“According to attachment theory, the ways in which we are nurtured (and not nurtured) when we are infants can have long-term effects on how we perceive safety in the world as well. Like other mammals, we are highly dependent on our caregiver and are vulnerable to threats in our environment without their protection”

“If we find ourselves reminiscing on only the good times we often end up over-idealizing our partner and undermining our own needs and the reasons why this situation did not work out. This can be a sign that we are in the denial stage of breakup grief, and balancing our memories with a more realistic view of what transpired can help move through denial and into healing.”

Let’s face it. Some of us have learned to be really good at camouflaging and blending in; we go with the flow. There could be many reasons this happens: maybe we had to go with the flow in our earlier years in order to survive an angry or abusive parent, or to prevent ourselves from becoming a target of bullying at school. Whatever the case may be, saying “no” doesn’t feel like an option.

“If you’ve found this blog article, it means you’ve most likely been through a recent breakup or loss of a relationship. Breakups can be extremely triggering, challenging, and painful, even if the parting was mutual AND even if we consciously recognize that no longer being in that relationship is in our highest good (yes, even though it can feel extremely painful and not at ALL like it’s currently in our highest good). “

“When we think about writing blocks, it can be easy to imagine that motivation or inspiration simply hasn’t found us yet; there are even cultures and belief systems that view inspiration as an elusive muse that comes in and out of our life. In Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, “Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear”, she portrays inspiration as an entity that sometimes visits us when we show up to do the work and taps us on the shoulder with an idea.”

Anger. It feels like a dirty word; a less-than socially acceptable state of being. It is much easier for many of us to readily identify with emotions such as happiness, joy, and peace.

What is inner knowing? Is it the same as intuition, or different? What is this “woo woo” concept and why should we care?

Maybe you've been staring at the lump of clay in front of you, hoping that perhaps a staring contest would somehow will it to move and shape itself. Or maybe your cursor is blinking at you, hovering over the end of the first sentence of that still mostly blank page, your thoughts not seeming to be able to come together in the way they have before.

Avoidance. It’s a word with a stickiness to it. We’ve all avoided something in our lives that was important to us. Perhaps you’ve avoided making a lifestyle change, despite a recommendation from your primary physician that it was in the best interest of your health. Or maybe you’ve avoided having that difficult conversation with a friend, even though it looms in the back of your mind during that early A.M. spin class.