I’m just over a year away from turning 65, so staying healthy and aging well is top of mind. When I lost my health due to chronic…… Read more “Aging well and eating well”
Tag: self development
Why do narcissistic people keep targeting us? Answers and tips below!
I came across the videos Brandon makes to help people understand the narcissists who keep floating into their lives. I highly encourage people to follow his videos…… Read more “Why do narcissistic people keep targeting us? Answers and tips below!”
Useful phrases to use when people speak down to you
We’ve all experienced that sinking feeling when someone speaks down to us—that awkward moment when disrespect hangs in the air, leaving us fumbling for the right response.…… Read more “Useful phrases to use when people speak down to you”
What does your weekly “emotional watering” schedule look like?
“Emotional watering” is a phrase I invented when I was thinking about how some people need multiple times daily emotional feeding while others seem to be very…… Read more “What does your weekly “emotional watering” schedule look like?”
3 Brave but important questions to ask in a relationship
Are you ready to take your relationship to the next level? Do you want a healthier relationship but keep hitting some old baggage or road-blocks? Here are…… Read more “3 Brave but important questions to ask in a relationship”
What doesn’t kill you isn’t what’s going to make you stronger!
The meme above (text below) really struck me since it was a phrase I heard a lot growing up and as an adult, often heard spoken by…… Read more “What doesn’t kill you isn’t what’s going to make you stronger!”
Pushing beyond the stigma of “Self-healing” or “Self-help”
Kathy – K E Garland – has been quite frank in her book, In Search of a Salve, Memoir of a Sex Addict about her own self-healing…… Read more “Pushing beyond the stigma of “Self-healing” or “Self-help””
What does “healing” and “personal development” mean to you?
Note: Hello, I’m back after taking a hiatus for a couple of months while I moved apartments. I found it to be harder than I anticipated, and…… Read more “What does “healing” and “personal development” mean to you?”
Integrity… is it lost? Some signs that someone has integrity
Character and integrity used to be much more highly valued. A person’s word used to seal a deal. Honor was prized. No matter what a person’s religious…… Read more “Integrity… is it lost? Some signs that someone has integrity”
How DOES anger affect our health?
It may seem crazy or wacko to think that anger or our other emotions can affect our health, after all we’re really good at compartmentalizing our feelings,…… Read more “How DOES anger affect our health?”
Relationship affirming behaviors
Do you know the things that help keep couples together… and happy? Many of us struggle to know and then to implement the behaviors that help a…… Read more “Relationship affirming behaviors”
Changing how we see ourselves; moving from dislike when we yearn to be able to go forward into something more positive
Truly, we beat ourselves up for things that others would never even think about, let alone berate us for, and we often hold ourselves up to damned…… Read more “Changing how we see ourselves; moving from dislike when we yearn to be able to go forward into something more positive”
Here’s a life lesson in being effortlessly comfortable and “cool”.
by Prakriti @kritipraaa Is there a cheat sheet? Why, yes, there is! Ready? It starts with teaching ourselves to like ourselves! Everything falls into place when we…… Read more “Here’s a life lesson in being effortlessly comfortable and “cool”.”
Deep listening
We usually listen to be able to answer not to really hear what the other person is saying, so we end up missing large pieces of what’s…… Read more “Deep listening”
Are you co-dependent and trying to hang on at all costs?
I was shocked to find out I was co-dependent years ago. I thought I just loved very deeply and was mystified why it wasn’t reciprocated. When my…… Read more “Are you co-dependent and trying to hang on at all costs?”