The last major trauma I went through in my life was my divorce. I was already seeing a therapist as my marriage was leaving me depressed and emotionally broken. Going to therapy really helped me process my emotions and eventually helped pull me out of depression after the divorce. Even though I still advocate professional therapy, […]

Getting a divorce is an extremely emotional process. Even if the relationship was really bad, disconnecting from a person that you may have once loved can be very painful. When I started contemplating getting a divorce, I was very nervous and afraid. I was afraid I was making the wrong decision, that I was hurting the person […]

If you are in the United States, then you know October is National Domestic Violence awareness month. It’s a time when organizations and the community bring awareness to abuse that takes place within families and intimate partner relationships. When most people think of domestic violence, they think of the physical aspects of abuse by the […]

When I hit rock bottom, i.e. my divorce, and got laid off from my corporate career, I decided that I wanted to create a more peaceful life. I wanted to learn how to feel satisfied with my life every day. I had already started learning about meditation and enjoyed how it made me feel. I […]

Bullying is a form of abuse, intimidation, and assault, usually from one child to another. However, children can also be bullied by adults. There is physical bullying such as hitting, kicking, spitting, or inappropriate touching. It can be mental such as name-calling, spreading rumors about the other person, staring, pointing, theft, or threatening written text. […]

As humans we are all very diverse; we come from various ethnic groups, countries, backgrounds, genders, and belief systems. We have different types of interests, careers, hobbies, and lifestyles. However, as diverse as we are, we all share the same basic human needs.

Being a high-achieving busy woman is great, but if you don’t add any self-care activities to the long list of to-dos you will burn out quickly. Self-care is the one thing that a lot of busy women forget about until it’s too late.  But it’s the activity that should be a priority on your to-do list. It’s the reason you will be able to have the energy to keep going when you face life’s challenges on the road to pursuing your goals and dreams and enjoying your freedom.

There are so many myths that we learn in childhood, from society, family, and the world that keep us stuck and hold us back.  But at the end of the day, it is up to us to make the decision to use all the resources that are available to us to get past these myths, create a plan and take action to move forward.  It’s up to us to make a decision to create new beliefs that affirm our dreams so that we live in ways that really make us happy and progressing to a better future.

If you have been on any social media platform for long enough, chances are you’ve seen a woman in Bali swinging in a luxury treehouse with a hashtag similar to #livingmybestlife, or a couple on a beach in the Maldives with the hashtag #liveyourbestlife attached to their post. There isn’t anything wrong with traveling or […]

When you are always on the defense to the point where you refuse to be open to criticism or any feedback, that’s when defensiveness becomes dysfunctional. Be open to ask yourself if you are really being mistreat or if you are being too defensive in a given situation. Questioning yourself and your feelings will help you to analyze the situation from a logical viewpoint. Understanding how to get past being overly defensive will help you cultivate meaningful healthy relationship and give you peace of mind.