ABOUT MARYBETH
We all experience pain in our lives. It’s part of the gig. After living through not one, but TWO identity crises, I decided I needed a new approach to pain… and life.
I lost my first love, my husband of 10 years, and the father of my children… TWICE. Once in a hostile divorce and again when he took his own life only months later. I was lost in uncertainty and terrified of what other cruelty LIFE had in store for me.
I went on a quest to find all the tools I had needed during those devastating years but didn’t have. And I was in a hurry too, because what if another crisis was coming?! I searched, read, listened, learned EVERYTHING I could possibly soak in for the next three years.
And over that time, all the unanswered questions I had carried in my soul began to find their answers. One after another: Am I enough? Do I belong? Can I trust people? What is my purpose? Who am I? How am I supposed to be? Am I OK? I have so many feelings, so much pain; is there something wrong with me?
Once the answers started coming, my quality of life, emotional stability, and mental space began to multiple! I was building the life I had always dreamed of instead of reacting to life happening to me. And THAT is when I became UNSTOPPABLE.
Once I had a taste of that power mindset, I was addicted. So, I decided to build a business based on this idea:
Each one of us holds the power to create the life we dream of having.
We are carrying within us all the answers that we need. But often, life and relationships cloud our view. That’s where I come in; all of my work (podcast, coaching, workshops, social media, blogs) has one goal in mind: to get YOU the tools you need to FIND your power/purpose/peace.
So, welcome to MBK Productions! I hope you will dive into whichever method you prefer. Read, watch, listen, or work with me one on one! I want to support your journey to discovering your Authentic Self.
No matter where you are today (broken to pieces or ready to jump all in), as long as your heart is beating, there is hope. Keep taking steps to live. You are more than worth it.
XO,
MBK
MARYBETH’S JOURNEY
Here’s where you can get MaryBeth’s full story on my life after suicide:
WTF is Codependency?
Codependency is not a one-dimensional method of relating. I'm sure you've all heard a lot of different pieces of what it is or could be: dependency on another person financially, emotionally, or otherwise, losing oneself in another person, needing others to feel ok...
The Actual Key To Life: CONNECTION
When I first discovered the key to life, I used the term relationships. Relationship to self and the world around me. But as I have chewed on this theory for seven years now, I have revised it. I believe the key to truly living has everything to do with our ability to...
Are You My Mother Syndrome: The Eternal Search for Belonging
When you belong to yourself, you stop asking for other people’s approval. When we have low self-worth, we can find ourselves in a desperate cycle of what I call “Are You My Mother Syndrome”. We ask all of our partners, friends, bosses, and acquaintances to tell us who...
If I Was Enough…
If I was enough, what would I do? If I wasn’t trying to get someone, win approval, gain acceptance… how would I behave in “this” situation? This is a great question to ask when we’re learning how to stop self-rejecting. Sometimes the answer will be to lean in when you...
There’s A Difference In A Wall and A Boundary: Self-Worth Step 3
There’s a difference between putting up a wall and setting a boundary. Walls close people out. Boundaries allow access for relationship to continue. Walls are indicative of fear. We usually throw one up when we’re unsure of how to proceed in a healthy way that will...
From Needy to Whole: A Self-Worth Journey
When my neediness cycle reared its ugly head again in the form of another relationship ending, I got to thinking: How can I offer myself what I crave from other people? How can I give myself what I so desperately want from my partner? (Be careful, when you ask...
Self-Worth: Step 1
Ever since I was 15 (or younger), I have had so many questions about myself: Am I acceptable? What is my place in this world, in that person’s life? What should I be doing with my life? Do I deserve this or that? How can I feel fulfilled? What will make me happy? I...
I Finally Got Real and Gave Up On God
I gave up on God. I didn’t pray. I didn’t believe. I didn’t try to understand him anymore. I was done with the God-games so I quit.
A Parent’s Nightmare: The Suicide Bomb
Disclaimer: (I know, always with the disclaimers! I’m just trying to protect you from the big, bad world of life gone wrong.) If the “F” word makes you wince, if other people’s pain scares you and if you don’t know how to handle hearing really stupid life stories...
Isolation: The Silent Killer
I hate the smell of tears. This has been a hard week. I have had what I refer to as PTSD episodes where I find it extremely difficult to move past a traumatic memory when it crosses my mind. All the memories of the week of Tyrel’s death have been knocking this week....
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