Here are some great habits to cultivate a healthy relationship with yourself which will naturally extend into the rest of your relationships. DAILY Tell the truth Take 2 deep breaths before you answer yes or no questions Make your daily maintenance a first priority Start walking (or exercise of choice) 30 minutes a day Express something you appreciate about … [Read more...] about Cultivating Healthy Relationships
How Do I Create a Healthy Relationship?
When we are growing up we learn how to be in relationship from the family and community we are raised in. As an adult we repeat these relationship patterns in the community and family we cultivate. How do we know if we are creating healthy relationships? If we know we are not, how can we change it? The experience of connection with another human being is the most … [Read more...] about How Do I Create a Healthy Relationship?
How Facebook helped me find my voice
Like many people who were well into middle age when social media exploded onto the scene, I joined Facebook kicking and screaming in 2010. I resisted for a long time, joining the complainers that opined about how much time it took away from other things and kept them up late at night. Truthfully, that is exactly what happened to me but you'll never hear me complain. The … [Read more...] about How Facebook helped me find my voice
The Price of Shame
White House intern Monica Lewinsky has recently returned to the spotlight after decades of obscurity to share her personal experience of bullying and public shaming. If you're too young to know who she is here is her biography and an overview of the scandal that precipitated her becoming, for a time, one of the most recognized and reviled women in America. She was 22 years … [Read more...] about The Price of Shame
Strengthening Your Sense of Self & Identity
Our sense of self is molded by the things we see, hear and feel throughout our lives. In early life our identity and sense of self comes primarily from the relationship or attachment we form to those closest to us. Our parents, family and community created a “climate” for our inner development to adapt to and take shape. Later in life, as our experiences extend beyond the … [Read more...] about Strengthening Your Sense of Self & Identity