There comes a moment in healing when you realize you no longer recognize yourself.

Not because you’re broken.
Not because you failed.
But because life changed you.

If you’ve ever thought, “I’ve talked about this so many times—why do I still feel it in my body?” you’re not alone. That question is what led me to breathwork.

“Children learn what they live.”

When Dorothy Law Nolte wrote her iconic poem Children Learn What They Live, she revealed one of the most powerful truths in child development and emotional health:

The environment you create becomes your child’s inner voice.

The holidays have a way of magnifying everything—our joy, our stress, our expectations… and yes, our loneliness. If you’re going through a divorce or navigating your first holiday season without your kids, the emptiness can feel louder than the Christmas music in every store.

If someone asked you to explain what a trauma bond is, would you be able to provide an example? Have you ever experienced a trauma bond? It happened to me many years ago and I will never forget its impact.

As I’ve been interviewing guests for my new podcast, Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Abuse, several have mentioned the term “covert narcissist.” I’ve experienced narcissistic behavior before, but it made me wonder—what’s the difference between a narcissist and a covert one? The word “narcissist” has become more familiar in recent years as research sheds light on this complex personality disorder.