It is a common philosophy in the personal development/spirituality sector, to try to remove negative thoughts from the mind. The lesson...

There are beliefs that we all have about ourselves and our potential in this life in our subconscious minds that we aren't aware of that...

There is a lot of information out there on people pleasing, and it's all really good stuff but what I want to talk about today is the...

Because of my people pleasing and co-dependency tendencies, I’ve always had a very hard time standing up for myself with female friends....

If I could share one thing I have learned from the many personal development books and podcasts I have listened to it is this – happiness...

My eyes widened as I slowly approached a melting-down-toddler who had fallen on pavement on my favorite walking trail at the lake in my...

Five years ago, I was lying on the floor in my guest room, doing crunches on my yoga mat and listening to a speech on YouTube that the...

On December 30, 2016, I started the journey to love myself more. I sat down at my kitchen table to write out my goals for the year. I am...

To live each day as happy and peacefully as possible is actually quite simple. Not easy, but simple. Before I explain how, I need to...

Last year when I was in Mexico, I went underwater in a pool for the first time since I was a kid. I don’t know how it happened that I...

To achieve your New Year’s Resolution, you must do two things. First, you have to believe it’s possible. Meaning, you have to be able to...

I have a crazy New Year’s Resolution. It’s probably not realistic and possibly not even healthy. My New Year’s Resolution is to not get...

I love reading teen fiction. It started with Twilight (which will always hold a special place in my heart) then The Hunger Games, the...

My daughters and I have a private joke from an episode of Dancing With the Stars. Andy Grammer was a celebrity on the show and after his...

About a year ago, I was walking at Great Hollow Lake and instead of enjoying myself, I was fuming. I had just come from work and my boss...

One day sophomore year in high school, I was in the girls’ downstairs bathroom. I put my right hand in my coat pocket and found a note....

“Always do your best” is the 4th agreement in the book, The Four Agreements. You might have just cringed as you read that because as...

If you struggle with being easily offended, often disappointed in others, too dependent upon other’s approval and acceptance, this blog...

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/28/four-agreements-don-miguel-ruiz-drama-assumptions_n_3468099.html I'll never forget the first...