…–if you don’t know what you’re worth, you will not be able to identify or set clear boundaries to safeguard YOUR TRUTH.

The thing about codependency is that it actually DOESN’T serve you. It works against you and covertly sabotages your perceptions of the people you love and their perception of you.

Fault vs. Responsibility, do you know the difference?

Has anyone ever said to you, “You always want more… you expect too much… I can never seem to make you happy…” or anything else similar?

There are all kinds of ways codependent habits feed covert agreements in relationships

So, WTF is codependency, really?

Picture your soul as a garden. What does it look like? Has it been well kept? Is it overgrown?

If pain is inevitable, then how can we keep opening ourselves up to LIFE and not get stuck in fear of more pain?

“Am I too close? Not close enough? How often do I interact with people? What kind of interactions am I having? Am I happy with my partner? Do I long to have a partner? Will I be alone for the rest of my life?”

If pain is inevitable, then how can we keep opening ourselves up to LIFE and not get stuck in fear of more pain?

Knowing yourself better than anyone else is a must if you want to build authentic connection with someone.

The beginnings are when we feel the most excitement. New job, new opportunities, new love, new baby, rediscovering ourselves.

In his research with the Gottman Institute, Dr. John Gottman found that one of the most foundational elements for building a satisfying, intimate relationship is when both partners are aware and positively responsive to the subtle “cues” or bids for interaction by their significant other.

A lot of times we use separateness to make us feel protected and special. But the truth is, we’re really not that different from each other.

Maintaining a healthy sense of self requires an on-going and deep connection with yourself.

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.

If you know what I mean when I say that, then this is for you… Emotionally whoring yourself out is NOT the same thing as being vulnerable.

If I was enough, what would I do?

When you belong to yourself, you stop asking for other people’s approval.

There’s a difference between putting up a wall and setting a boundary.