Big emotions can become a norm when you find yourself living in toxicity, not being healed from traumatic events, or being required to show up and perform in a fast-paced environment. Wouldn’t it all be so simple if there was a button that could slow things down a bit? Taking a note from nature, we are able to see how most things grow at a slow and steady pace. And when conditions pick up speed, it normally results in chaos.    The concept of overreacting is found in an emoti

The term walking on eggshells is used to refer to being very cautious about one’s behavior while interacting with another who may be easily offended, hurt, angered, or upset. However, it’s rarely understood as a survival response for the one doing the walking. Just think about it, there are plenty of ways a person can respond to a hypersensitive individual who may have yet to learn how to navigate intense negatively - charged emotions. There is the option to walk away; to voi

Each and every person, whether they are conscious of it or not, has an ideal version of themselves. Maybe it’s the successful CEO or the NYT best selling author. Perhaps the vision you carry includes a spouse, a few children, and a white picket fence. Whatever the narrative might be, set in our mind (maybe the subconscious), we all carry a vision of who we think we should be. The challenge (and the test to see what that version of yourself looks like) comes when you don’t nec

The definition of sabotage is to ruin or disable deliberately and maliciously; it is to willfully destroy something or someone. Most don’t intend to sabotage themselves. In fact, much self-sabotaging behavior is disguised as coping mechanisms and false progress. Preparation is really procrastination and precaution is just a fear of moving forward. One of the greatest opponents you may ever face is you. Here are three prevalent ways you may be sabotaging yourself and some tips