• Gaslighting, Verbal Abuse and Emotional Manipulation

    Gaslighting; “Manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity.”   Within the past few years, I like to think largely due to the “ME Too Movement” as well as what I like to call the “Mental Health Movement”- even more so during the Global Pandemic and with  politics we have all been made aware of the verbal, emotional…

  • Leopard Poncho and Hats at WInery for Self Talk

    Self Talk: The Good and The Bad

    Projections and the Power of Positive Self Talk Do you ever notice yourself talking about people more than you usually would when you are in a bad place in life?  Our dear friend PROJECTION comes into play often whether we are consciously aware or not.  The same goes for Self- Talk, whether we INTENTIONALLY mean it or not, we must…