Forget About Forgiveness
Why Forgiveness Isn’t the First Step — and What To Do Instead If you come from a situation like mine, you’ve heard this a million times, “You just need to forgive.” It’s offered up casually like a cure-all, a magic step that will somehow erase years of hurt. But if you’ve ever been on the […]
Toxic Scripts We Tell Our Daughters
Toxic Scripts We Tell Our Daughters (And Don’t Even Realize) What are the words, or toxic scripts, you remember from your mom growing up? Were they nurturing and loving, or critical and ultimately damaging? See, the truth is, words shape identity. Especially when they come from our moms. What we say to our daughters—often without […]
The Real Cost of Mother Daughter Estrangement
Do You Know The Hidden Cost of Mother Daughter Estrangement? When I began writing books about mother-daughter healing, it was because I know the real cost of mother daughter estrangement. When mothers and daughters stop speaking, it doesn’t just create silence—it creates deep wounds that, for me, rippled through every part of my life. From […]
Introducing… The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover Workbook For Lasting Change
The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover Workbook For Lasting Change Is Finally Here! We have spent almost a YEAR working on The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover Workbook For Lasting Change to follow up our first book, The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover: Four Steps To Bring Back The Love. We’d think we were finished and then see places we needed […]
Family Estrangement And Ghosting
Family Estrangement And Ghosting Have Become An International Epidemic I am experienced with both family estrangement and ghosting and I have to tell you it can do terrible damage to yourself and the whole family. That does not mean it is not necessary for many people who have toxic relatives and need to protect themselves. […]
Boundary-Setting Scripts For Family Members
Quick Boundary-Setting Scripts Boundary-Setting Scripts are a tool that will work with any family member or relationship! We know all too well how hard it can be to keep your boundaries with the people you love. Maybe you feel guilty, maybe they beg, maybe you’re worried they won’t be OK. It’s not easy to know […]