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Break The Cycle Of Generational Conflict

Why Break The Cycle Of Generational Conflict? Ready to break the cycle that’s been haunting the women of your family for generations? Maybe you’re aware of it, maybe you just know something is off with how your family treats each other. Either way, now is a great time to understand the patterns and find ways […]

Forget About Forgiveness

Why Forgiveness Isn’t the First Step — and What To Do Instead If you come from a situation like mine, you’ve heard this a million times, “You just need to forgive.” It’s offered up casually like a cure-all, a magic step that will somehow erase years of hurt. But if you’ve ever been on the […]

Toxic Scripts We Tell Our Daughters

Toxic Scripts We Tell Our Daughters (And Don’t Even Realize) What are the words, or toxic scripts, you remember from your mom growing up? Were they nurturing and loving, or critical and ultimately damaging? See, the truth is, words shape identity. Especially when they come from our moms. What we say to our daughters—often without […]

The Real Cost of Mother Daughter Estrangement

Do You Know The Hidden Cost of Mother Daughter Estrangement? When I began writing books about mother-daughter healing, it was because I know the real cost of mother daughter estrangement. When mothers and daughters stop speaking, it doesn’t just create silence—it creates deep wounds that, for me, rippled through every part of my life. From […]

Introducing… The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover Workbook For Lasting Change

The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover Workbook For Lasting Change Is Finally Here! We have spent almost a YEAR working on The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover Workbook For Lasting Change to follow up our first book, The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover: Four Steps To Bring Back The Love. We’d think we were finished and then see places we needed […]

Acadia Healthcare Expands Access To Care

Acadia Healthcare Expands Access to Care for Americans Battling Substance Use Disorders Acadia Healthcare and its network of affiliates operate at the intersection of America’s expanding mental health and substance use disorder crises. As the nation’s largest standalone behavioral healthcare provider, the company’s affiliated network of facilities has developed extensive capabilities specifically to help support […]

Enabling Quotes: Stop Enabling Poor Choices

Stop Enabling To Help Loved Ones  Updated 9/25 How can you stop enabling? This is such a tricky question because the line between helping and supporting and enabling is not always black and white. Rescuing is critically important when you’re dealing with young children. But adults, whether friends, loved ones, or relatives, who keep making […]

7 Easy Self Care Routine Ideas

Easy Self Care Routine Ideas For Sustainable Wellness These self care routine ideas will help you build and maintain the sustainable wellbeing we all need for lasting happiness. Self-care isn’t just bubble baths or spa days—it’s the daily commitment to taking care of your physical, emotional, and mental well-being. And while it sounds simple, building […]

Checklist For Aftercare In Addiction Recovery

Guide To Aftercare In Addiction Recovery Aftercare in addiction recovery is crucial because recovery doesn’t end the moment someone completes detox or steps out of a treatment program. In fact, for many people, that’s when the real work begins. The early days of sobriety are full of new challenges: rebuilding routines, repairing relationships, facing triggers without substances, […]

Family Estrangement And Ghosting

Family Estrangement And Ghosting Have Become An International Epidemic I am experienced with both family estrangement and ghosting and I have to tell you it can do terrible damage to yourself and the whole family. That does not mean it is not necessary for many people who have toxic relatives and need to protect themselves. […]