Being stuck or forced in between your parents and their problems (whether that is with each other or life itself) is like being caught in the middle of a whirlwind of emotions of which you never asked
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Archives for August 2020
I’m not responsible for…
Reminder to spread your wings, friends. It’s okay to change your mind, make a choice that others don’t agree with, or pave a path for yourself that only you understand.
We only get one shot at this
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My Boundaries Hold Me In
First I found Jesus.
Then I lost Him.
Then I found codependency, enmeshment + illness. Later came drugs, alcohol, men, numbing + losing myself.
Over ten years went by + I met my husband. With his
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You can say no to someone “just trying to help”
I am a recovering chronic helper. It stems from years of serving those who couldn’t care for themselves. It thrives off of enabling, codependency + no boundaries.
As I entered this healing journey, I
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My Caregiver Rarely… So, I…
We must look to our first relationships to heal. If you continue to feel stuck, confused or unhappy— its most likely because you are unconsciously acting from a caregiver wound.
My parents did the
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Acts of Showing up for Yourself
“Showing up for yourself” is a term you may hear a lot, but then you may ask 🤔 wait what does that even mean?
I was really accustomed to abandoning myself. If I had a goal to go to bed early so I
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Practical Movements for Caregivers Recovering from Fight or Flight
Having four children under five years of age is no joke. But in all reality, having just one child is a challenge. It’s all relative. I don’t know one mama out there that doesn’t experience moments
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Sings you may need to repair your Inner Child
I never kept promises to myself. I never knew what I wanted in a partner, in a career, for lunch. I did whatever everyone else wanted. I people pleased until it hurt, and then I did it again. I knew
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You’re Allowed to Unfollow Unhealthy People
You actually can. In real life + on social media. Isn’t that wonderful? It doesn’t mean you’re not healthy, it means you only have so much capacity. I unfollow people often. This isn’t because I don’t
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Fix who you bring your pain to…
📢 A little louder for those in the back.
I know it’s easy to stay angry. I know it’s easy to be resentful, victimized, disappointed. I know this because I drank myself into a dark hole feeling this.
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