What Everyone Should Know About Stalking
Have you ever been stalked? Do you have a friend who has? Are you worried a friend/family member or someone you know may be stalking someone else? It is estimated that 13.5 million people are stalked every year in the USA. Nearly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men have experienced stalking at some point in their lives. It comes in many different vile forms. Though all states list stalking as a crime, it is very rarely, and very hard, to...
What Is Financial Abuse?
The least spoken about form of abuse, yet the #1 reason people stay in or return to an abusive relationship is Financial Abuse. Generally when people talk about abuse, one’s mind goes to physical, sexual, emotional, but we never seem to talk about the financial abuse that is present in nearly every (more than 99%) of domestic violence cases. What is Financial Abuse? Financial abuse is the control of one’s ability to acquire, use...
5 Things You Never Knew About Insomnia
Almost all of us have trouble sleeping from time to time. Think about those times for a second, when you struggled to fall asleep, stayed up most of the night, kept waking up for one thing or another. How did you feel the next day? Now imagine that happening at least 4 times a week (if not every night) for over 3 months… That is insomnia and for the more than 70 million American adults who live with this condition, it affects many...
Sex Addiction
Just like drug, alcohol and gambling addictions, sex can be an addiction too, just as nasty as the others. And usually, it is completely misunderstood and hard to diagnose. The difference between having a high sex drive and having a sex addiction is that sex (whatever form it takes for the person) becomes so important that is begins to negatively impact your life – your job, relationships, hobbies. With over 30 million people...
BlogHer Health Event
We got to attend an awesome event at Rolling Greens On Mateo Nursery hosted by BlogHer She Media! They brought together a wonderful a-list blend of thought leaders, educators and women who love to get social and share their knowledge. It was a beautiful LA day filled with lots of great info, products to get to know and new friends to make! Check it out below as we go live on Conscious Straight Talk With Katie &...
Trauma Bonding Explained
One of the worst things about a toxic relationship is trauma bonding. Trauma bonding creates powerful feelings that are completely confusing and so so real… What Is Trauma Bonding? Trauma bonds are deep, emotional bonds with an individual rooted in reoccurring cyclical patterns of abuse or devaluation followed by positive reinforcement. When we experience long term abuse, our sympathetic nervous systems become activated placing you in...
Toxic Relationships – Everything You Need To Be Conscious Of
I learned a really interesting thing today. It was almost like an ah-ha moment… We have been talking a lot about domestic violence and the different forms of abuse lately on Conscious Straight Talk With Katie & Lindsey. The topic of toxic people and relationships has come up a lot hence we thought it would be helpful to do an episode just on toxic relationships. So we started researching, thinking about the experiences we have...
Finding Your New Normal After A Loss
Over on Conscious Straight Talk With Katie & Lindsey we have been sharing the raw journey Katie has been on since loosing her father very suddenly and unexpectedly 2 weeks ago. We have talked about how to talk to each other on grieving and our children. Today we talked about finding your new normal after a loss. When everything slows down and the realization sets in, finding your new normal after a loss can be a huge challenge....
12 Ways To Consciously Keep Your Relationship Fresh Today
We all know that relationships can be a LOT of work. They don’t just happen, no matter how hard Hollywood tries to make us think they do! So Katie and I thought it would be fun to share some tips to consciously keep your relationship fresh today! 12 Ways To Consciously Keep Your Relationship Fresh Today DO NOT offer your partner a solution to their problem unless asked. Listen to them, maintain some eye contact and let them get to...
How To Talk To Someone Who Is Grieving
Grieving is one of the more difficult parts of the human experience. Every single one of us goes through it at several times in our lives, loosing loved ones, family, acquaintances, and even pets. To be honest, I look at grieving as another one of life’s lessons, a time to learn a new way. It is one that teaches us how to be in a world without someone we love. It guides us as we find our way to a new normal; it takes time and it does...