Many of us have dreams and goals that we are working hard to achieve and make them come to fruition. Many times we focus on the start and finish and try to take time to enjoy the process, which is great. BUT how have you prepared before you started? Planning is great but…
I feel as though the phrase “powerful woman” is used so much that it has almost lost its effect. Power in what way? What makes said woman powerful? Who has deemed this woman as powerful? After some thought, I concluded that this phrase is an oxymoron in a way. Women in…
Model Mom says…
As we sit and watch the world around us, there is an ugly monster that has been rearing its head out of the shadows and that monster is discouragement. Yes, DISCOURAGEMENT!
Why discouragement and not hate, depression, lust, fear…etc. Well let me break…
HOW “LEMONADE” SAVED MY MARRIAGE
Ultimately, I have chosen to accept my husband and our marriage with all their flaws. To make lemonade from this sour yellow lemon.
As I write this, my husband and I are in the middle of what is proving to be the hardest time in our…
HOW “LEMONADE” SAVED MY MARRIAGE
Ultimately, I have chosen to accept my husband and our marriage with all their flaws. To make lemonade from this sour yellow lemon.
As I write this, my husband and I are in the middle of what is proving to be the hardest time in our 11…
I’ll start with “how are you?”. How are you today? Are you feeling happy? Sad? Tired? Angry even? Many of us will reply with “I’m fine”. But what does that mean? It’s become such as stoic expression that hides how we really feel. Being a person with mental…
I Tried to Kill Myself …
*This post is going to contain mentions of suicide and self-harm.
The first time I tried to kill myself I was 16. It was a couple of weeks into sixth form, and I remember it like it was yesterday.
I had spent the first few days of sixth form in a…
“This decade left its mark: scars that run deep, flashbacks and fears that are never far from the surface.”
I spent the first ten years of my adult life living with the crushing weight of depression bearing down on me constantly. This weight stunted my emotional…
When I was younger, I dreamed I would be a big-time business woman (entrepreneur). My parents bought me a “My First Corporate Executive” set from the JcPenney Christmas catalog, and I would play with my briefcase, Rolodex, checkbook, planner, business cards, cell phone…