Trust Is Too Big A Word (So I'm Breaking It Down)

Struggling with trust doesn’t mean you’re broken. This post explains how trust works in real moments, not abstractions, especially with trauma or ADHD.

Holiday Food Noise, Shame, and Overeating: Why You’re Not Broken

Holiday food noise gets loud — especially when you’re healing your relationship with food. This post explores shame, overeating, and how to move through these moments with awareness instead of self-judgment.

Who Am I Without the Goal of Losing Weight? Healing the Mind After Transformation

After weight-loss surgery, the real challenge wasn’t recovery — it was finding who I am without the goal. Here’s how I learned to quiet the noise and redefine enough.

🦉 Emotional Olympics: Event 3 – Parenting Cage Fight

Parenting in a blended family can feel like the emotional Olympics — constant chaos, love, and lessons in patience. Here’s how we’re rebuilding connection, one family meeting (and meltdown) at a time

Ghosting in Relationships: The Story I Never Thought I’d Be Brave Enough to Tell

I ghosted the woman I love — twice. This is the story of how fear, shame, and healing collided, and how we rebuilt trust one honest conversation at a time.

🥇 Gaslighting vs. Narcissism: Emotional Olympics Event 1, Sponsored by Red Flags

Gaslighting and narcissism often go hand in hand — but they’re not the same sport. This post breaks down the emotional tactics behind each and helps you take inventory of your truth. Includes gentle affiliate links for online therapy and a cozy toolkit to rebuild trust.

Gaslighting, Ghosting, and Other Olympic Sports We Never Signed Up For

Gaslighting, ghosting, and co-parenting cage matches—welcome to the Emotional Olympics. I ghosted my now-wife, wrestled through our momma bear years, and somehow retired from the games with love, laughter, and a gold medal in second chances.

Letting Go of Guilt is the Ultimate Self-Care

Letting go of guilt is essential self-care. Learn how guilt drains your energy, why it's not yours to carry, and how to release it without shame.

The Awkward Truth About Self-Care: It’s Not Always Bubble Baths

Self-care isn’t all spa days and candles. Here’s the awkward truth about real self-care, why it feels messy, and how to make it actually work for you.

When Grief Starts Before the Goodbye

I spent August 3rd through 11th in Florida visiting my aunt. She has stage 3b lung cancer — not small cell, which apparently makes a difference. But I’ll be honest, the details didn’t matter as much to me as the feeling I couldn’t shake while I was there:

Why Finding a Therapist Feels Impossible — But You Should Do It Anyway

I haven’t talked to a therapist since March. Not because I don’t need one — I absolutely do. But when my insurance changed and my old therapist stopped taking it, I lost the one person I could vent to without guilt. And honestly? Starting over just sounded… exhausting. Because

Grief, Giggles, and Iguanas: A Real Look at Family, Guilt, and Goodbyes

Grief is weird. There, I said it. It’s awkward, unpredictable, inconvenient, and sometimes it comes with lizards. I spent the last eight days in Florida visiting my Aunt Dee Dee. It was a last-minute decision to go—one of those gut-pulls you can’t ignore because everyone was worried,

Mental Health & Real Talk

🦉 The Train Ride That Taught Me About Situational Depression (and Emotional Burnout)

A raw, relatable story about burnout, boundaries, and the messy middle of healing — from work and marriage to motherhood and self-trust.

Mental Health & Real Talk

Can You Trust Again After Being Hurt?

When betrayal rewires your nervous system, trust doesn’t just feel hard — it feels dangerous. But healing is possible. And it starts with you. Let’s not sugarcoat it—when someone you loved, believed in, or depended on hurts you, something shifts. It’s like your body installs a silent

Personal Development (Awkward & Honest)

How to Support Family Through Cancer and Grief (Without Losing Your Mind or Your Sense of Humor)

There’s no manual for this kind of news. You hear the word cancer, and suddenly your brain is spinning faster than a toddler after their first sip of soda. Except this isn’t a sugar rush — it’s dread, confusion, and the weird urge to cry and make inappropriate

Burnout and Overwhelm

The Hidden Exhaustion of Sales: Why Selling Can Be Mentally Draining

Let’s get real: sales is not just about smiling through a pitch or rattling off benefits. It’s an emotional rollercoaster that starts before the first call and doesn’t stop, even when you hit your quota. Whether you’re cold-calling strangers, following up with ghosters, or trying to

Mental Health & Real Talk

Why Healing Is So Exhausting After a Breakup

This Wasn’t Just a Breakup I’ve been watching someone I love sit in the thick of heartbreak. It’s not the dramatic, movie-scene kind — no throwing things or screaming into pillows. It’s quieter. Heavier. Slower. The kind of grief that lingers behind the eyes and in the

Burnout and Overwhelm

What Neurodivergent Burnout Really Feels Like

It’s More Than Just “I’m Tired” There’s tired. Then there’s “the lights are on but no one’s home” tired. Neurodivergent burnout isn’t just needing a nap or taking a mental health day. It’s the slow, creeping exhaustion that builds from masking, over-functioning, people-pleasing,

Personal Development (Awkward & Honest)

Parenting With Anxiety While Helping Anxious Kids

Parenting is already a full-time emotional job, but when you’re battling your own anxiety while raising an anxious child or teen, it’s like trying to be a lighthouse in a storm while also trying not to sink. You want to support them through every panic attack, every meltdown,

Mental Health & Real Talk

How to Stop People Pleasing (Without Feeling Like a Total Jerk)

The Burnout Behind the “Yes” Confession time: anyone else just not reply to a text or email so you don’t have to say no? Yep. It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem.  Honestly, I could be the poster child for people-pleasing. Fear of disapproval? Check. Zero boundaries because…

Burnout and Overwhelm

Overcoming Decision Fatigue: Thinking During Life Transitions

Feeling mentally fried from making decisions all day? You’re not broken. You're just burned the hell out. Here’s how to overcome decision fatigue during life transitions without losing your mind (or your snack stash).

Personal Development (Awkward & Honest)

Growth over Guilt and the Gospel of a 2-Liter Soda

The Encounter I was standing in line at Family Dollar—because yes, I’m also ballin’ on a budget, so let’s not pretend I’m above anything—when a family in front of me caught my attention. They looked rough. Clothes dirty. Hair wild. Teeth mostly MIA. There was

Healing& Self-Trust

Dirt Therapy: The Surprising Healing Power of My Garden

Let’s be honest: I didn’t start gardening for my mental health. I started because I thought, “How hard could it be to grow a few vegetables?” Spoiler: Harder than expected. Also more emotionally revealing than I signed up for. But somewhere between planting 17 squash and crying over

Mental Health & Real Talk

ADHD Life Hacks: How to Stop Spiraling and Start Thriving

Living with ADHD? It’s like your brain is juggling flaming swords while riding a unicycle—on a tightrope—over a pit of forgotten tasks. It’s chaotic. It’s exhausting. But it’s not hopeless. Beneath the swirl of distractions and impulsive detours is a brain that’s wired