Let’s be real. We have been traumatized. For the last four years, we’ve been living with an abuser and his enablers. So now that we’ve gotten to a space of safety and change, first (in the words of Ma$e and P. Diddy) it’s important to: Breathe. Stretch. Shake out everything that you’ve been holding in […]
A Look Back At 2020: Reflections on Change
I keep seeing people talking about leaving 2020 behind as if it didn’t happen. And while I partially agree with that sentiment, if it is true that hindsight is 2020, wouldn’t we want to keep it in our memories so that we can learn and grow from it? Aren’t there lessons we’ve learned from and […]
Breathing After Leaving: The Psychology of an Abusive Relationship
*(Trigger Warning)* This is like leaving an abusive relationship. And truth be told, while I have worked with people who have, I’ve never personally been in an abusive relationship, so I apologize to those who have had to endure such trauma as that. However, when you are physically, mentally or emotionally abused […]
Mending The Broken Ties: 3 Ways To Heal a Strained Relationship
What do you do about a strained or broken relationship? We’ve all been there in one way or another. Whether it’s discontinuing a relationship due to disagreements or arguments, mistreatment in some form, or recognizing that it’s just safer or healthier to distance oneself from another person or group or people, this is a decision […]