Personal Growth

  • This is how you know you they are a true friend

    This is how you know you they are a true friend

    What is a real friend and what does this mean to you? How would you describe a true friend? If you spent enough time thinking about it, there’s likely a fairly long list. Frankly, if you asked me 15+ years ago, my list would be 10x as long, including things like shared interests, finishing each…

  • Your relationship needs social media boundaries more than ever

    Your relationship needs social media boundaries more than ever

    People care more about protecting their socials and devices, as well as defending their online identity, reputation and digital world than their relationship. And it shows. Your significant other (SO) deserves respect on and off social media AND your devices. Why is this bold statement so triggering today? Ask yourself, honestly, “Who gets your attention…

  • 150+ Examples to avoid dating below your standards

    150+ Examples to avoid dating below your standards

    If you’re dating below your standards, you are implying someone else is responsible for your [happiness, fulfillment, expectations, worth, self-respect]. You get the idea, hopefully. That’s why your dating standards DO matter. Yet we’ve ALL done it. I’ve done it. Call it the having kissed a few toads before knowing what it means to kiss…

  • Stop expecting YOU from others – sincerely, a recovering people pleaser

    Stop expecting YOU from others – sincerely, a recovering people pleaser

    Stop expecting YOU from others – sincerely, a recovering people pleaser. There’s a slightly nasty, yet logical part of me that thinks we do this because we are constantly told we are imperfectly perfect, and to focus on our positive qualities. So we start looking for that same sense of perfection in others – meaning,…

  • 30 Self Love Vows To Make In The New Year

    30 Self Love Vows To Make In The New Year

    These are vows you should not only make but continue to keep. These are vows not only for yourself but for your relationships. And regardless of how others make it seem, self-love is not selfish. It is not arrogant, greedy, uncompassionate or egotistical. It is, however, threatening to those who lack it and who thrive…