Navigating Rejection and Abandonment
At some point in life we are going to encounter the tormenting twos that cause pain no matter how they show up, rejection and abandonment. Rejection and abandonment refer to experiences of being excluded and dismissed. Rejection is the act of refusing to accept,...
Self-Care is Soul Care
Something that I pray over my clients is III John 1:2 Beloved I pray that you would prosper and be in good health even as your soul prospers. Another way to say this is Beloved, I pray that you are excellent in your body and excellent in your soul. Excellent means the...
Experiencing Loss
At some point in life we will all experience some form of loss. Loss shows up when the bonds we have formed in and around us are broken or changed. Loss is experienced when what we once held as a value or possession is no longer present for us to experience in life or...
Pain Is Not Your Enemy
In life we all experience different kinds of emotions and a single emotion can lead to several other emotions. These emotions create feelings and knowings within us. Most times the feelings that come with an unpleasant emotion is pain. Pain, no matter if it's physical...
Thoughts, Emotions, and Feelings
“When you’re able to identify, feel, and express your feelings you can make the appropriate moves, changes, and decisions that will enable you to experience and enjoy your life to the fullest.”~Dr. Monica Lisa Schultz As long as we are living we will have experiences...
Endings
When you hear the word endings what comes to mind? Finality, over, no more, to cease being? When something ends the process or existence of whatever it is, is no longer. There are several things in our life that will come to an end: chapters of our life, parts of us,...
Boundaries Part II
Boundaries are the lines that we establish to mark what is and is not acceptable for us within relationships. Boundaries are the standards and restrictions we establish in determining who we are and who we are not and they are the things we put in place to take care...
Boundaries
When we experience trauma we experience a loss of our sense of self. We may disconnect from who we know ourselves to be. When we enter into a grieving process which is the physical, emotional, and spiritual response to a loss, sometimes it creates a narrative to us...
My Journey~ Community and Connection
Self-care is the time you take to nourish your body, soul, and spirit. It’s the time and action you dedicate to yourself for love, growth, and pleasure. Healthy self-care helps us to establish a foundation of peace to live from. Self-care is taking the time to...
Self-View and Other People’s Opinion
In life we experience different types of loss that puts us on the journey of grief. One journey of grief that we may experience at some point in life is the loss of our sense of self. Our sense of self is the way we see ourselves after we process our personal identity...