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Defining Boundaries
How to Know When A Friendship Has Turned Toxic “Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” – Brene Brown Defining Boundaries “Boundaries are basically about providing structure and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.” – Henry Cloud A plus side within the pandemic or one “silver lining” that I have personally found to be true is having the opportunity to truly work on myself as our mental toughness has never been tested quite like it has this past year. For most of us, there was underlying issues that needed to be addressed prior to the pandemic,…
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Toxic Positivity
“Good Vibes Only”, “2021 Let’s Bring It”, “It Will All Be Okay” “Just Be Positive.” The definition of the coined phrase Good Vibes Only, has been a vital foundation to the way in which I live my life, but often I think this phrase and the lifestyle it hints at – can be misinterpreted and can leave us with negative feelings, therefore I want to discuss it further to clear any misconceptions up! The Year of 2020 2020 had been a year of MASSIVE change to the very essence of life as we know it and regardless of whether you are someone who has genuinely enjoyed the slowed down…
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What Are We So Afraid Of?
“People are sometimes more willing to accept the pain they know than to face the fear of things they don’t”- Bruce Schneider The more and more I get into my Life Coach Program, and through years of self work on myself- the more I hear the term “fear” used almost interchangeably with anxiety. What I then realized, and this one crushes me to the CORE, but everything that has ever held me back in life- is based on FEAR. How can this be?!? I’ve always been labeled as this outgoing, confident, so sure of herself girl. I mean this when I say, that since I was a little girl…
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A Letter To Myself On My Birthday!
“You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.” – Mandy Hale Pandemic Birthdays Well first off all- let me first and foremost wish myself a very happy 29th birthday to Merey from Merey! ( I know I’m a lot!) Last year…
