What is Discernment?
It is the ability to understand what is really your “stuff” and what is not – what is the other person’s. Discernment is a part of boundaries. Discernment is the ability to know the answers to these two questions: If…
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Call It What You Want—He’s Right
I was talking to someone a few weeks ago. No, I was talking to my children in front of someone. He made the comment that it shouldn’t matter what other people think of you, happiness comes from the inside. I responded…
Is it Selfish to be Healthy?
Step out of the Contempt Cycle—for YOU! When you are angry, judgmental, or gossipy, you are in The Contempt Cycle—where you are feeling Better Than or Less Than others. And it’s not a healthy, balanced place to be! What if…
Connection vs. Worth
Yet again, I was reading an article that interested me. Funny, it actually wasn’t even just the article that I wanted to write about; it was one of the comments. The article had this quote: “Seeking affirmation or fulfillment in…
How can I Hurt Someone Else When I’m in Less Than?
Does it seem strange that you could hurt someone else when you’re in low self esteem? One of my therapy couples—the husband, Brandon—had been out of work for awhile and was feeling pretty down on himself for not enjoying that…
The 3 Things You Can Do RIGHT NOW to Feel Better About Yourself
If you find yourself in “Less Than” mode, here are 3 things you can do to feel better RIGHT NOW. In this video, I will tell you all about how these tips work to bring you back into balance!
When Did You Stop Feeling Special?
We have friends who recently had a baby. I kept saying “Oh, there’s this great baby book on self esteem that I want to get for them.” God bless my husband. What he thought (sarcastically), and did not say, was “oh, that…
How to Stop Letting Social Media Make You Feel Crappy
A friend of mine once said something that’s stuck with me:“You are what you eat… except, what if it’s actually you are what you consume?” Think about that for a second. If “consume” includes everything your brain takes in—not just…
Do You Feel Confident at Work…But Steamrolled at Home?
This is a situation I see all the time with my clients: women who are killin’ it at work, but at home with their spouse, kids, family, and friends, they feel steamrolled, disrespected, or unappreciated—they don’t know how to set…
Why Aren’t You Speaking Your Mind at Home?
I want to tell you about the concrete link on how our self esteem directly affects our decision making. How it holds us back from making the healthy decisions that we know in our gut to be right for us.…