February, the month of love. The holiday is traditionally focused on your romantic relationships. If you can get past the jewelry ads on tv and the store aisles filled with oversized stuffed animals and chocolate roses, then you will see that Valentine’s Day and the month of February can mean so much more. Loving Yourself…

It’s the beginning of a new year and with that, a new decade. January is the time for making resolutions. What are you wanting to change? What do you want to be different in your life? Resolutions usually involve self-improvement. Weight loss is the most common, but people make resolutions to be healthier in many…

Who you choose to surround yourself with is extremely important. The closest people to us, the ones that we spend the most time with, influence us the greatest, whether we realize it or not. Their energy, vibe, aura, or whatever you term it basically encompasses us when we’re with them. As such, it’s very important…

You’re engaged or more recently married and struggling with in-laws that don’t respect your boundaries. Maybe you’ve been dealing with it for a long time and are tired of the frustration. Do your in-laws come over whenever they want? Do they want to spend every weekend with you and your significant other. Perhaps you’re in-laws…

Maybe you’re a first time mama just learning the ropes of life with a newborn or maybe you’re a pro and just had your third child. Are you struggling to cope with a mother-in-law (MIL) that tells you how you should parent your baby? Maybe they have an opinion about how and what you feed…

No matter where you live, you likely have to live with the threat of some type of bad weather. In Florida, we have hurricane season around half the year. Predictions are always made as to how many and how severe the hurricanes will be in a given year. It’s mostly just a guessing game. Bad…

When I was in my twenties I wondered if therapy or counseling was right for me? I had gone a few times as a rebellious teenager and didn’t really feel I got anything from it to be honest. Mostly I felt judged for my “attention-seeking” promiscuity and being sexually active. I believed therapy and counseling…

“Are you ready?” That’s the question I remember people asking me as I approached my due date with my first child. “I guess”, was my response. I think we do our best to prepare. Some of us have close relatives or friends that have had children, and we’ve been able to learn from them. Many…

I think for most of us, as little girls and teens, we dreamt of life as an adult. Where we would live, where we would travel, our job, our social life, our dream home, and on and on. We had dreams, big dreams. Then you become an adult, and what happens? You realize it’s hard,…

In this post, I’m going to focus on how to set good boundaries as part of self-care. This is the last post in my Wonder Woman series where I have been focusing on important issues relating to the modern (amazing) woman. Jane is working at her full-time job all day. Once she gets off, she…

Part 3 of The Wonder Woman Series Your busy juggling all the things. Work, kids, cleaning, cooking, appointments, extracurricular activities, and on and on. As women, taking care of ourselves often falls to the bottom of our to-do list. It’s not until we reach a breaking point, do we ask for help or demand it…

Part 2 of The Wonder Woman Series Do you feel overwhelmed or stressed often? Do you find your mornings being hurried more often than not? Do you leave work only to rush to pick up your children to taxi them to their extracurricular activities? Do you work the majority of the day while also making sure…

Part 1 of the Wonder Women Series Jane is a good student. Jane works hard in high school. She gets good grades. Applies for scholarships. Success! Off to her first-choice college Jane goes, scholarships in hand. Finishes college. Make the Dean’s list, Summa Cum Laude to be exact. Bachelor’s in hand, she goes off and…

There are a few conversations to have before you have a baby! Do we both want kids? Yes, one and done/ two and through! Will one of us give up a career to stay home or both continue to work? You agree on naming one child after his late father, and you both want your…

Step 3: Not Waiting For Your Friend To Reach Out Have you ever found yourself saying, I haven’t heard from so and so in such a long time or so and so never reaches out to get together anymore? I know I have. On the other hand, have you ever sort of confronted yourself and…

Step 2: Don’t Neglect Your Friends Have you ever started dating someone and become totally consumed with them? You can’t stop thinking about how hot they are, their gorgeous eyes, that smile that makes your heart melt, and how they make you laugh. You want to be with them all the time because they make…

Step 1: Listen More, Talk Less Friends, you’ve been there before. You’re going through a breakup and just want to talk, to vent about how crummy you feel. Maybe you’ve had a rough day at work. Maybe your boss was particularly critical of your work; Or maybe it was your a coworker stirring up problems.…

3 Things that Hurt Your Self-Esteem: #3: Self Esteem and Toxic People Maybe you’ve worked with someone who complained all the time or someone in your friend group turned into a “negative Nancy” over time. Perhaps you have a friend that always seems to have some type of drama going on, and it’s hard not…

It’s that time of year again. Perhaps you’re someone who takes the time to analyze your past year. It’s actually a great strategy for realizing what you want to repeat or not repeat in the new year. I started implementing it myself and have found it super helpful. What about those New Year’s resolutions you…

3 Things that Hurt Your Self-Esteem: #2 Neglecting Your Physical Health We live in an age where you can have virtually anything delivered to your doorstep. I mean, even McDonald’s. It’s as if the idea of “fast food” is no longer fast enough in our society. While this is super convenient and helpful at times,…