Has it ever occurred to you that maybe your life isn’t changing because you’re holding yourself back but don’t know it? Like maybe there’s something in your conditioning or a subconscious belief that’s preventing you from doing something that could…
“The less we talk about shame, the more control it has over our lives.” ~Brené Brown The pain and suffering I experienced as a child, which I kept hidden for over a decade, was the very seed that gave me…
“You may not be able to control every situation and its outcome, but you can control how you deal with it.” ~Unknown I recently moved to Florida, a decision thirty years in the making. Growing up in Haiti, I always…
“Crying is not a sign of weakness, it’s a courageous expression of emotions that leads to strength.” ~Unknown When was the last time you cried? Tears are often seen as a sign of weakness, but for me, they are a…
“If nothing changes, nothing changes. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’re going to keep getting what you’re getting. You want change, make some.” ~Courtney C. Stevens If someone looked at my life when I was younger, they would…
Do you ever feel like you’re living your life racing toward someday when everything feels better or easier? Like you’re constantly chasing something—maybe a dream, money, the perfect body, or love and, at the core of it all, happiness? I…
“We are who we believe we are.” ~C.S. Lewis Have you ever caught yourself hiding behind the term “imposter syndrome”? I know I have—more times than I’d like to admit. We hear the phrase so often now, and it’s almost…
“I chose sober because I wanted a better life. I stay sober because I got one.” ~Anonymous Seven years ago, I never thought I would be able to say that I have been six years sober! I didn’t think I was physically…
“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” ~Rumi A few months ago, someone I had dated briefly seven years ago reached out to apologize for his past behavior. Many of us know how being ghosted can evoke…
“The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” ~Nathaniel Branden I felt lost. I felt broken. I felt scared. As I sat alone in that cold, dark jail cell, I felt like I had hit rock…