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, […]
Office Lighting Ideas For Mental Health
How Office Lighting Influences Employee Sleep and Mental Health Office lighting influences far more than visibility; it directly shapes sleep cycles, mental health, and day-to-day energy. Exposure to specific wavelengths and intensities can either sharpen focus or quietly disrupt circadian rhythms, leaving workers fatigued. From healthcare units to open-plan tech offices, the type and timing […]
Art Therapy A Must For Addiction Recovery
Art Therapy’s Role In Addiction Recovery Art therapy is transformative: it promotes self-discovery. Recovery from addiction is a journey of transformation. It’s not just about quitting a substance—it’s about reconnecting with who you are beneath the pain, habits, and coping mechanisms. For many people, the road to healing includes more than therapy or group meetings. […]
Family Patterns: Tense Vs. Toxic
Family Patterns: Normal Tension Or Truly Toxic Family patterns in arguing can be the expression of normal tensions and frustrations, or toxic slugfests. Every family has moments of frustration, slammed doors, and words we wish we could take back. That’s normal. But when tension in your family goes beyond occasional disagreements and turns into repeated […]
7 Red Flags Of Parent Enmeshment
Red Flags Of Parent Enmeshment: Have You Launched Yet What are the red flags of parent enmeshment when you’re all grown up? Serious question, do you know the red flags that you haven’t emotionally launched from your parents? Growing up is supposed to mean independence, but for many of us, myself included, adulthood came with […]
Finding Your Voice After Toxic Parents
Finding Your Voice After Toxic Parents Is Possible And Necessary Finding your voice after toxic parents can feel nearly impossible when you’ve grown up in a household where speaking up wasn’t safe, respected, or even allowed. Toxic or dysfunctional parents—whether they were controlling, emotionally unavailable, or caught in cycles of addiction—can leave lasting imprints on […]