At some point everyone reaches a point where they need help. None of us know everything there is to know or have every perspective to know what options may be available to us. The most common reason why people struggle with asking for help is fear. Fear of rejection or someone saying no. Perhaps they are worried about being perceived by others as weak for asking for help. For example, in a professional setting a

Nothing worth having comes easy. And nothing worth having is without struggle and obstacles. When Travis Barker of Blink 182 was a teenager, his mom passed away. All Travis wanted to do was be a drummer and his mother was his biggest cheerleader. She really believed in his ability to become a drummer and encouraged him up until the day she passed away. His dad, naturally, wanted his son to have a backup plan, in

We are so quick to judge what others do based on their actions and what we do based on our intentions. Have you noticed that? I am certainly guilty of this. But the truth is, regardless of our intentions, if we hurt someone, we don’t get to tell them that we didn’t. We shouldn’t invalidate their experience, even if we don’t like it. Our job as a friend, partner, parent, sibling or whatever – is

In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of The Ring, Frodo tells Gandalf that he wishes the ring hadn’t come to him during his lifetime. Gandalf replies that he does, too, and so do all who live to see such times. But then he reminds Frodo that, “all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” It is inevitable that all of us will encounter troubling times. And it’s

Often times, you think you know who would help you, never leave you or put you in difficult times. But the proof, as they say, is in the pudding. You don’t really know until it happens. Sometimes the people we expect will be there, aren’t and the people we never thought would step up for us, do. Who has helped you in difficult times? Who has shown up for you in ways you never expected?

The king of horror himself, Stephen King, said these words. As a culture, we are fascinated by horror movies and books. Some of us are obsessed with true crime. I have my theory about that one. I think there is a biological/psychological reason why we are so interested in crime. If we know what to look for and what we can learn from these situations that resulted in horrific crimes, we won’t get fooled and

Some people who are unhappy with who they are, have the propensity to project their negativity and self-loathing onto other people. Healthy, happy people don’t go around tearing down other people. In my sophomore year of high school, I began to branch out and become friends with other people then my regular group of friends. Some of the girls that I was friends with at the time were becoming classic mean girls, and I hated

A couple of years ago, I found a subreddit called AITA (Am I the Asshole?). It’s been around for a long time, I’m just late to the party in finding it. I asked the ole magic 8 ball, also known as the Google, if I was wrong for standing my ground when it came to setting boundaries with my family out of desperation. I was struggling with guilt, years of unhealthy programming and gaslighting that