Originally Published: June 20th, 2021 Sometimes love means letting go. What’s worse: the pain of staying in the wrong relationship or the pain of letting it go? Letting go of love, knowing when to say goodbye, is an incredibly courageous step in living an authentic life. I’ve been in relationships that have lasted much longer…
Tag: Trust
55 Rules For Love – Rule #47 – Trust
Originally Published: May 8th, 2021 Trust is more than sexually fidelity. Trust is earned over time when our actions consistently match our words – because words are empty without action. Trust is having faith in the motives behind Michael’s actions, words, and ability to have my best interest at heart. Without trust, there isn’t a…
55 Rules for Love – Rule #31 – Space Is Needed To Breathe And To Grow
Originally Published: December 30th, 2020 2020 2020 was the year of COVID. 2020 was also the year Michael and I spent 8 of those 12 months apart. Either I was on the East Coast of Canada while he was on the West Coast; or I was on the West Coast of Canada while he was…
55 Rules For Love – Rule #28 – Trust Your Instincts, But Don’t Be Paranoid
Originally Published: October 10th, 2020 Diagnoses Trust has always been a challenge for me. When I was a little girl, my mother divorced my alcoholic, biological father who cheated on her. Within my little heart, this heartbreak created a seed core belief of men cannot be trusted. On February 9th, 2022 – I was diagnosed…
Cognitive Processing Therapy – Understanding & Learning – The Life Skill Of Trust
Dreams Currently, I am a recovering alcoholic in a 12-Step Program with over 2 years of sobriety. This past week, I’ve had three separate dreams where I made the choice to drink. Another night this week, I had an awful nightmare where someone was trying to murder me. In the dream, I was terrified and…
Mastering the Art of Meeting People Where They Are
This morning I read Matt Khan’s powerful quote on meeting people where they are. I find this skill particularly challenging to implement. Why? I’ve always struggled with people. Understanding who they are. Trusting their motives. Trusting my ability to properly interpret the energy they give off. Add to that my irrational belief that I am…
Ten of My Favorite Feelings – Joyful Stephanie
Thank You Omobola I was nominated by Omobola, author of the blog Live life Live Fully, to write ten of my favorite feelings. Over the years, I’ve blogged extensively about my emotional journey through alcohol addiction and anxiety; first as a medium for exploring and gaining clarity of my own story, second in hopes that…
Confidence
As I sit here in the Toronto Pierson Airport on our way to British Columbia, I’m people watching while sipping a Tim Horton’s coffee and thinking about confidence. As all of these people of many different cultures walk by, I wonder? Who has confidence? Who feels safe within themselves? Who feels self-assured because of their…