Christmas is next week. Check-in with yourself and see if you need to adjust any boundaries to keep yourself feeling emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually safe and sound. This goes for everyone – not just those who have a narcissist in their lives. I have examples of: ❤️ Universal Boundaries❤️ Emotional Boundaries❤️ Financial Boundaries❤️ Intellectual […]
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self-love metamorphosis
life has been challenging lately. If I’m honest, the periods of time in my life where I’ve gone without adversity or challenges have been few and far between. And so right now, I’m tired. I’ve cried. I’ve raged. I’ve even gotten down on my knees and sobbed asking the universe not just for guidance but […]
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Healing the Witch Wound
As I was sitting and thinking, trying to figure out why it felt so scary to put myself out there and introduce myself as a self love coach, especially to men, the answer came to me in my inbox. “Witch wound.” The Witch Wound is the intergenerational trauma that has been passed down through our […]
Thanksgiving is this week and I can feel myself start to feel the familiar feelings of fear, obligation and guilt for going no-contact with my dysfunctional family of origin. Instead of panicking that I am estranged or wondering how others may be judging me, I took the time to sit with myself and I realized […]
Thanksgiving is less than two-weeks away which means we have officially reached the Winter Holiday Season of 2021. While most of the focus each holiday season is on gathering together with family and friends, for survivors of familial narcissistic abuse, as well as survivors of other types of dysfunctional families including addiction and mental health […]
My shadow side still sparkles There is beauty in our inner darkness. Unhealthy coping mechanisms may no longer serve me, but they once did. That’s the light, the sparkle in my shadow; my TRUTH.
Roughly three years ago, the universe gave me the BIGGEST test I’ve ever been faced with (so far)😂: I had been the target of narcissistic abuse in my family of origin and consequently diagnosed with alphabet stew (anxiety, depression, C-PTSD, ADHD). In the following weeks after my trauma therapist gave me these diagnoses, it felt […]
Happy November! It seems like every day, every month, there’s something attached to the day. Like chocolate chip cookie day, ocean day, you get where I’m going with this. While some of these “days” don’t seem necessary (I’m looking at you National Hangover Day and National Buffet Day), some really resonate in my heart, mind, […]
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11/1 Self-Love Portal
In numerology, Nov. 1 is a special day because the energy of today is associated with new beginnings, the start of a new chapter, hobby, health routine, relationships, fitness goal, you get it✨ This 11/1 portal stays open until ~11/11 And this year, our November portal gateways are peppered in with the turbulent energy of […]
I was recently interviewed for a Bustle article on emotional abuse and how it shows up in romantic relationships while we’re dating. The article was inspired by a recent episode of the “Bachelorette,” which in truth I don’t watch for this exact reason. Here’s a snippet from the article 13 Signs You’re Being Manipulated In […]