I'm working with someone now who's found themselves in a very bad situation. Long conversations and working through what happened resulted in me asking "why did you agree to this?". The answer was "It was just easier to go along. I didn't want them to throw a fit." ... and there it is The conversation… Continue reading Say “NO!” to the Fit Throwers
Are you inviting the wrong people to your life party? So far this week I've heard about three different people being attacked on social media for just living their lives. I'm not talking about differences of opinion. I have difference of opinion conversations online all the time and I love them. These were cruel and… Continue reading Shut the Front Door
For most of my life when I didn't want to do something I did it anyway or I came up with some lie to get out of it. It was a coping behavior when I had horrific anxiety and couldn't force myself to be around people. I would fake illness to either leave something early… Continue reading More Honest
They don't punch you in the face on the first date. They don't call you ugly. They don't tell you you're fat. They don't make you feel worthless, insist that nobody else will ever want you or ramble on and on about how you talking to their friends makes you a slut. Oh no ...… Continue reading Punch in the Face
One chapter in the book talks about how people shield themselves with various forms of armor as a way to avoid feeling vulnerable. ... directly from Daring Greatly by Brene Brown (page 167) "THE SHIELD: CYNICISM, CRITICISM, COOL, AND CRUELTY If you decide to walk into the arena and dare greatly, you're going to get… Continue reading Daring Greatly – Cruelty is Easy
