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Abuse & Love Cannot Coexist
*Disclaimer* This does not imply that someone who has abused you did not love you. It only means that the act of abuse is not love even though it may have been labeled as such. “I am doing this because I love you.” “I love you, but” There should not be a “but” after...
Trauma Bonding: The Narcissist and The Codependent
Trauma bond as a buzz word, but what is it? It is an emotional attachment that is developed out of a repeated cycle of emotional, mental, or physical abuse, devaluation, and intermittent positive reinforcement. It is similar to Stockholm Syndrome and is a type of...
You Do Not Need To Punish Yourself In Order To Learn
Most of us were raised being punished. If we did something “bad,” we were sent to time out, grounded, privileges revoked, lectured, and sometimes even shamed. In adulthood, we carry this pattern with us. Anytime we do something “bad,” we punish ourselves....
You Can Manifest When You’re Depressed
You can manifest when you’re depressed. Lately, I’ve been trying to understand manifestation on a deeper level. I've been discouraged because the things I’ve been trying to bring into my reality weren’t showing up how or when I wanted them to. I was reflecting on all...
The Great Dismantling
I think we go through multiple phases in our life where everything we’ve ever known gets ripped out from under us. Either forcibly by others or the Universe, or by the own choices we make for ourselves. Every time we break, we have to rebuild. The death and...
The Duality of Emotions
For the longest time, emotions were all consuming. They would swoop in and take over, leaving little to no room to breathe. I remember the days I couldn't get out of bed, where whatever I was feeling in that moment was too overwhelming. A lot has shifted since then,...