Break the Cycle of Abuse

I have written about this a lot: I used to think I just didn’t understand him yet. Every time I left a conversation feeling confused, anxious, or ashamed, I told myself I must have missed something. Maybe if I paid closer attention to his tone. Maybe if I understood...

You Can’t Love Them Into Healing

There’s a reason why survivors say, “I knew it was bad, but I couldn’t leave” or, “It wasn’t always bad,” or even, “I didn’t know if it was abuse.” This is what the cycle of abuse does. It confuses you, hooks you, and wears you down until you start to believe...

Quick Summer Note + Out of Office 

I’ll be taking some time offline the last week of July to travel with my daughter, and again at the end of August. If you’ve been thinking about booking a Validation session or Intro call, now is a good time to book it. I usually begin to limit the one-off bookings...

When Co-Parenting is Actually About Control

If you’ve ever dealt with an ex who seems to thrive on chaos, you’re not imagining it. Custody disputes with a manipulative co-parent feel like playing a game where the rules keep changing—and somehow, you’re always the one expected to adjust and be flexible. One...

Do you offer free coaching?

While I’m not in a position to offer free 1:1 coaching, I want to make sure you know where you can start. I’ve created a lot of free resources for those who are in the thick of it, just trying to survive and figure out the next step. Here are a few places you might...

When You Book the Call and Don’t Show Up

I want to talk about something that keeps happening. People are booking free calls—and then not showing up. No cancellation. No reschedule. Just silence. I know life gets busy. I know people get nervous. I know sometimes we hit “schedule” when we’re in a moment of...