There is never a good enough reason for you to abandon yourself.
Not a holiday. Not a family member. Not to keep them happy. Not because it’s convenient.
It’s often the subtle ways we dismiss
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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
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A child becomes…
I wasn't just an angry woman, I was a wounded child. I wasn't just a hormonal teen, I was scared. I wasn't just a peace keeper, I was detached from self.
When I began tending to my inner child,
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You can still love your family…
For a long time I didn't trust myself. I felt like I was the broken one; the one that didn't belong. I dreamt of a life that I couldn't yet see, but I desperately wanted it. No one before me had
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Family Loyalty
Part of my own healing has been challenging old beliefs that I carried for many, many years. These beliefs shamed me whenever I wanted to do something different than my family of origin. The thoughts
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Boundaries as a mama
What if I told you that you aren’t a “bad” mom for wanting time alone, or to have goals + dreams outside of being only a mother?
What about feelings... can you imagine yourself free from taking
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Holiday Boundaries may include…
Reminder: Others don’t have to agree or support or understand what you need in order for you to keep yourself feeling safe + whole. To love doesn’t mean to struggle through a holiday feeling unsafe +
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Violating a child’s Boundaries
I was asked yesterday “where’s the balance?”
I don’t think there’s a “balance” when keeping your child safe + whole. I do think there are topics that are simply OFF THE TABLE. I call these non
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Boundaries exist on holidays
Remember, boundaries exist— even + especially on a holiday.
Showing up for yourself is expensive. It’ll cost you some friendships, it’ll piss off some family, it’ll certainly disrupt the old systems
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