Spoiler Warning: Do not read if you have not seen the movie and want to be surprised. I love reflecting on the messages in family and children’s movies. Some of my favorites are Trolls, Inside Out, Soul, Frozen (I & II), and now Encanto. I thought this week I’d share my thoughts on the messagesContinue reading “Thoughts on Entertainment: Disney’s Encanto”
Tag Archives: Brene Brown
What does it mean to have a comfort zone? Is it serving you or limiting you?
Essentially, a comfort zone is a state of mind. We all have different mindsets in which we feel at ease. Our comfort zone serves a fundamental purpose, protection. Comfort zones keep people safe and encourage caution when caution is due. Having a comfort zone is what has helped humans survive as a race for asContinue reading “What does it mean to have a comfort zone? Is it serving you or limiting you?”
Transformation: Control to Surrender
I controlled everything I could and then lost pregnancy after pregnancy through no fault or action of my own. I spent countless hours lamenting the unfairness of it all. But over time I learned to be grateful for the lessons that all of these experiences taught me. The one I want to discuss again todayContinue reading “Transformation: Control to Surrender”
Reflection on Depression and Hope
Warning: Discussions of depression, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts. A friend recently recommended the book The Midnight Library. As soon as I read the description I knew it was something I needed to read. When I was a freshman in college I wrote a story for English class about a girl who attempted suicide. In theContinue reading “Reflection on Depression and Hope”
Transformation: Mindset
In 2019, as I was progressing through what I consider the most significant part of my personal transformation, I became obsessed with this song. I listened to it on repeat and remember writing the lyrics down in my journal while sitting in my car before a therapy session. They can say, they can say itContinue reading “Transformation: Mindset”
Co-de-what? : Codependent
A few years ago I was having coffee with a friend at her home and venting about life (in this instance all the ways I needed my husband to step up and contribute to our relationship, finances, managing the household, etc. and how his continued refusal to do so hurt and upset me). She saidContinue reading “Co-de-what? : Codependent”
Believe Grow Glow 