I picked my friend up from the airport. He’d flown in to comfort me after my divorce. On the drive back to my house, I bitched to him about the shitty dates I’d had since being newly single. As always, he listened and offered his empathy in a gracious way. We’d been friends for nearly […]

It’s the holiday season, so it’s natural to indulge in all the stuff we normally wouldn’t consider eating (okay, maybe we secretly desire it, but let’s not admit that out loud). And then, we have the post-holiday-indulging hang-over and somehow all of our naughtiness doesn’t seem worth the pain. To magnify our rising guilt, we […]

Breaking the Bonds of Shame – Creating More Confidence For Ourselves If you are are a Brené Brown fan, then you are part of a small percentage of people who are willing to have a look a the impact of shame in your life. However, for most of us, shame is not something we willingly […]