This may sound controversial Reader, but hear me out â Hope is NOT the vibe. Stop hoping. (Or at least stop living there.) Hereâs why: Because we can get stuck in hope as if it were the destination. And for many women, hope becomes a hiding place. âI hope things get better.â âI hope this is just a rough patch.â âI hope this relationship changes.â âI hope I stop feeling this way.â âI hope I find myself again.â Hope alone keeps you waiting. Iâve learned a lot through grief, loss, healing,...
about 2 months ago â˘Â 3 min read
Hi Reader, Today Iâm sharing an insight from Dante's Inferno that stopped me in my tracks. In the Inferno, Dante encounters a sinner in Hell whom he knows is still alive on earth. Confused, he asks how this is possible. The sinner explains that after committing treachery, his soul fell straight into Hell while his body remained on earth, animated by something else. That image stopped me in my tracks and helped me understand something Iâve spent decades studying: Not all evil arrives looking...
2 months ago â˘Â 2 min read
Sometimes I joke that I have a PhD in Mindfckry Reader. But itâs not a joke. After decades of excruciating (and mind boggling!) personal experiences, education, observation, and working deeply with women navigating narcissistic, manipulative, emotionally confusing, and psychologically destabilizing dynamics⌠âŚitâs not a joke. What â and Who â Iâve survived is beyond any classroom or clinical. But it brought me here âŚto you. One of the hardest things about these relationships is that they...
3 months ago â˘Â 2 min read
Your anger is intelligent Reader. This is something I wish more women understood: Not all anger is dysfunction. Some anger is clarity. Sometimes itâs the first honest response your system has had in years. Especially after loss⌠ESPECIALLY after betrayal. Especially after carrying too much for too long. Anger lets you know that something you Value is being disregarded, even violated. A lot of high-functioning women are comfortable with sadness; weâre comfortable with endurance and weâre...
3 months ago â˘Â 2 min read
Reader, Not all grief looks like grief. Sometimes it looks like⌠Feeling off⌠but not knowing why Losing motivation for things you used to care about Feeling disconnected from yourself Second-guessing decisions that used to feel easy Or quietly thinking ⌠âwhy does everything feel harder than it should?â Because grief isnât always about death. Sometimes itâs: The loss of a relationship Or a version of your life you thought would last A role youâve outgrown Or a future that didnât unfold the...
3 months ago â˘Â 2 min read
There are moments in your life that donât get talked about enough Reader. Moments when everything changes⌠but youâre still expected to function like nothing did. And you do it â you still show up. You handle all the things, you make decisions and you keep life moving - for you and those around you. Because that is who youâve always been: Capable. Reliable. The one who figures it out. But underneath that now, something has shifted. Whether itâs because youâve suffered a loss or youâre in a...
4 months ago â˘Â 2 min read
Women like you donât need more information! You are so far beyond that Reader! Youâve researched, youâve tried âthe things.â Affirmations Therapy Yoga Tapping/EFT Meditation Your priest Support groups⌠Youâre not avoiding the work, no. Youâre a voracious learner and deeply curious. Youâre highly intelligent â not just intellectually, but emotionally âŚINTUITIVELY. You genuinely want to understand. I get that. But hereâs the part most women miss: Knowledge does not equal behavior change. Read...
4 months ago â˘Â 2 min read
You donât need more discipline Reader. You need a different internal experience, a different default mode â one of satisfaction, self-love, self-trust, and giving yourself lots of credit â as your new normal. Because the truth is - youâve been disciplined for years. Youâve - Shown up Followed thru Held things together Moved mountains Made it happen and Done what needed to be done Thatâs not the issue. The issue is what itâs costing you inside. The pressure, the bracing, the second-guessing,...
4 months ago â˘Â 2 min read
Youâre not stuck Reader âŚyouâre looping. Same patterns. Same reactions. Same internal pressure. Now just at a higher level of awareness. And thatâs why itâs so frustrating, because now you can see it⌠âŚbut youâre still in it. You notice: ⢠when you over-function ⢠when you anticipate or brace ⢠when you take on too much And yet⌠you still do it. Thatâs why I stress to my clients that Knowledge does NOT equal behavior change. If it did, then itâd be that simple. Thatâs not failure. Thatâs what...
4 months ago â˘Â 2 min read