The Pleaser Mind Hijacker
The Pleaser Mind Hijacker I, like many people, struggle with people pleasing behaviors and making others happy mental makeup. I like to say, “I’m a recovering people pleaser.” See, I was conditioned as a child and a female to be a “good girl”. That you don’t speak...
The Judge Mind Hijacker
The Judge Whether you like or not, your inner Judge is a part of your life. More specifically The Judge is a psychological archetype that when gone unchecked, can make life very difficult. Maybe you’ve already done some self-improvement work in this area and have...
Mind Hijackers: An Introduction
The Introduction I don’t know about you, but life would be so much easier if our brains would stop hijacking our thoughts and distracting us from our goals. What am I talking about? You know the thoughts… ‘You’re not good enough.’ ‘If you make everyone happy then...
A Few Notes on Essentialism (The art of doing less but gaining more)
Let's Talk About Essentialism I have been practicing Essentialism for many years now, but didn't know it had a name. You see, Essentialism is a mindset and approach that emphasizes focusing on the most important things and eliminating non-essential elements. It...
How to Make a Change (The Transtheoretical Model)
Change is inevitable An old slogan for my business was, “Change is inevitable. Transformation is optional. Choose wisely.” I used this because, yes, change is inevitable, but also because we can either resist it, and suffer the consequences, or we can allow it to...
Self-Care for the Women Sick of Hearing about Self-Care
Okay, hear me out. I know that everyone and their cousin is touting the importance of self-care. You’re probably thinking if one more person talks to me about bath bombs or girls nights, I’m going to puke. You’re a busy, self-starter, career driven (and killing it)...
How to Find Community: 5 Friendly Suggestions
Every day on Facebook in Women Living Without Limits and other Facebook groups that I’m a part of I find women that are struggling with loneliness and with making friends in adulthood. There’s no doubt that as we age, community can be harder to find. And that’s why I...
Where is your Life Feeling Out of Control?
My husband and I have driven one car for over a year now. With us both working from home and not going out a whole ton, we haven’t found a need to buy a new one. However, recently we needed to take it into the shop for a break check up. We borrowed a car from my mom...
When Relationships are Out of Control
*Warning Trigger Alert: Child Abuse* We’re starting to explore a few areas where lives quickly get out of control. Last week we tackled “in the home”. Today I’d like to talk about relationships. So I started to think about what causes relationships to get out of...
When Work Gets Out of Control
You want to know the secret of finding calm in the midst of a crazy work day in the snap of your fingers? Okay, well maybe not a snap as much as a tap. Check this out. In October of 2013 I was hired on for what I felt was my dream role. It was an increase in income...
The Secrets to Managing Your Loneliness
61% of Young Adults and 51% of moms with young kids feel “serious loneliness”. – Harvard Report This statistic blows me away. In the midst of what feels like a never-ending pandemic, people are feeling more loneliness than ever. According to Louise Hawkley Ph.D.,...
Wanted: Goal Setting Tips that Actually Work
This month we’re going to talk about a standard topic, but in a new, more brainy way. Have you ever thought about goals, why we set them, how we achieve them or why we don’t? To get good at goal setting and achievement, one must first dive into what a goal is and why...
5 Reasons You’re Not Achieving Your Goals
Achieve your goals Five Reasons You’re Not Achieving your Goals: You’re not setting any You’re not analyzing the source of the difficulty You’re not making them SMART You’re not writing them down You’re not developing an action plan **Trigger Warning – discussion...