Some questions I have been asking myself lately--
What would happen if we got back to God's good plan and design for both food and our bodies?
What would happen if we began guarding ourselves
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Archives for April 2020
Not your job
Not then, not now.
I’ll never stop shouting this from the roof tops: the greatest legacy you can give your own mama is to fully live your own life, not hers.
Sending love to those of you who see
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Trusting Myself / Trusting My Child
What if the problem isn’t how your child handles a challenge? What if the problem is how you perceive the way they handle it?
What if a child needs our trust + encouragement more than our constant
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It’s difficult…
When children are ignored or denied or steam rolled as a child, it’s easy for a child to begin to believe there’s not something wrong with how they’re being treated, but something deeply wrong with
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Mother Wound
Perhaps you never felt close to your mom. Maybe she left you feeling less than, like you could never do or say anything right. Maybe she was physically or emotionally abusive, and you aren’t sure how
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Instead of asking…
For a long time I spent years trying to deny + hide my sensitivity. I never felt I was allowed space to cry, and was often made fun of or told I was “too sensitive.” I hated it about myself. I wanted
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You don’t have to say yes
We teach our children how to say “no” but we don’t teach them to slow down. We forget that it’s also important to honor that whisper that says,
not today, not right now, not like this.
When someone
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Violations and Boundaries
Just a reminder, it’s not your job to convince others of what you need. I know that voice inside tries to tell you “maybe if I explain it better,” or “maybe if I’m more patient,” or “maybe if I wasn’t
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Responsible Parent vs Obedient Child
When I first became pregnant, I was also learning to detach from the web of codependency woven among myself, my own parents + siblings. Not only was I navigating new sobriety, I was doing so among
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Common response patterns to anxiety
During one of my walks last week I listened to @brenebrown’s new podcast. She covered this topic and I wanted to share it with y’all. It really is fascinating to know how much influence our family of
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