by Toni | Nov 7, 2025 | Articles, Coping Skills, Quizzes, Relationships
If you grew up in highly stressful environment, then you may tend to get stuck in one mode of relating. That style may be very successful professionally, but personal relationships often become a replay of childhood family patterns. This article will help you improve...
by Toni | Nov 7, 2025 | Articles, Coping Skills, Relationships, Trauma Recovery
If you grew up in a dysfunctional family or have suffered some kind of trauma, then you may have difficulties with boundaries and self-care. You may struggle to find ways to set boundaries. You might get stuck in a passive role or as the perpetual caretaker for...
by Toni | Sep 7, 2025 | Articles, Coping Skills, Relationships
Are you looking to make a change, but have trouble getting started? Or do you get started and then lose your motivation? Use this little acronym to help you start and then succeed in making lasting change to reach your goals. Are You RIPE for Change? One of the ways...
by Toni | Aug 11, 2025 | Articles, Coping Skills, Relationships
The more that you have insight into your motives and personality, the better you will cope, make good decisions, live an authentic life, and understand what is driving other people. You may find that you struggle with finding that balance between seeing only the best...
by Toni | May 12, 2025 | Articles, Coping Skills, Relationships, Trauma Recovery
Problems with guilt, shame, and self-criticism are usually rooted in a sense of rejection. These roots start when you grow up with the feeling, from family or harsh religion, that you are always wrong or bad. This attitude is usually tied into a distortion of God as...
by Toni | Jul 7, 2024 | Articles, Coping Skills, Relationships
After a break up or divorce, you may feel like you will never be okay again. But there are steps you can take that will help you move forward. In time, you can be yourself again. In fact, if you learn some things about yourself and relationships, you might be better...
