Build your skills and talents with these high-impact strategies. Creating the life you want can include any skill that you build to...

Changing a habit needs to be more about compassion and less about shame. To be more compassionate about my self-discipline, I’m trying to...

Self-discipline keeps you from eating too many chips when you’re on a diet and it keeps you from buying things you don’t need....

The word ‘discipline’ can often get a bad rap. It’s easy to view discipline as punishment or something that is forced on us by an...

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger” This is a quote I first hear in the movie Steel Magnolias. Olivia Dukakis’ character was...

Have you ever had the experience where a fairly minor situation has happened in your life and your response is highly emotional? Maybe...

Have you ever wanted to change the narrative in your brain and become a better version of yourself? How do we make positive lasting...

If you suffer from the effects of childhood trauma and don’t feel you’re moving forward despite years of therapy, you may need a...

In the previous blog, I talked about self-trust and why it is important. Today I’m going to expand on the five ways to build self-trust....

There were many moments of healing throughout my childhood, especially in my foster/adoptive family and home church. But the official...

After my first book, Bars, Dumps, and Other Childhood Hangouts was published a friend asked me this question, “How can you trust anyone...

When I was getting my counseling degree, the major topic I focused on was trauma. I wanted to help others who, like me, had experienced...

Moving from a home you’ve lived in for 22 years causes distress, both physically and emotionally. This happened to me recently - we moved...

Getting together with trusted friends is a healing and resilience-building activity. Many times, after lunch or coffee with a friend or...

Years ago, I lived in St. Louis, Missouri. One day as I was walking down the street, someone passed me and they had an angry look on...

What’s your story? Everyone has a story. Many things mold and shape our story. One of these is what I call the “original story” - this is...

Things change. This is a fact of life. We are about to experience a change in the seasons - spring is coming and with that brings new...

In Brene Brown’s book I Thought it Was Just Me (But it’s Not), she says that what is needed for shame to thrive is secrecy, silence and...

Shame is a universal emotion. One reason it is so devastating is that it creates a fear of disconnection. This is how shame keeps us...

“ Guilt and shame are both emotions of self-evaluation; however, that is where the similarities end. The majority of shame researchers...