Shame is the cancer of the psyche. It eats away at us slowly, tainting everything we experience with its dark glow of self-loathing. And it all stems from a lack of self-forgiveness. Have you ever said, done, or thought something truly horrible? Have you ever: betrayed someone you loved overstepped a boundary you thought you’d […]
9 Ways to Access Your Inner Strength During Traumatic Times
Almost all of us have experienced some kind of traumatic or shocking event. When I speak of trauma, I don’t always mean extreme situations such as natural disasters, instances of abuse, rape, murder, and accidents. While traumatic experiences often are severe and horrific, they can also be seemingly “mundane” experiences such as losing a job, […]
7 Signs You’re a Free Spirit (Let’s Drop the Stereotype)
Okay, you might be feeling a bit skeptical or incredulous at the moment. But don’t worry, I’m not going to give you some fanciful monologue about how we’re all free spirits. That would be ridiculous because it’s simply not true. Nor am I going to give you the same old hackneyed stereotypical definition. If you […]
13 Signs It’s Time to Build Some Goddamn Self-Respect (Stop Being Used)
It’s your day off. You’ve just finished spending half of your day doing favors for your “friends” and the other half being used as an emotional dumping ground by your sister/brother/parent. You’ve just made promises that you feel uncomfortable about with your boss on the phone and you’re feeling like a pile of crap. “What […]
How to Embrace Being a Lone Wolf and Walk Your OWN Path
If there is any advice I would universally give to every person, regardless of who they are, it is this: walk your own path. Walk your own damn path. Don’t walk someone else’s path. Don’t walk the path your parents predestined for you just because you feel emotionally indebted to them. Don’t walk a path […]
For Everyone Fighting Battles Alone, Keep Moving Forward (Here’s HOW)
The feeling is like a void … an empty black hole that you’re being dragged towards. You feel tears well up inside of you. Grief claws at your throat as it tightens. Emotional numbness starts to creep into your body. You know that no one can possibly understand the pain that you’re experiencing. Even when […]
