

Soothe Your Soul
I've talked a lot about the negative effects of growing up with an alcoholic, but now I want to share what helps me get through it....


Child Abuse and Being Overweight
Chrissy Metz, the actress starring in, This Is Us, discusses her abusive childhood and overcoming it.


One and Done
Ladies, if a man hits you one time, your relationship with them is over. I don't care what his excuse is, what the circumstances were, e


Value You
Don't buy into their criticism, their beliefs about who you are. You define yourself. Deepak Chopra explains this concept better than I.


Don't Self Destruct
Who am I? I'm just a girl with an alcoholic Dad and a dysfunctional mother. You can read about me in the book The Illusion of a Girl. The...


Additional Thoughts on Monkey See, Monkey Do
From a spiritual perspective, dysfunctional behavior repeats until someone breaks the cycle.


Monkey See, Monkey Do Is All Too True
All parents would like to think they're not repeating the bad behavior of their parents, but research says you probably are. Why? Our...


Forgiveness is For You
Forgiveness wasn't something I seriously considered until 10 years ago. The whole concept was foreign and silly to me. Good thing I don’t...


Chasing Boys
Let’s talk about chasing boys. Typically, a fun pastime especially if the boy being chased likes you back. And by boy, I mean age...


No more family secrets
Myths and Facts about child sexual abuse