I am an introvert. I like to stay in my comfort zone with the people I have come to trust. The experience with my divorce exacerbated this. When the person you thought you knew best in the world turns out to be someone you didn’t truly know at all, that fucks with your mind. So, am I more guarded with new people? Yes. And I tend to second guess my read on things when I am meeting new people. The Retreat: Stepping Outside Of My Comfort Zone In Order To Keep Healing, Rain Into Rainbows LLC ...

Relationships aren't always fair and talk only gets a person so far. Sometimes, one person is a lot more action-oriented or introspective than the other. Change is hard and there are many reasons why someone might talk about changing, but then not take action on it. The "benefit of the doubt" version of why this can happen is that the person truly means what they are saying in the moment, but then they don't end up putting forth the effort to actually make the changes happen. The more...

Trust yourself. Yes, that is a worthy goal, but.... what does that actually mean and how do you do it? There are several components to this concept and we will explore each in more detail below. The first component is even knowing how to accurately identify what you are feeling in the first place. The second step is then translating those feelings into behavior. The final piece can sometimes be the hardest part, and that is continuing on despite the fact that what you landed on might not...