Most of us spend a lot of time diligently planning for our future, trying our best to create positive outcomes down the road while we avoid any unnecessary pain or problems. But, what happens when we also try to control what’s already happened to us in our past and let it take control of our present and future? Seems like a lot of wasted effort, right? We can’t change what’s already happened to us or what people have done to hurt us, yet most of us struggle to put that past

If you’re like me this week…you’re probably asking….how much more of this craziness can we take? As I watch the daily fire updates here in Oregon, as well as Washington and California, I see the shock, sense of hopelessness and despair in the eyes of people whose whole communities have been lost or forever changed throughout the west coast. Thankfully, I also see positive examples, that show that the best of humanity is still rising to the call. People that chose the path of

Welcome back to the last post of my 4-part series on narcissism! Today I’m going to share five ways you can protect yourself from this destructive and toxic personality, because it’s important to have your own arsenal to draw from when a narcissist comes knocking at your door. So, let’s start with the most essential tool that will put YOU in the driver’s seat. It sounds over simplistic, but it will lay the groundwork for you in identifying narcissistic behavior and the earli