The children of a narcissist are often children who grow up to be codependent, people-pleasers, and have low self-esteem. They are children who never feel good enough for their parents or themselves. This blog post will explore the effects of growing up with a...
Are you finding yourself feeling stuck or weighed down by negative thoughts? If you answered yes, you may be experiencing a negativity bias. Are you curious why you can’t seem to shake the negativity from your life? Are you overplaying negative thoughts or are these...
Are you always putting others before you? Do you struggle to say no to others? Do you find that you sacrifice or minimize your own needs, feelings, or desires to put others first? And in turn, do these responses sometimes cause guilt, shame, resentment, exhaustion, or...
Do you know what intergenerational patterns are? In a sense, people are nothing more than organic machines. That is to say, machines and computers follow patterns to function. These patterns appear in the codes written when programming a machine or computer. In the...
Society has described social media as one of the best and worst inventions of the 21st century. In the beginning, the idea seemed genius. Let us create an online forum that allows individuals in two different places to connect, share thoughts, create memories, and so...
Curious about why some people are more secure in relationships than others? What you know of love, connection, and relationships you learn in early childhood. Renowned family therapist, Mary Ainsworth, did a study called the Strange Situation, where, after observing...
Whether you are a biological parent, adopted parent, foster parent, or serve in another caregiving role, your job is really hard. Being a caregiver is one of the most thankless jobs/roles that there is in the world. For whatever way or reason you are now in the...
Are you always on the go and unsure how to hit the mental brakes or slow things down? Do you keep falling into anxious or physically draining patterns without allowing time for your brain and body to rest? It can be so hard to navigate our fast-paced world and the...
This year is the year. You are finally going to make a change and start the year off strong with a new year’s resolution; you are going to wake up at five in the morning and hit the gym six days a week. Maybe you decide to journal twice a day to unload what has...
Are you thinking of learning how to practice gratitude in your everyday life? Do you want to change your mindset? Are you unsure of where to start? If any of these questions sparked your curiosity then you are in the right place. Grateful thinking provides clarity,...