Tag: divorce
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Why You Have to Stop Bashing Your Toxic Ex
I remember so clearly the day I decided he wasn’t worthy my energy anymore. I was done with the lies. I was done with being made to feel inferior. I was done with the manipulation. I was done with him. Or so I thought. I divorced the toxic ex. I decided it was necessary for…
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Why Your Values Ran for Cover (and how to start living by them again)
“Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.” – Mahatma Gandhi I have always prided myself on being independent, and living with integrity and honesty. Or so I thought. After my first divorce,…
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How to Survive When Self-Sabotage Strikes
“Sometimes we self-sabotage just when things seem to be going smoothly. Perhaps this is a way to express our fear about whether it is okay for us to have a better life. We are bound to feel anxious as we leave behind old notions of our unworthiness. The challenge is not to be fearless, but…
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Harvard Agrees: Get Out of That Toxic Relationship
In his November 2015 TED Talk, psychiatrist Robert Waldinger delivers insight gathered from the longest study on happiness. He also, although perhaps without realizing it, gives yet another insanely important reason why you need to get the hell out of and stay the hell away from toxic relationships. The Harvard Study of Adult Development has,…
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Why You Need to Stop Watering Dead Plants
“The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire, not things we fear.” Brian Tracy Let’s embrace a liberating truth together: It’s time to stop tending to dead plants. This isn’t just about letting go of things that have already ended. It’s also about releasing the hold on things we…