A good reminder for today: How many times have you been driving to get somewhere and thought, “if only I’d left just a few minutes earlier this drive would be more pleasant?” I know that’s been me more than a few times. Som
Leaving this here for anyone who can use it today. The last slide has some tips on how to work with this painful dynamic. Let me know what you think in the comments. Does it resonate for you? What would you add? Leah 💗
Leaving this here for anyone who can use it today. A special Happy Mother’s Day to the mothers who are healing while they are parenting- you are stronger than you know and braver than you think. Let me know if it resonates in the comments. S
A gentle reminder for today…. We all have those places- and those people-that make us feel more okay and grounded after we spend time with them. Regulating our nervous system, finding “okayness” in our thoughts, doesn’t hav
Communicating from your perspective is always the way to go, especially when you’re bringing up something hard. It works so much better than projections because it’s more accurate (you don’t know how they feel or why they did what
If you’re looking for someone…prioritize this. If you’re in a relationship, prioritize BUILDING this (we can definitely learn to be more emotionally mature if we’re motivated). It’s the quality that will carry your re
Drop a 💗 in the comments if this reminder resonated for you today! Leah 💗
For whoever needs a little (affirming) reality check: Your impact is far greater than you give yourself credit for. Every smile, compliment, kind gesture, conversation, showing up for yourself and modeling self care, and so on, COUNTS far more than
I hear people getting these two things confused all the time: Speaking up and using your voice is being honest, NOT confrontational. You can definitely speak AND be confrontational at the same time (ie, defensiveness, rude…), but you can abs
Couples who tend to feel more satisfied in their relationships are often talking a lot more than you might think. Not just about the surface of their lives, but digging deeper into their own vulnerability AND bringing things up if anything is comin
….We make our biggest, most sustainable, changes in those small tiny moments of doing it differently. It’s my birthday today and someone close to me asked me this morning “what are you proud of over this last year?” And it
For anyone who can use this gentle redirection today… It’s very easy to get caught up in what we can’t control about stressors. Other people, big events, outcomes of many things… Focusing on what we can’t control is
One of my greatest issues with SO MANY popular TV shows is that the main characters often say they’re fine- when they’re totally not. I think watching that play out on screen is such a frustrating dynamic to watch. I find myself callin
For anyone who feels like it’s “fake” if you had to ask for it: Honest, direct, ongoing, and gentle communication is what healthy relationships are made of. (And, if you ask repeatedly, and your request is ignored-that’s anot
I was at the bagel shop the other day and there was an older woman being rude to the people on the line and to the person taking her order. It got me thinking. How easy it is (and natural!) to get into a personal narrative of someone else’s