Learn Your Forgiveness Archetype
Learn Your Unique Forgiveness Archetype
Fear–it’s a word that has a negative connotation, and for many of us, for good reason. It conjures up many emotions and leaves us with the sense of waiting for the other shoe to drop. I know this feeling all too well. For most of my life,...
Gratitude. By definition, it’s a quality or characteristic of being thankful. It’s our readiness to show appreciation and return kindness. It helps us acknowledge the good in our lives. When we are exercising gratitude, we are encouraged...
The concept of self-care brings about a million different ideas of what self-care means in your life. The pandemic has taken a toll on most of our mental health in various ways. Self-care has become a term we see more often and in a more...
It feels surreal that it's already the end of 2021. This has been of the fastest/slowest years (or 2) of our lives it seems. From conversations I've been having, so many of us are feeling a bit weary. So to help us get a bit more centered...
Let's face it. Most of my life was not taking responsibility for myself. I felt like life was happening to me and not for me as I believe today. What that looked like was one heck of a lot of blaming. Yep. Blaming my mom, dad, exes (I had...
Ugh...bathing suit shopping. Is that the thought you have when it comes to shopping for a new suit? That's mine. Now...before you go judging me or anyone when we say these things, let's remember that it doesn't matter what we think about...
Have you ever felt angry for no reason? That tightness in your head - almost feeling like a headache and your body is tense and you drop something or stub your toe getting out of bed and you start cussing. Yeah...I get that. I just went...
As we are looking at releasing 2020 and entering 2021 - let's reflect a bit. Giving ourselves some grace as we are entering into this new year. So many of us are grieving and studies are showing we are working with PTSD for most of us....
Feeling not in control is scary. Especially for those of us that have used this sense of control as a safety mechanism in our lives. We learned it at a young age as we tried to navigate the uncertainties in our family lives. It happened...
Have you heard the term "gut wrenching pain"? Or maybe you have experienced this in your life? When you read that statement where do you feel it? Probably in your gut. Feeling Wronged When we have been wronged by someone or we feel that...
A Sense of Peace I’m sitting here feeling so grateful for my life. Feeling peace in my heart and body which feels amazing. A few years ago, I wasn’t feeling peace anywhere. My body was in pain and my head hurt (I didn’t know it was...
When you look in the mirror what do you see? Who do you see? Can you look into those beautiful eyes looking back at you or do you skirt around those eyes just to see if your face is presentable?I spent most of my life afraid to look in...
We took a little getaway that was much needed for both of us because we had lost connection. At first it was not what you would call a romantic getaway. We were not feeling very romantic when it started yet within a few hours we both...
What if you thought you had forgiven someone, yet you feel you still have some sort of resentment you can’t seem to figure out or let go of? Or you are experiencing residual sadness and anger that come up even after you feel you have...
It makes sense that we are attracted to what we know in relationships. There’s a sense of comfort in familiarity. Even when it’s painful. I lived my life in painful relationships for a long time. Our world and the way we view it is shaped...
Is inner work scary to you? Taking a look at those buried emotions can be scary for a lot of us. What I've learned is that it was scary for me just because of not knowing what was really there and it seemed so much bigger than me until I...
When I left my ex, my heart hurt so bad I thought I was going to die. It was such a co-dependent relationship and I knew it had to change and he wasn’t willing to make changes so I had to leave to save myself. It was so hard to see him...
Do you notice a difference in your body when you are struggling with resentment, sadness or anger? How does it feel when you are happy and feel connected? Makes a difference doesn't it? It's been proven that forgiveness or unforgiveness...
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Fear–it’s a word that has a negative connotation, and for many of us, for good reason. It conjures up many emotions and leaves us with the sense of waiting for the other shoe to drop. I know this feeling all too well. For most of my life,...
Gratitude. By definition, it’s a quality or characteristic of being thankful. It’s our readiness to show appreciation and return kindness. It helps us acknowledge the good in our lives. When we are exercising gratitude, we are encouraged...
The concept of self-care brings about a million different ideas of what self-care means in your life. The pandemic has taken a toll on most of our mental health in various ways. Self-care has become a term we see more often and in a more...
It feels surreal that it's already the end of 2021. This has been of the fastest/slowest years (or 2) of our lives it seems. From conversations I've been having, so many of us are feeling a bit weary. So to help us get a bit more centered...
Let's face it. Most of my life was not taking responsibility for myself. I felt like life was happening to me and not for me as I believe today. What that looked like was one heck of a lot of blaming. Yep. Blaming my mom, dad, exes (I had...
Ugh...bathing suit shopping. Is that the thought you have when it comes to shopping for a new suit? That's mine. Now...before you go judging me or anyone when we say these things, let's remember that it doesn't matter what we think about...
Have you ever felt angry for no reason? That tightness in your head - almost feeling like a headache and your body is tense and you drop something or stub your toe getting out of bed and you start cussing. Yeah...I get that. I just went...
As we are looking at releasing 2020 and entering 2021 - let's reflect a bit. Giving ourselves some grace as we are entering into this new year. So many of us are grieving and studies are showing we are working with PTSD for most of us....
Feeling not in control is scary. Especially for those of us that have used this sense of control as a safety mechanism in our lives. We learned it at a young age as we tried to navigate the uncertainties in our family lives. It happened...
Have you heard the term "gut wrenching pain"? Or maybe you have experienced this in your life? When you read that statement where do you feel it? Probably in your gut. Feeling Wronged When we have been wronged by someone or we feel that...
A Sense of Peace I’m sitting here feeling so grateful for my life. Feeling peace in my heart and body which feels amazing. A few years ago, I wasn’t feeling peace anywhere. My body was in pain and my head hurt (I didn’t know it was...
When you look in the mirror what do you see? Who do you see? Can you look into those beautiful eyes looking back at you or do you skirt around those eyes just to see if your face is presentable?I spent most of my life afraid to look in...
We took a little getaway that was much needed for both of us because we had lost connection. At first it was not what you would call a romantic getaway. We were not feeling very romantic when it started yet within a few hours we both...
What if you thought you had forgiven someone, yet you feel you still have some sort of resentment you can’t seem to figure out or let go of? Or you are experiencing residual sadness and anger that come up even after you feel you have...
It makes sense that we are attracted to what we know in relationships. There’s a sense of comfort in familiarity. Even when it’s painful. I lived my life in painful relationships for a long time. Our world and the way we view it is shaped...
Is inner work scary to you? Taking a look at those buried emotions can be scary for a lot of us. What I've learned is that it was scary for me just because of not knowing what was really there and it seemed so much bigger than me until I...
When I left my ex, my heart hurt so bad I thought I was going to die. It was such a co-dependent relationship and I knew it had to change and he wasn’t willing to make changes so I had to leave to save myself. It was so hard to see him...
Do you notice a difference in your body when you are struggling with resentment, sadness or anger? How does it feel when you are happy and feel connected? Makes a difference doesn't it? It's been proven that forgiveness or unforgiveness...