Feeling Bad About Feeling Good

by | Self

When we’re people pleasers, we imagine that being “good” means that we’ll feel good. Of course, this is super confusing when we feel like crap despite trying to be everyone else’s version of good. We wrestle with overwhelm, shame, resentment and...
The Pandemic Will Teach Us to Be More Boundaried

The Pandemic Will Teach Us to Be More Boundaried

by | Boundaries

In my teens, I would sometimes be in situations where boys pressed to go further than I wanted. I learned how to steer busy hands back up north and to try to make it all as nicey-nice as possible so they didn’t feel wounded and I didn’t feel threatened....