Learn how people pleasing keeps you stuck in unhealthy relationships and how therapy can help you set boundaries, find your voice, and heal.

Parenting doesn’t have to feel like a constant performance review. If you’re a perfectionist or people-pleaser carrying the mental load of parenting, learn how to let go of pressure and reconnect with your kids.

We all want to feel seen and understood. Whether your conflict is loud or silent, this post shares practical ways to communicate, listen, and surrender, so your relationships can finally feel a little lighter.

Dating is fun, right? Except when it feels like you are stuck in a reality show you never auditioned for… part Love Island, part Survivor. If you have ever caught yourself obsessing over a text, avoiding the “what are we?” conversation, or wondering why every relationship feels like a reboot of the last one, you are not alone. Dating has a way of shining a spotlight on attachment patterns, communication habits, and those tender places where self-worth hides. It is messy, it is revealing, and yes, it can actually be a path to growth.

If old feelings or memories are showing up now, it does not mean you are broken. It means your body trusts you enough to let these pieces rise to the surface. For many of us who have spent years holding everything together, staying strong, or keeping everyone happy, this can feel terrifying. But what if this is not a breakdown? What if it is an opening… a sign that you are ready for gentleness, ready to live in a way that does not require you to keep abandoning yourself?

What if the parts of you that push, perform, or people-please aren’t flaws but protectors? In this post, I share how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy helped me understand my inner world with more compassion, and how I support clients in reconnecting with their calm, confident Self.

It takes courage to say no—but your peace is worth it.

What if being loved never required you to be smaller, quieter, or more agreeable? This piece explores the subtle ways we learn to edit ourselves in relationships—and what it means to return home to who we really are.