Growing Up With a Narcissistic Mother: Why You Learned to Question Your Own Reality
A covert narcissistic mother doesn’t leave bruises you can point to. There’s no photograph, no visible mark, no single incident you can hold up as proof. No. What she leaves instead is quieter, and honestly, harder to explain to anyone who wasn’t there: a daughter who questions her own reality, who has practiced shrinking herself […]
When a Daughter Learns What Her Labor Is Worth and What It Costs to Be Seen
The Vanishing Half Chapter Six Series: What Was Inherited — A Chapter-by-Chapter Healing ReadBook: The Vanishing Half Where We Are in the Story (So We’re Grounded Together) In Chapter Six, Jude is no longer just a student trying to survive college emotionally; she’s now entering the world of work. She gets a job. On the […]
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 […]
Mother’s Day: Holding Love, Loss, and Everything In Between. Four Things, I Know for Sure.
Let’s be real—Mother’s Day can be… a lot. Recently, I was at an event and sharing what I do with an attendee. I could tell that it hit home for her. She thanked me for doing this work and began to share about her own relationship with her mother and her daughters. As she started […]
The Power of Mother-Daughter Relationships: Shaping Women through History
The Power of the Mother-Daughter Relationship: A History Lesson that Shapes You There is an undeniable bond between mothers and daughters that transcends time and generations. This unique relationship is not only a source of love and support, but it also serves as a powerful history lesson, shaping who we are as women. Through the […]