Writing
The Roles We Play in Relationships
Have you ever found yourself slipping into a familiar role in your relationships, almost like you’re playing the same part in different scenes? Maybe you’re the one who’s always taking care of your partner’s needs, or perhaps you tend to keep the peace, even...
Stop People Pleasing and Find Happiness Within
Have you been noticing lately that you’re someone who enjoys making other people happy? There’s something so satisfying in doing something good and getting acknowledgement for it. But sometimes we can go overboard and begin a habit of going out of our way to make others happy.
This habit of people-pleasing and saying ‘yes’ when you really want to say ‘no’ disconnects you from yourself and living authentically. So why are some of us so hard-wired to people-please?
Attunement: Your Unmet Need for Connection
For most of my life I’ve been craving for someone to just “get” me. I found I would spend so long justifying my feelings, reactions and behavior when all I really wanted was someone to be on my side; someone to be on the same wavelength.
Why We Need to Practice Centering Ourselves
Are you always the go-to person whenever someone has a problem? But then, it starts to feel a bit heavy, like you’re carrying everyone else’s worries on your shoulders? If you find yourself constantly putting others…
The First Step to Emotional Maturity is Self-Compassion
If you were raised by parents who had a habit of being overly critical, who suppressed their emotions or suppressed yours, and who had a habit of blaming you instead of taking responsibility themselves…
Healthy Communication and Low Self-Esteem
A big part of your relationships is how you relate to one another. Looking at the longer relationships in your life currently, how do you feel about those people today? Is there any lingering resentment?
Low Self-Esteem is Sabotaging Your Chances at Love
Have you been struggling to maintain a healthy, stable relationship? Do you keep meeting these potential partners in hopes that they could be the one, only to have the same sort of scenario play out where you become needy, clingy, and perhaps even a little emotionally unstable causing the relationship to plummet?
How to Be Single
For most of our early life, we’re so focused on finding the one, that we forget to enjoy our singlehood and discover our Self and who I want to be in the world
How You Might Be Sabotaging Your New Year’s Resolutions
They seem reasonable, and when face to face with the thing that which you must do but are dreading doing, your reasons, considerations and excuses seem absolutely justifiable. Not only are they justifiable, they seem pertinent and priority before you can get to work...
From Bingeing to Being
For years it felt as though something was missing in my life. I couldn’t quite pinpoint it as a child, but I knew something didn’t feel right. Growing up with a hard-working, single Dutch mother, I relied on her for everything: food, shelter, clothes on my back; and even deeper: love, safety, nurturing and comfort.