized […]
Are You Ready to Stop Being a People-Pleaser? 5 Steps You Can Take to Correct People-Pleasing
Being a people-pleaser can sneak up on us. We value friendship; we value the memories we make with people we love. We value celebrating special occasions with others. There is no denying that relationships add irreplaceable meaning to our lives. It can be difficult, then, to consider that we may do “too much” for those […]