Recently I was listening to a podcast on which the host is known for being a bit ‘radical’ in her thinking. She pushes boundaries and questions things that most of us have accepted as normal and the way the world works — which is concerning in itself. I like her and I...
Recently I received an email from someone that was struggling. The email was filled with accusations and calculations of what they felt was wrong with me and ended by severing ties in a dramatic and ‘blow up your connection' kind of way. I didn’t find the email overly...
Recently I was compelled to have a difficult conversation with someone I cared about – the relationship had hit a roadblock and an important conversation needed to happen. I never like these types of conflicts, but I’ve learned – the hard way – that when I don’t have...
A few years ago I wrote a column called “Can we all stop being so good?” The premise of the article was to recognize how habitual it is to respond “I’m good” to the question “How are you?" Many people related to that article and found value in it. We can all relate...
A healthy nervous system is something we don’t talk or learn about. Much of what we understand about being healthy revolves around fitness and emotional health. It is easy to understand why fitness is important and we have unlimited options online and in our...
Fear is a natural emotion. It’s a survival instinct that provokes a heightened emotional response designed to grab our attention. Any emotion that does that is healthy and normal. The thing with fear is that we often react instinctively instead of exploring the...
I couldn’t figure out why I felt so numb. I couldn’t connect with any part of myself that felt good, happy or joyful. I was completely disconnected from feeling good, emotionally, spiritually and sexually. I had seen my doctor to figure out what was wrong – she...
One day I realized I was constantly feeling agitated and disappointed. Maybe I should say that I had woken up to my own pattern, I realized this isn’t who I wanted to be. I had become comfortably pessimistic, seeing the world through a tainted lens, losing faith in...
The only problem with our emotions is how we view them. Emotions are beautiful teachers; they inform us and try to wake us up. Our emotions are not fluid and can’t be controlled, as much as we might try. We can however learn to regulate and settle some of our...
Last week a woman published a video on social media mocking a bad date with a man that had ghosted her, and then she shared his name and his workplace. It went viral, and other young woman jumped in on shaming this guy. In a single day his whole life got blown up...