When it comes to understanding a need from a want, it can be a struggle. The more we want something, the more we begin to see it as a need. So much so that the words need and want are used interchangeably. This makes the distinction between need and want even more difficult. Further complicating…

Most of us have unsafe people in our life until we build the habit of letting go of unsafe people as soon as their behavior reveals them to be unsafe. The beginning of the process of identifying and letting go of unsafe people hurts. Sometimes, we have partnered with someone who is unsafe or allowed…

In recent years, “feeling triggered” has been used to express upset. While feeling triggered is a form of upset, it is a very specific form. Being triggered means feeling upset in a manner that is not rational or proportional to the situation at hand because of historical trauma. Being triggered is an automatic negative response…