Why People Pleasers Attract Toxic People
People pleasers go out of their way to make others happy, and many times do not see how this life-long behavior is impacting their own well being. They put their own needs and desires on the back burner, over time resulting in frustration, disappointment, resentment, and even burnout.
Expectations and Resentments and Stress, Oh My!
Expectations are the beliefs we have about how things or people “should” be and resentments are the emotions we experience when those expectations aren’t met.
Expectations cause us to think things or people should be different… that they should be doing it the way WE think they should do it. And when people don’t do it our way or things don’t go our way, then we get resentful, disappointed, or angry.
Midlife - Think You’d Have It All Figured Out By Now?
Self care is about building a life that you have no need to want to escape. It’s about creating peace, happiness, and contentment in your every day life… however that looks to YOU! I guarantee, though, that no amount of spa days and pedis will create that kind of deep fulfillment for you.
4 Questions to Rate Your Self Care
Self care is about building a life that you have no need to want to escape. It’s about creating peace, happiness, and contentment in your every day life… however that looks to YOU! I guarantee, though, that no amount of spa days and pedis will create that kind of deep fulfillment for you.
HALT - How To Manage Stress at the Holidays… and Every Day
What is the HALT method and how can it be used to manage holiday stress?
The added stress of the holidays can heighten our negative reactions to things and people. Add in a dose of the hustle and bustle and additional spending, and it’s easy for the stress to get out of control.
This can make it seem like the world is conspiring against you and that Murphy’s Law is a given - Everything that can go wrong will go wrong.
By using the HALT method, you can make sure you’re not adding to your stress by learning to monitor these key areas.