by NATALIE | Jul 21, 2020 | 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....
by NATALIE | Jul 17, 2020 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions, I talk about how so many of us have got into a cycle of feeling bad about ourselves. Guilt has become the currency of our relationships, and it’s bankrupting our self-esteem to keep doing...
by NATALIE | Jul 14, 2020 | Emotional Unavailability
Thanks to recent headlines sparked by singer August Alsina’s revelations about his romantic involvement with Jada Pinkett Smith, Jada and her husband Will Smith clarified what happened on her Red Table Talk show. During a very rough time in their marriage where they’d...
by NATALIE | Jul 10, 2020 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
Knowing where we stand, especially when we’re in a relatively new relationship or there’s enough ambiguity that there’s uncertainty and possibly anxiety about whether we’re on the same page is crucial. It helps us to build any subsequent...
by NATALIE | Jul 8, 2020 | Happiness & Self-Esteem
When we feel as if we’ve had a bad run with certain types of people or situation, there can be this anxiety and fear that it’s happening (or going to) when we try again. So, for example, we start dating someone new. Although it seems to be going pretty well,...
by NATALIE | Jul 3, 2020 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
This week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions is about when we give ourselves a hard time because we think that something we said or did scared someone off. Or, we think that ‘one false move’ made an entire situation collapse. Subscribe on Apple...
by NATALIE | Jun 26, 2020 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
Chemistry is that hard-to-put-your-finger-on feeling that we experience (or think we do) with certain people. Some of us chase it or have it at the top of our list, and, unfortunately, it’s a relationship pothole that so many of us walk into time and again. We...
by NATALIE | Jun 24, 2020 | Boundaries
While doing a big sort-through of Things I Always Intended To Publish, I found this note (and my response). It delves into what can often seem like the blurred lines between help and support. My son is in substance abuse recovery. He’s always picking the wrong...
by NATALIE | Jun 19, 2020 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
One of my most frequently asked questions is How can I tell the difference between a healthy relationship and an unhealthy one? In an ideal world, we humans would love to have all of the information up front, and because we can’t, we try to look for signs. This...
by NATALIE | Jun 16, 2020 | Happiness & Self-Esteem
For some of us, feeling not ‘good enough’ is as familiar as breathing. Feeling inadequate and worthless from a very young age is why I’m a recovering people-pleaser, perfectionist and overthinker. Believing it drove me into painful relationships forcing myself...
by NATALIE | Jun 12, 2020 | Podcast: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
Something that many daters struggle with is what feels like the lather, rinse, repeat of their dating cycle. They really want to meet someone but their faith that it’s going to happen is dwindling because promising chats and dates don’t lead to a...
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