What is over-functioning? Do you do it? Why is it a problem? Those are three questions this article will answer. What is over-functioning? Over-functioning refers to an excessive and compulsive need to take responsibility and have control in relationships, work Read More
Category: Self-development
Reclaiming Self: Letting Your Wisdom Guide You Through Difficult Times
There’s currently a great deal of commentary about how more women than ever are initiating divorces. While there are many different contributing social and economic factors, the bottom line is that women are leaving unsatisfying marriages and striking out on Read More
Trauma Dumping: When Sharing Wounds Becomes Toxic
Is it venting or trauma dumping? While venting is simply discussing an experience or sharing the details of something that happened to you to get it off your chest or to release it emotionally, trauma dumping feels heavier. When someone Read More
Don’t Let Me Down: The Profound Pain of Self-Abandonment
I was listening to a podcast a few weeks ago, and one of the hosts used the phrase self-abandonment while discussing a time she had not taken care of herself or used the tools at her disposal for her own Read More
Through the Motions: Moving forward in uncertain times
It’s that time of the year again when everyone feels behooved to make resolutions and establish goals. Admittedly, many of us are revising last year’s goals because, to dramatically understate the situation, things did not go according to plan. As Read More
Got Ground? Connecting with the elements to increase wellness
You’ve probably heard the term grounding. It’s in common parlance among the new age community, holistic healers, energy workers, herbalists, yogis, astrologers, and pagans, among others. Grounding is part of a larger body of techniques for energetic hygiene techniques that Read More
Talking Circle: Sitting face-to-face with others is a reminder that we’re all craving connection
I attended a convention last weekend and chose to participate in a session about boundaries and how we navigate the space between sovereignty and unity in our lives. I attended, thinking that I might get a new perspective on the Read More
Pattern repetition: How to hit the brakes on your personal Groundhog’s Day
Do you keep repeating the same patterns in your life or your relationships? Do you experience the same kinds of conflicts again and again? Do you find yourself in parallel scenarios year-after-year even though they’re unpleasant? Do you feel like Read More
Deep dishing: Language that gets to the heart of your feelings
Deep dishing: Language that gets to the heart of your feelings The language you use to express your emotions and describe your experiences can unintentionally define them. Language is meant to communicate complex and abstract concepts, but it’s imperfect and Read More
Novel Narrative: Debugging your biography
What’s your fear story? What’s your pain story? Fear and pain stories represent another facet of the shadow in that the reasons we use them are often hidden from our conscious minds. Fear stories are the terrifying tales we tell ourselves over-and-over Read More