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How to Break Generational Trauma Cycles
Have you ever caught yourself repeating the very behaviors that hurt you growing up? Perhaps a harsh word escapes your mouth, and suddenly you sound exactly like a parent you swore never to imitate. The guilt, confusion, and fear of becoming "like them" can be...
How to Rediscover Yourself After Trauma
A woman facing the setting sun | Image Source: Pexels Disconnection, confusion, numbness, emotional exhaustion, and anxiety—these are things people who’ve experienced extreme trauma face every day. Often, trauma survivors become strangers in their own bodies with...
How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty
Do you still say yes even when you are already exhausted, fatigued, and uninspired? Many people find themselves trapped in this exhausting cycle, agreeing to requests they deeply want to refuse—doing things they don’t want to do. Often, they spend countless hours...
What Does Christianity Say About Toxic Relationships?
Can a Christian walk away from a toxic relationship—one that has been going on for years? For many believers, this question stirs deep confusion and guilt. After all, Scripture calls Christians to love sacrificially, forgive endlessly, and turn the other cheek. Does...
Books About Toxic Relationships and Recovery
When someone finds themselves trapped in a destructive partnership, the isolation can feel overwhelming. The confusion, self-doubt, and emotional exhaustion make it difficult to think clearly, let alone take action. Fortunately, a growing body of literature exists to...
Indications of Emotional Abuse You Should Never Ignore
Not all abuse leaves open, definite, and obvious bruises. In fact, some of the most damaging forms of mistreatment leave no physical marks at all. Slowly but surely, these things erode a person's sense of self, safety, and sanity. Recognizing emotional abuse in...
Journey Of Life Blogs
LIVING LIFE ON LIFE’S TERMS BLOG Blog # 1 Potential Impact Of Psychological Thrillers on myself and potential readers of my novels. These blogs are an attempt to help all of us, me included, find ways to make healthy choices as we live life on life‘s terms. The...
Becoming an Author: Who, What, When, Where, Why?
Blog #5 Why? Why would anyone want to become an author? Oh yes, it is glamorous to be a creator of fiction. To actually have people tell you that they couldn’t put your book down, or they stayed up all night reading it, or it helped them to realize that their lives...
Becoming an Author: Who, What, When, Where, Why?
Blog #4 Where? Where did this all happen? The actual sitting down to write a novel? Well, I initially began a textbook lol. It was on depression in women (my college thesis). About a third of the way through, I was so bored I chucked that idea and decided...
Becoming an Author: Who, What, When, Where, Why?
Blog #3 When? If you read Blog #2 you better understand my definition of myself as an author. Now remember with me “when” I decided to become an author! This particular section I find ironic. When do we actually “decide” to be who we have always been in...