Why Healthy Boundaries Are So Important

Why Healthy Boundaries Are So Important

Have you ever been in a relationship or a situation where you let go of your own feelings and desires and failed to set boundaries? What about when someone wants something from you that is different than what you want for yourself. What do you do? Being a mental health coach, this discussion comes up […]

How To Trust God In Times Of Stress

How To Trust God In Times Of Stress

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I’ve been saying it a lot recently, everything is just weird right now. The stress has been real. My kids have had bad attitudes, the teachers have had bad attitudes, people at church have been rude, strangers are mean to strangers. Even i have felt not like myself this last year. It feels like every […]

Energy Flows Where Your Focus Goes

Energy Flows Where Your Focus Goes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you have been following my blog since the beginning, you may have heard me reference the great Brendon Burchard once or twice before. I was listening to his podcast one day when he said ” energy flows where your focus goes ” and ever since then I think of these words quite often. We’re […]

You Are Not Set Apart From God’s Plan

You Are Not Set Apart From God’s Plan

For the longest time, I had a hard time deciphering the joy in my life. There was so much darkness when I looked back on past memories that joy felt impossible to see or feel. I had no purpose, at least I couldn’t find it. The voices that said im not good enough for that, […]

I Want To Live Like Jesus Did

I Want To Live Like Jesus Did

The anxiety that the 2020 election has caused in America has been on another level. If we are called to live like Jesus in times of joy and in times of pain, then what do we need to focus the most on? Those of us empaths can feel the negative vibes and it’s been quite […]

Understanding The Mind Body Connection As An Empath

Understanding The Mind Body Connection As An Empath

  The connection that our mind has with our body is insane. Especially when you truly understand the positive and negative effects that our mind truly has on our body. Or when you’re a complete empath, like me. 1 year into therapy was when i realized my traumatic childhood had played a role in how […]

Growing in Grace

Growing in Grace

Growing in grace isn’t always a straight path, or something you can plan out. Motherhood has easily been one of the hardest things for me in my life right now. To be honest, i haven’t felt like the best mom during this pandemic. Between managing my kids, their individual homework, keeping up with a very […]

Letting Go Of What Other People Think

Letting Go Of What Other People Think

I worry way too much about what other people think. It’s the truth & i gotta be honest with you guys. For as long as i can remember, i have felt a constant worry of what other people think of me. And it has taken so much joy from my life. At times i have […]

Being More Tired Than Usual Is Becoming ‘Normal’

Being More Tired Than Usual Is Becoming ‘Normal’

Hey mama, have you been more tired than normal lately? I have been too. Some may say that it’s irrational to be tired while in isolation. However, as the weeks in isolation continue i have been finding my energy depleting tremendously. I’m not sure if it’s just motherhood, at home in isolation, anxiety and emotions, […]

16 Reasons To Be Positive

16 Reasons To Be Positive

Take the good with the bad. That’s what they often say, anyways. But even i know that its so much easier said than done. Especially during times of chaos like we are all living through right now. However, finding reasons to be positive is really the only option at this point. I’m sure by now […]

How To Do Your Best When You Don’t Feel The Best

How To Do Your Best When You Don’t Feel The Best

I can say that regardless of how good im not feeling, i’m doing the best i can. Can all the other mamas and/or empathetic people out there agree with me that the energy out there is really hard to deal with right now? In general, i would say that i normally handle anxiety fairly well. […]

The Struggle Is Real But So Is God’s Grace

The Struggle Is Real But So Is God’s Grace

The struggle is so real. & i am really feeling it today. It all really started when i began to wake up angry every day. For no specific reason that could come to mind, i just would wake up on the wrong side of the bed every single day for months. I found myself praying […]

Unforgettable Words Kobe Bryant Left With Us

Unforgettable Words Kobe Bryant Left With Us

The news broke this morning that the legend Kobe Bryant passed away in a tragic helicopter crash involving eight others. Including his oldest daughter, Gianna, who he was supporting in her own basketball adventures. I’ve never been a huge fan of basketball myself, but i have always known about the man, Kobe. If you haven’t […]

How to Care For Yourself When Hope Is Gone

How to Care For Yourself When Hope Is Gone

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] To take care of yourself is hard enough let alone when you feel like you’ve lost hope. The older I’m getting the more i am realizing that there will always be someone who doesn’t agree with you and those who won’t support you.   And then there will be those people who want you to […]

It’s OK To Talk About The Hard Things

It’s OK To Talk About The Hard Things

It took me years to talk about what was really wrong with my life. It wasn’t because of an ego or because i am ‘too’ proud of myself or anything like that. I was afraid to talk about hard things because i knew i would be looked at differently. & i was completely right. Ever […]

How To Increase Energy Quickly

How To Increase Energy Quickly

We all find ourselves in times of disarray. Whether we like to admit it or not, we all have crappy days that just feel, meh. & we all find ourselves searching for something, like a quick fix, to make us feel better. My idea of self care varies depending upon the situation & day; its always […]

The Mom Guilt Is Real

The Mom Guilt Is Real

The mom guilt was so strong. I will never forget the look on my daughters face when i walked through the front of her school for lunch bunch. She was standing in line with all of the other kindergartners who didn’t have a parent with them to get their lunch. Not paying attention to me […]

Interview with Mom & Mental Health Therapist

Interview with Mom & Mental Health Therapist

Being a mom has made the topic of mental health much more relevant in everyday scenarios. As the topic of Mental Health is beginning to become more and more relevant in today’s society i feel like these these questions need to be asked; especially if you may be a mom suffering in silence. These are […]

Being A Mom Is So Hard But So Worth It

Being A Mom Is So Hard But So Worth It

It’s totally worth it, but being a mom is hard. Actually, lets just be honest here, being a mama is the hardest thing i have ever done. Motherhood is a choice you make every day to put other peoples needs & wants before your own, even when you are full of anxiety & can’t find […]

The Real Effects Of Anxiety

The Real Effects Of Anxiety

The effects of anxiety often go overlooked and eventually; without us even realizing it they become a part of us. Anxiety seems to be exploited if you ask me. Wouldn’t you agree? I’m writing this mainly because I have felt misunderstood for so long. One thing a lot of you may not know about me […]