It happens all the time and you’re probably not even aware of it. Or you are aware of it, but you’ve just accepted it as a way of life. Being treated like a door mat. Your boss just *assumes* you’re going to work late…even though you already made plans. Your ex texts you, saying how…
Why Forgiving Others is So Important to Your Mental Health
Oh the dreaded forgiveness blog, right? Always so much resistance comes up when we talk about forgiveness. AND, I love to talk about forgiveness. I do. I believe with 100% of everything I am that you cannot move forward in life with peace, freedom and happiness unless you forgive all the jerks who hurt you. I…
5 Reasons Why We Suffer Heartbreak and How to Stop it.
They do. We don’t like to admit it but they do. We believe lies and a lot of them. I know it’s not just me. Our hearts eat lies and it’s kinda pathetic. Really it is. Let’s get to the real truth as to why this happens, or should I say 5 reasons! Heartbreak is…
Being Lonely Sucks But It’s Better Than Being With the Wrong Person
To be alone or not to be. To be lonely or not to be. Which is it? Are you lonely or alone? Maybe a bit of both? Is it really better to be alone than it is to be lonely? Being lonely certainly does suck but it’s way better than being with the wrong person.…
8 Signs It Really is Time To Just Let Go and Move On.
When is it really time to get out of that relationship? Like how long do you let it go on and on for until you finally have had enough and finally move on? I’ve held onto relationships for way longer than I should have just in hopes that surely it will get better. We all…
Being a Mean Girl Changed My Life Forever (and I don’t regret it)
My name is Iva and I used to be a mean girl. There I said it. You know, nothing changes if nothing changes, right? How many times have you yelled out at your spouse or partner or child “You’ll never change!!”? Chances are, if you keep shouting that to them, one of two things are…
The Truth About Self Love and Why it’s so Hard to Keep.
You know, I’ve come a long way from where I was, say, 5 years ago. I mean back then I really hated myself. Almost everything about me sucked. Except for my hair. I always have nice hair. Anyway. Self love was never even thought of. Never crossed my mind once. Didn’t even know what self love…
5 Signs You Just Might Be an Alpha Female
To be honest, I had to Google just what an Alpha woman was. Someone called me that the other day and I was like whoa what? Who me? That kinda sounds fierce and ferocious. Well, guess what? It is. Apparently I am fierce and ferocious. Throw a little bit of kind, loving and goofy and…
8 Things Every Woman Needs to Know.
We need to know a lot of things. Well, I do anyway. Things like, why can’t chocolate just show up on my doorstep exactly when I need it, why can’t I have $1,000,000 in my bank account all the time and where is Mr. Right hiding out these days? There are some things women just…
6 Types of Negative People You Should Avoid at All Costs.
You know, we’re not stupid people. Really we’re not. We can spot a phony person a mile away. We can also sense negative people. We can. I know we can. Our spidey senses kick in and we get an icky feeling in our belly. (this post contains affiliate links so if you make a purchase…