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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.
Healing& Self-Trust
Rebuilding the relationship you have with yourself after people-pleasing, perfectionism, or long seasons of survival mode. This is where you learn to hear your own voice again — and trust it.
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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.
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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.
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🦉 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
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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.
Personal Development (Awkward & Honest)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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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…
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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