What Does It Mean to Be Emotionally Available?

When someone is emotional available, they feel and know their feelings instead of avoiding all or some to limit vulnerability. It’s not that we know every feeling at every moment; that’s not how humans operate. However, we have a consistent, healthier...

Podcast Ep. 251: Spotting a Romance Scammer

Watching and listening to a host of shows on romance scams revealed a similar pattern throughout. In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I share my observations about scams and scammers. From distinguishing questionable and shady behaviour...

Podcast Ep. 240: Oh-Oh for Intensity and Fast Trust

In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I talk about why intensity in the early stages of dating makes us feel so trusting and knowledgeable. Why is it that we think we know someone so well or behave as if they’ve already earned our...

Podcast Ep. 223: The Gaslighting of Future Faking

If you’ve ever experienced self-doubt, confusion, disappointment and a sense of rejection after someone said or did things that intimated or outright promised a future that didn’t materialise, you’ve experienced Future Faking. In this week’s episode...

Compromising your integrity causes you to feel unsafe

Moving too fast in an early-stage relationship or situation sets off your body’s alarm bells. Initially, it feels exciting and enticing to get swept up in things. You might feel flattered, hopeful, relieved, on a high. Of course, when you feel like this,...