If you need to learn how to love yourself more you’re on the right page…read on my friend and get ready for a healing journey of a lifetime. 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…
5 Disturbing Reasons Why We Stay in Abusive Relationships (and how to leave)
I’ll admit it, I certainly stayed way longer than I should have. I probably should have turned on my heels at the 3rd month, the first time he lied. But I didn’t. I stuck around for almost 8 more years (ya I know, what a dummy). 8 more years of more lies, bullying, emotional and…
8 Things Every Woman Needs to Know to Boost Her Self Esteem
8 Things Every Woman Needs to Know Right Now! As a woman, I need to know a lot of things. 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…
How To Stop Being Treated Like A Doormat After Divorce
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 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?…
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…
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…
