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 […]
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. […]
Is Your Relationship With Your Mom Toxic
Is Your Relationship With Your Mom Toxic Or Just Tense Lots of people have complicated relationships with their moms, including me, but is it toxic or just tense? It’s easy to get annoyed by an overprotective or intrusive mom. But, there is a big difference between tension with your mom and real destructive dysfunction. So, […]
Overcoming Family: A New Radio Sanctuary for Healing Hearts
Introducing Overcoming Family I am thrilled to invite you to something we’ve been working hard on and I think will be deeply meaningful: my new radio show, Overcoming Family, co-hosted with the wonderful Leslie Glass and airing on HealthyLife.net’s Change Series. We step on-air the third Monday of every month at 2 p.m. PT, with an […]