Today let’s talk about people pleasing. Have you ever found yourself doing things you didn’t want to do, just so others would like you?

When I started dealing with the effects of growing up in an alcoholic family, I was so bound up in the fear and terror of what I had lived through as a child, that those emotions were all I could see for a long time.

Today let’s talk about parents and paradox. Have you ever felt like you had a love/hate relationship with a parent?

Today let’s talk about seeking outside help. Has it ever seemed like your problems are bigger than you can deal with on your own?

Today let’s talk about progress. Have you ever taken a step forward and not long after find yourself two steps behind where you started?

Today let’s talk about being gentle with myself. Have you ever felt like you’re too tough on yourself?

Today let’s talk about learning to feel joy. Has it ever seemed like it’s hard to feel happiness or joy? Easy to feel pain, but tough to feel excitement?