You may be asking to forgive who? For what? I believe that forgiveness is a powerful practice to incorporate into your life. Let me explain. Sometimes we do or say things that we want to be forgiven for - but instead, we push it aside and tell ourselves it is no big...
Hi, my name is Monica and I am still in recovery from being a people-pleaser. Lately, I’ve been feeling like my people-pleasing tendencies are coming back to the surface. At first, I got a little annoyed with myself. I thought, “Why is this coming back up? I thought I...
The quick answer is no. However, have you been in a situation where you were friends with someone because - you thought you “should” or because you had mutual friends or you didn’t want to be rude - but if you were being honest with yourself you didn’t feel a...
I was catching up on life with a friend that I haven’t seen in a while. She recently left a job she worked at for the past 15 years. I asked her how the transition was and if she kept in touch with friends from her old job. She said no, that since she has left she...
Last time I shared the first 3 steps to loving yourself. They were:1 - Be aware of your inner critic2 - Accept that you have an inner critic3 - Practice self-compassion You can read more about these steps here. Did you take some time to practice and play with these...
Have you thought about this question? How do you love yourself? Is it easy to love yourself or does it take a lot of effort? Maybe the thought of loving yourself feels too far out of reach for you to think about? It’s something...
Everyone is unique. I’m unique. You’re unique. Do you truly believe that? Have you thought about what makes you unique? So great if you have. However, when you’ve thought about it, are you proud of your uniqueness? Do you embrace what makes you unique or have you...
I was thinking about this question the other day. What if they never change? I was talking with a friend that struggles with her relationship with her mom. She explained how over the years she has been constantly pushing her feelings down and making pretend that...
Do you hold back how you truly feel? Do you know how you truly feel? Take this moment to take a deep breath in with me. Drop your shoulders. Relax your jaw, open and stretch your mouth. Now check in with how you are feeling. Was it easy or difficult to connect to...
Have you ever been infatuated with someone or something? You know, borderline obsessed? A friend was talking about her teenage daughter who is currently infatuated with her on-again, off-again boyfriend. Her daughter cannot see how poorly this boy treats her. She...
As an intuitive healer, I focus a lot on energy. My energy, the energy of the things, people, places around me. Everything in the universe is made up of energy. We are all made of energy and it is always changing and shifting. How aware are you of your energy? Do you...
What is your relationship to sugar? My relationship is good, for the most part - now, but in the past, it was more of a love-hate thing. I loved eating sugar, especially chewy candy - Swedish fish, Mike & Ikes, Twizzlers, and cinnamon bears. Then I would hate...
After over 2 years - they finally talked to me! This is a person I spoke about in a previous post “What if they won’t talk to you?” It just so happened that I was visiting the state where this person lives. It's been a while since I've tried to reach out, so I debated...
If you do - here it is. I give you permission to forgive yourself. That is what I wanted to say to a friend I was talking with the other day. She was sharing with me how upset she was with herself for how she reacted to dealing with infertility and for having a...