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Why Having Boundaries Doesn’t Make You a Bitch

Having boundaries typecasts women as bitches or narcissists in this patriarchal world of male fragility. Learn why boundaries and sovereignty are necessary.

The necessity of honoring your “Window of Tolerance” without guilt

We stand now during a pandemic poised to make radical changes in how we see ourselves and the world. With our lives indefinitely in...

True Inter-generational Healing Includes Confronting Racism

This is a hard pill to swallow for white women… Historically, white women have played a key role in sustaining white supremacy. For generations...

Getting to the Root: Processing Past Pain is Necessary to Create a New World

In today’s post-pandemic world we are surrounded by evidence that the many of the common values, beliefs, or worldviews we took for granted decades...

Understanding Self-Sabotage and The Mother Wound

Do you ever self-sabotage when you find success or happiness? Understanding self-sabotage depends on recognizing its connection to the Mother Wound.

Guilt, Gratitude and the Emerging from the Mother Wound

Guilt is an obstacle for many women and it can be particularly limiting when it comes to healing the Mother Wound. It’s common for...

Three Reasons Why Women Need to Heal the Mother Wound

Have you ever felt like something is "wrong" with you? Here's why you need to heal the Mother Wound to know your true divine...

Embrace Accountability For Meaningful Change

Accountability is a big word. Maybe a scary word. Yet, accountability for the behavior of others and yourself is needed for meaningful change and...

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Signs You Had a “Mean Girl” Mother—and How to Heal

Is Your Mother a “Mean Girl”? It’s a taboo to admit—even to yourself—that your own mother may have acted like a “mean girl.” The shock of that truth often creates [...]

Why You Can’t “Fix” Your Relationship with Your Mother — and Why That’s Not Your Fault

Mother’s Day is coming up in the U.S. And while for some, it’s a time of flowers, brunches, and warm memories, for many adult daughters, it can be deeply painful. [...]

From Idealization to Integrity: Healing from our Collective Idealization of False Power

Lately, world politics feels like a macro version of a dysfunctional family. Have you been noticing this? There’s an underlying connection between the trauma and narcissism within families and [...]

A Love That Protects: The Path from Self-Betrayal to Self-Belonging

Breaking the Spell: Redefining What It Means to Be “Good” I’ve been reflecting on something I think many women will understand in their bones: how we were taught—explicitly and implicitly—that [...]