In just 5 days the book my heart has been at work on over the past two years is going to be released. It's hard to believe that the time has already come, yet it feels like a lifetime of work has
Continue Reading
Archives for March 2021
Boundaries with children
It’s easy to want to give our children what they want to make them happy, especially if you come from a childhood where your needs were an after thought.
I have four babes now and I can tell you that
Continue Reading
Boundaries: Say, Feel, & Do
Save this 📁 for when you feel scared setting a boundary. For when you feel alone or uncertain. For when you believe the lie that says your needs don’t matter.
If there’s one thing I hope to teach
Continue Reading
When they don’t understand
Effort is everything.
It doesn’t have to be perfect. They don’t have to get it right all the time. They don’t have to agree with your limits, or even understand them. They just have to be willing to
Continue Reading
When they don’t understand
Effort is everything.
It doesn’t have to be perfect. They don’t have to get it right all the time. They don’t have to agree with your limits, or even understand them. They just have to be willing to
Continue Reading
The strong ones
I know what it feels like to carry the entire work load of a relationship on your back. You apologize, you work harder, you do more. The anxiety builds, you worry... will they stay?
The right
Continue Reading
The strong ones
I know what it feels like to carry the entire work load of a relationship on your back. You apologize, you work harder, you do more. The anxiety builds, you worry... will they stay?
The right
Continue Reading
Forgive yourself
Breaking up with that guy.
Quitting that job. Telling them “no.” Letting go of alcohol. Paying your debt off. Grieving. Asking for help.
It’s okay. It doesn’t all have to get done today. It will
Continue Reading
You can’t overcome what you can’t admit
You aren’t what’s keeping you stuck, your secrets are. That thing you’re ashamed of? That is what’s holding you captive.
Something happens when we expose our secrets to a safe/trusted friend.
You get
Continue Reading
Give yourself permission
We want to be the stronger ones. The ones who take the higher road. The ones who see the good in others, even when they can’t.
I know this well.
But at some point, there is no figuring it out. There
Continue Reading