As I have been talking about, your early experiences shaped your experience and views of conflict. Remember you were little and your parents were big. Maybe there was yelling, hurt and anger. Maybe even abusive behavior. So here are three common reasons you may struggle to approach conflict in healthy ways. You felt the fear […]
“I never have any time to get things done.” “He’s always overspending then wants me to bail him out.” “I can’t believe she just drops by without asking!” Oh…these sound familiar don’t they? If these statements or ones like them are not ones you have found yourself uttering at one time or another, I can […]
5 Things You Must Do to Take Responsibility for You But what does it really mean to take responsibility for yourself? I believe it means taking ownership for your HOW – Your Honesty with yourself and others, your Openness and readiness to do and commit to a schedule of self-care and the Willingness to ask […]
Needs. Emotional and psychological ones to be precise. I think they are a huge part of empowerment and healthy relationships, and I’ve written about ’em before. Disowning our needs is disowning ourselves. What’s important to remember that when we disown our needs, we are still finding ways of getting them met. Crazy you ask? I […]
So maybe you’ve been listening to the podcast this month and really planning out who and how you want to be. But I can imagine this isn’t the first time, is it? For many of us, we’ve started out so many times only to hit walls…of fear, of frustration, of doubt or self-sabotage. Sometimes an […]
So I think it’s impossible to talk about personal empowerment without talking about healthy self-esteem…as I uttered in my last blogpost! I know, I know. I so repeat myself. But there’s a reason. I think understanding healthy self-esteem vs unhealthy is still a struggle for many of us. It’s been so misrepresented in our culture. […]
Wow so it’s here. The debut of the Ownit! Powercast, and I am both overwhelmed and very excited to finally put it out there. I don’t think we talk enough about personal empowerment, self-confidence or healthy relationships, especially after adolescence. But after spending many years helping people grow, helping couples and families work through their […]
