Domestic Violence – Turning Pain Into Purpose
Something that doesn’t get talked about often is the after. What happens after? After I leave? After I am decided? After the dust has settled? What happens when the domestic violence is over and I am on my own? I remember thinking all of this. I remember the day when I feel like I woke up, years after getting us out of the darkness, and started wondering how I shift my pain into purpose. I had been on autopilot for so long, just...
Domestic Violence Awareness Month October 2021 – What You Need To Know
October 1st marks the start of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. So we are going to be talking a lot this month about survival, getting help, resources, how to help our family and more because honestly, we never truly know what is going on behind the scenes. Domestic violence effects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men, this sadly has become a common fact. So chances are, there is someone in your inner circle who is being hurt and...
How Surrendering Transforms
Most people think of surrendering as giving up, admitting defeat, losing. To many, surrendering equals failure. Such a pessimistic mindset… So how can surrendering be the key to transforming? Consider this – You are exhausted from battle. The methods you have been using have not been working right. Nothing seems to work. Isn’t it time to reassess? Doesn’t it make sense that perhaps your perspective needs to change and surrendering to...
Are You Honoring The True You?
Honoring the True You is about living a life consistent with our highest values. When we know what is most important to us, our wants and needs, we can be true to ourselves. Sounds easy right?! Wrong! Society and life’s experiences can often cause us to minimize our inner voices, locking our inner child up, losing touch with the True You. We adopt limiting beliefs and behaviors of others to ultimately start living on autopilot...
Conscious Parenting – 5 Tips To Help Your Kids With Bullies
Bullying can leave deep emotional scars in a child and is a traumatic experience. Unfortunately, kids of all ages today are faced with bullies. Whether they are being bullied or it happens in front of them, mean kids are a part of school life. As conscious parents it is our job to help them understand what bullying is, how to identify it and how to protect themselves and their peers from it. Here are 5 tips to help your kids with...
Life Coach V. Therapist – What Is The Difference?
There are a lot of options available when you are ready to seek professional help for your emotional health and growth, it can be really confusing. Just as making that first call can be intimidating and scary, so let’s go over two great options for healing and what they look like – life coach vs therapist. Life coaches are professionals who help you achieve personal and professional goals. They are the How. While Therapists are...
What Is A Conscious Trauma Informed Life Coach?
As Conscious Life Coaches become more familiar and mainstream, a new level of certification is helping to bring even more healing to many lives – that of a conscious trauma informed life coach. In this post here I talk about Conscious Life Coaches and their role as a wellness professional who helps people realize and achieve their maximum potential in life holding a space of non-judgmental awareness. No matter where you are on your...
7 Types Of Toxic Friends To Avoid
You know the ones; the difficult people who seem to be everywhere – at work, in the store, at school, at home… And sometimes our friends are difficult too. For some, it can be really hard to avoid toxic friends. Friendships are an important part of life – they motivate us, teach us, hold us, lift us up, but if you have the wrong type of people in your life, they can do the opposite instead. That is why choosing your friends wisely is...
Gaviota Hot Springs – A Conscious Family Travel Adventure
I love how healing travel, family travel, even day trips are! It is especially cool when you find a little hidden gem not to far away from you that provides an excellent opportunity for a family travel adventure like Gaviota Hot Springs! Recently, my son asked me about The Gaviota Hot Springs in Gaviota, CA – just north of Santa Barbara. So it is not far at all from us down here. I did not even know we had hot springs nearby! I...
22 Signs You Need Inner Child Healing
We all carry our inner child around with us, that little voice deep inside wanting to be heard. Filled with creativity, wonder, opinions and thoughts that many of us don’t ever allow ourselves to explore. When we are disconnected with our inner child, often we feel bored, unenergized, on autopilot just coasting through life. Yet when we are, everything seems incredible and the possibilities are endless. This makes inner child healing...