Your emotional immune system is restored when it’s rebuilt on a foundation of self-love. Self-love is made up of self-worth, self-respect, self-esteem, and self-confidence. For survivors of abuse, especia…

I had become an expert at hiding. It’s what I did best. I was actually proud of it. Who wants to deal with all of those bothersome feelings that get in the way of getting shit done? I was under the illus…

My message, my purpose, this idea I sometimes fail to articulate, is that emotional health is foundational to a happy, healthy, and meaningful life. Perhaps what I had failed to get across when speaking a…

When you are triggered into anger, fear, judgment, anxiousness, sadness, or any other emotion, that trigger serves two very important purposes. One, it’s an opportunity to address a wound you have been av…

In my last post, You Can't See Emotional Scars, I discussed how untreated emotional wounds create scars, AKA symptoms in adulthood that weigh heavy on us, creating dysfunctional relationships and addi…

You can’t see emotional scars, but if left untreated, they will begin to infect not only the point of injury but surrounding areas as well, such as your self-esteem and sense of self-worth. These wounds c…

When I was seven years old, I was raped by my male babysitter, the son of some friends of my mother. Following that episode, I grew a very strong dependent attachment to my mother and became withdrawn and…

Consider this: Imagine yourself as a container—any size will do. What makes this container so special is that it contains love. What does love feel like to you? To me, love is warm and safe, laughter and …