The Vanishing Half Chapter Twelve:
When the Curiosity We Inherit Become the Curiosity We Chase Series: What Was Inherited — A Chapter-by-Chapter Healing ReadBook: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Where We Are in the Story (So We’re Grounded Together) By Chapter Twelve, Jude is no longer simply curious about Stella. She’s in deep. She’s invested. After seeing her aunt […]
The Vanishing Half Chapter Ten:
When You See the Life You Could Have Lived and It Won’t Let You Go Series: What Was Inherited — A Chapter-by-Chapter Healing ReadBook: The Vanishing Half Where We Are in the Story (So We’re Grounded Together) By Chapter Ten, Jude is no longer just trying to get through. She’s building something. She’s on the […]
The Vanishing Half Chapter Nine:
When People See What They Expect and You Learn to Live Inside It Series: What Was Inherited — A Chapter-by-Chapter Healing ReadBook: The Vanishing Half Where We Are in the Story (So We’re Grounded Together) By Chapter Nine, Stella’s life is no longer about becoming someone new. It’s about being consistently read a certain way—and […]
When Leaving Home Doesn’t Undo What We Learned
The Vanishing Half Chapter Five Series: What Was Inherited — A Chapter-by-Chapter Healing ReadBook: The Vanishing Half Where We Are in the Story (So We’re Grounded Together) By Chapter Five, we’re fully in Part II: Maps, a section that’s less about where the characters are going, doing and more about what they’re carrying with them. […]
The Vanishing Half, Chapter One: What We Inherit When Survival Shapes Identity
Series: What Was Inherited — A Chapter-by-Chapter Healing ReadBook: The Vanishing Half Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases—at no extra cost to you. I only share books I’m genuinely reading and reflecting on. Before We Begin, Let Me Tell You […]
Back-to-School, Not Back to Drama: 7 Ways to Reconnect With Your Teen Daughter
The hubby and me stopped by Academy Sports the other day. I was looking for some ankle weights and wanted to stop in to see what they had. To our surprise, the parking lot was packed, more traffic than expected, and when we got in the store was busy for a Sunday. We both looked […]
10 Empowering Strategies for Women’s Mental Health
Empowering Strategies for Women’s Mental Health May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a perfect time to focus on our mental well-being. As women, we often forget to prioritize our mental health in a world that demands so much from us. Here are ten empowering strategies to help you take care of yourself and advocate for […]
Saying Goodbye to Daughter Guilt: 8 Tips to Move Forward with Confidence
While watching the evening news, a report caught my attention. The story’s subject was “Mom guilt,” and much of the story was around stress management. The story got me thinking about the root cause of mom guilt and how it is certainly a thing, but so is daughter guilt. Daughters become mothers, just saying. Many […]
Empowered Emotions- 14 Thought-provoking Strategies to Understanding and Managing Emotional Triggers
Have you wondered what happens when you feel specific things push your buttons? Suddenly, you’re overwhelmed by emotions like sadness, panic, anxiety, and anger, and you can’t seem to put your finger on how you got there. It’s easy to feel powerless when you’re right in the middle of a wave of emotions. There’s good […]
7 Practical Ways to Break Up with Self-Limiting Thoughts
Breakups are always a challenging thing to do. Even when you know it’s the right thing to do because it’s causing more harm than good. Letting go in any relationship can be challenging, and franking is one of the hardest things to do. So it is with breaking up with negative thought patterns. Your personal […]