If you follow my blogs you know I’m a huge advocate for writing and journaling. I believe, truly believe, that healing from emotional pain does not come without forgiveness. In order to move past the hurt, we must forgive. Now many of us don’t want to forgive others or don’t believe the person who hurt…
Ending a Relationship? 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Do
You’ve been in this relationship for awhile. It all started out rosy and happy. Of course it did. Don’t they all? They seem to be the perfect partner. They check off everything on the list. You were certain that this was the person for you. Your happily ever after. You never once think of ending…
4 Reasons You Might Want Your Ex Back (and why you shouldn’t)
You guys just broke up. Your heart is broken. You can’t imagine life without him. He’s been the love of your life for x amount of years. How on earth are you supposed to go on without him? You’re pretty sure you can’t. You now start thinking about what you could have possibly done wrong…
The Ugly Truth About Spousal Abandonment and How to Deal With It
As the weather gets colder and the orange and yellow leaves start to fall from the trees, I’ve been thinking a lot about a growing trend in divorce. The ugly truth is that it is happening more and more often these days. The case of spouse abandonment, aka when you thought the marriage was fine…
How to Deal With Loneliness After a Divorce (or Breakup)
When you are recovering from divorce, dealing with loneliness is definitely an obstacle that keeps you from moving on. We get stuck in this mindset because it makes us feel like we have nobody in the world. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Take a look at the mindful strategies that can help…
How To Trust Again After a Divorce
The reason we struggle with trust is because we feel like we’ve been betrayed. It’s a crappy weight to have on our shoulders. Similar to its other invasive cousins anger, guilt, and resentment, losing trust after your marriage is a major hurdle when it comes to getting your life back. We wonder if we will learn how…
5 Things That Cause a Broken Heart and How to Stop It
Our hearts eat lies. They do. Too often we believe what people tell us just so we can feel love and that right there my friends is the major cause of a broken heart. Let’s discuss this more. So why do we torment ourselves like that? Why do we keep letting our hearts eat lies?…
5 Steps to Loving Yourself Again and Honoring Your Emotions
You know, so many of us are compassionate towards others. We hear of some unspeakable pain or even just someone’s trials for the day and we instantly feel empathy and want to do what we can to alleviate their pain or suffering. We often get so lost in helping others that we forget our own…
An Open Letter to My Ex.
Your love was like looking in a mirror: My soul reflected back to me. Only, I didn’t realize it. That is why it hurt so badly when you didn’t look back. I never chased myself, so why would you? Loving you was work. When you disregarded my feelings it was just me overlooking myself. I…
How to Let Go, Forgive and Move On From the Past
So easy to say. Moving on. Letting go. Forgive and Forget. People tell us to do it all the time, like it’s nothing. It’s nothing, right? Ah, he/she/they didn’t mean to do that. Just forgive, forget and move on. Are you serious? It’s hard to deal after the trauma, amirite? Right. What’s the big deal…
