What is your internal dialogue like? Is it kind, encouraging, empowering, empathetic, fair, and compassionate? Or is it critical, judgmental, shaming, needlessly cruel, and dismissive? If the latter sounds more on the nose, you might be someone who struggles with...
Are you struggling with navigating your adult relationships? Do you tend to be attracted to the people that are “wrong” for you? Or ever notice that you start off real strong in a relationship and then realize that similar issues tend to manifest in most of your...
At some point in time, you've likely experienced slut shaming. In fact, it's probably happened a lot more than just once. Slut-shaming is something that happens to virtually all women, not just the ones who fall under the most commonly used term slut. What's worse is...
There are some topics that people tend to tread lightly around. One of those topics is religion. Although discussions about religion deserve sensitivity and open-mindedness, there are some problematic elements that are too harmful to ignore, such as purity culture...
Toxic relationships can be different for everyone. They don't always tart out toxic, so it can be tricky to identify if you are in an unhealthy relationship. Even if you have identified it, it can be really hard to leave the partner for many different reasons. While...
Breaking a trauma bond can feel insurmountable at times. Its often a relationship that feels draining, crazymaking, or outright toxic. There’s a part of you that knows the relationship is unhealthy and wreaking havoc on your mental health, but the idea of leaving is...
Everyone has experienced jealousy before, but usually its jealousy in the moment. It might be over the mocha your best friend had at lunch while you suffered through a salad. Or, maybe it's over your boss's shiny new Ferrari. However, retroactive jealousy occurs when...
When someone cuts you off in traffic or confronts you about a mistake, how do you react? Do you accept the situation with grace and move on with your day? Or do you get angry and yell, try to escape, or withdraw into yourself? If you always overreact or shut down when...
Financial abuse takes many forms and can sometimes be more subtle than physical, verbal or emotional abuse. One of the insidious aspects of financial abuse is that it can occur in any interpersonal relationship, from those with family members to a romantic...