We project lack of self trust as lack of trust in others. If you trust yourself then you never have to worry about trusting anyone else. As long as you’re worried about trusting others you will always have trust issues. How my daughter’s addiction and my breast cancer helped me build trust in myself.
Andrea Seydel and I talked about how to struggle well today. The concept of struggling well normalizes that when you love someone with an addiction there is going to be struggle. Learning to struggle well is part of taking your power back.
2 coaches talking about making friends in the bathroom and how to use shadow work in your life. I share how I use shadow work to help me through my daughter’s addiction and Kim shares how she uses it in every day life. A few references we make in this video: The Living With Addiction …
The name of this podcast says it all, right? As soon as I saw the name , I reached out to the host Andrea Seydel. We did a fun switch and interviewed each other for our podcasts. The episode where she interviews me available now. I’m releasing my interview of her on Thursday. The podcast …
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Do you ever wonder if you’re what’s holding you back from what you want? One of my superpowers is seeing people’s behavior patterns, including my own. One pattern that every human has is limiting themselves with their circumstances. We all do it, it’s just a matter of how much we do it. Here’s what I …
How do you feel when you pay your medical bills? Do you feel over charged and frustrated? I noticed the other day that medical bills, even $36 ones have an emotional charge for me. I know I’m not the only person who feels that way, so I thought I’d find the pain point and share …
How often do you feel pressured to make decisions quickly? If you’ve been dealing with a child’s addiction, seeing an incoming call from their number or any unknown number can instantly create a panic/stress response in you. You never know what you’re going to be met with on the other end of the phone. If …
Link to the Life Without Limits show where I was interviewed by Tom Russell on December 14th 2020. Click Here To Listen
How one Mum has used her own journey of dealing with her daughter’s drug addiction to help and support others going through the same. Heather Ross never dreamed she would find herself in many parents’ worst nightmare, discovering that her child was addicted to drugs that started like many teenagers with pot and drinking but …
Are you dreading the holidays? When you’re already struggling because of your child’s addiction, the holidays can quickly compound that stress. You can’t control what your child does, but you can be intentional with how you respond to what happens this year and set the tone for your family. Step 1 Decide ahead of time …
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A few weeks ago I talked with Monica from Front Seat, The Road Back To You Podcast. I loved the name of her podcast because that’s what my journey with my daughter’s addiction has been, a road back to me. Through trying to understand my daughter and her addiction, I came to understand myself. …
New must listen podcast episode! We go into dealing with a child’s addiction and the issues most parents face in general. The Thrive and Aligned Healing podcast is a collaboration between Life Coach Kimberly Jarman and Dr. Carmen Jones. They approach health and happiness from a holistic perspective addressing the mind, body, and soul to …
If you are struggling with a child’s addiction or any loved one’s addiction check out this episode WV Uncommonplace Podcast where I share my story about my journey to my own recovery and dealing with my daughter’s addiction. Share the love and pass this podcast on to anyone you know who needs it. . click …
An important part of supporting yourself and your child who is struggling with addiction is questioning all your old beliefs and creating intentional new ones that serve you. This video is one of the resources that helped me form my new beliefs about addiction because the connection aspect and findings of the research resonated with …
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If you are struggling with a child’s addiction or any loved one’s addiction check out this episode of The Struggle Is Real Podcast by Wellness On The Farm where I share my story about my journey to my own recovery and dealing with my daughter’s addiction. Share the love and pass this podcast on to anyone you …
Questions are simple yet life changing. I love seeing the lights come on and a coaching client changing in front of my eyes as I ask them questions. The heavy burden of overwhelm lifts, their body relaxes, the brain fog dissipates, clarity kicks in, and they start to see they have more choices than they …
It’s not the things we do once that matter. It’s the things we do over and over that matter. I’m so grateful that I put my own oxygen mask on first over and over day after day because in times of crisis, I default to those habits. I don’t have to rely on figuring out …
The other day I was watching a video for my Reiki certification and one of the slides said if you want to keep pushing Reiki on someone who doesn’t want it then you need to look at yourself and why you want them to do it so bad. Of course that got me thinking about …
Your beliefs create the results you have in your life. You might read that and think I’ve lost my mind because your child is struggling with addiction, you live in chaos day in and day out, and nothing has helped so far. Now I’m telling you that changing your beliefs can change that? Yes, that’s …
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You can have a connected loving relationship with your child without enabling them. If you want to connect with them, you need to look inside yourself first. A large part of what’s blocking your relationship is that their addiction activates every unresolved emotional wound you have. We all have similar wounds, that’s why most parents …
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