healing

You suffered immensely. You lost your self-worth, your heart, and your soul.  You've gone through a soul-crushing heartbreak so hurtful that it buried all your hopes and dreams out of sight. You were taken advantage of, humiliated, toyed…

"I'm fine." Isn't that just the biggest lie we could tell?  Why do we keep saying we are doing okay in moments when we are so damn far from being okay? Many of us have developed the coping mechanism of pretending we have it all figured…

Growing up with narcissistic parents can take a toll on any child's development further in life. From struggling with deep insecurities to having a constant need for validation, narcissistic parenting can be the cause of a number of mental…

You are not at fault for the trauma you have endured. Whether you have been traumatized by a toxic relationship or a tragic event, you are not to blame. You should never feel embarrassed of the way you were made to feel or the way it…

Sometimes, while trying to be strong and to go through the challenges life brings us with grace, we force ourselves to suck up the pain and forget it ever happened. But refusing to accept the hardships, or even denying their existence, only…

Coping with the loss of someone you genuinely cared for is one of the most traumatizing, hurtful challenges many of us face. Although we all know that death is a natural and inevitable part of life, many people struggle to accept it,…

Emotional triggers are those extremely-reactive forces inside you that become activated by someone else’s comments or behavior.  When you are triggered, you may either retreat within yourself and simply feel pain or anger or respond…

Touch is a sense we generally discard as one of the lesser-used of our senses, favoring vision and hearing as more important. Physical touch is, however, one of the most important senses; in fact, it may be the most important of all of…

Do you have a cat? Is the recent Internet craze around cats and toxo freaking you out, too? It got me spooked for a minute. Then I remembered there are all kinds of reasons why I do own -and adore- my little feline fluffball and, as it…

I talking about the damage that an empath can undergo at the hands of a narcissist, I was asked the question: "as an empath, how do you heal?" I think that is an important topic to cover because, as an empath, the constant emotional…