Why do you need to watch this laughter yoga for Covid 19? It will lift your spirits and fill your lungs with oxygen and boost your immune system. Really. I just tried it and feel full of optimism. Try it.

Healing from codependency has a brand new opportunity with Covid 19, social distancing, and the directive to stay home. This is a surprising and promising outcome of a terrible disease and national shutdown. Why […]

Covid-19 is one of many scourges and diseases humans have faced. Recovery gives us the resources to heal

Covid-19 isn’t the end of the world, or even the end of life as we knew it. Life as we knew it has […]

Emotional healing takes time just like physical healing. I remember when I broke my foot. The doctor told me it would take eight weeks before I could use it. Guess what? I didn’t believe him. I thought my […]

Do you think of your time is valuable? In fact, your time is your most valuable asset. That’s why so many people want it. Setting boundaries may be difficult when relationships are already long established. […]

How to feel gratitude when you’re suffering or grieving is a challenge millions of people face every day. How can you feel grateful when things are so bad? In families where there is substance or alcohol use […]

Chaos to creativity, is it possible? Yes, it is possible, but only when we clean up our own mess. It turns out that chaos is the new frontier we need to conquer in order to survive. Chaos from the outside […]

Healthy boundaries help you know who you are and what you want. Is that a surprising idea? Why do we need boundaries, anyway? Those who feel secure and have healthy self esteem know what they want and can […]

You may think domestic violence is limited to either physical abuse or bullying, but abuse is all about gaining and keeping power. The cycle of violence can continue to repeat itself and the abuse often w […]

Hurt feelings in a loved one can make you feel so bad. Is it your fault wen someone takes everything you say the wrong way? We count excessive sensitivity, way up there in the relationship manipulation […]

Unloved daughter is a harsh idea to digest and worse, to live with. Can we ever get over feeling like an unloved daughter? But first, what does the term mean? I’ve thought about this a lot over the years […]

The meme above shows some mind games that make you feel awful. Mind games may not seem to be a pattern in a loved one or friend. The person who makes you feel awful may claim to be a perfectionist, or a super […]

Damages of a narcissist go deeper than the things you can’t do with them. Narcissists are not just selfish people. Because they don’t care about anything or anybody but themselves, their sole purpose with […]

Interactive coloring book for kids with trauma

My Family is Hurting What Can I Do coloring book is for kids experiencing trauma and their adults. Here is a simple and interactive way to help children coping […]

Detachment is an opportunity for growth

Detachment is an opportunity for growth for so many reasons, even though at times it may seem downright cruel to turn away from helping. If it’s easy for me to wash the […]

Family can be your deepest heartach

Family can be your deepest heartache because it’s not supposed to be that way. We just got a note from a reader who said his sister was telling lies about him and wanted to […]

An unsafe environment to disagree is anywhere you can’t be your true self. It’s a fact that disagreeing with your boss is not a good idea when he likes things done his/her own way. You may not want to […]

We talk about narcissism and gaslighting all the time, so when we found this clip, we knew it had to be shared. Perhaps you have experience with arguing with a narcissistic husband or wife. Maybe you already know […]

I never thought about resentments before addiction came into my life. That doesn’t mean I didn’t have painful feelings about a variety of family issues over the years. But resentment, as the driving motivation for […]

Would you love to restore precious relationships that have been destroyed by addiction? So did I. In the high school years of my loved one’s substance use, all I wanted was for it to stop. I did what many p […]