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Healthy Relationships

A Friendship Ended So Now What?

So many friends have confided in me this year especially their friendship breakup stories and my heart aches for theirs. Nobody, however, confided in me that they ended the friendship, but rather the other way around. In each situation it was the other person in the relationship who’d walked away, iced them out or in some other way put an end to things. In most situations, they were “ghosted” or at the very least, clearly avoided. A friendship ended so now what do we do?

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Book Reviews, Healthy Relationships

About Forgiveness | ‘Off the Hook’ Book Review

FrontGate Media gifted me a copy of ‘Off the Hook’ in exchange for an honest review of the book. All opinions are honest and my own.

From the book: “SO YOU THINK YOU’VE FORGIVEN? THINK AGAIN. Is there something you’ve inadvertently picked up along the way that’s sucking the life out of you? Stealing your peace? Has you stuck? Stuck happens. Much as we think we’ve moved on, hard things have a way of taking root in the heartscape of our lives. Off the Hook shares real-life stories of real people who had no idea they were still captive to past hurts—until they walked through deep forgiveness! This way of forgiveness offers healing and freedom you never thought possible.

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Healthy Relationships

5 Myths About Relationships

I’m a domestic violence survivor. In the over eight years since my first marriage ended I have learned so much and I make it my mission to share that here.

The steps to healing I’ve taken, both on my own and through therapy, have been tremendously healing, helpful, and enlightening. I care about you and your relationships. I want them to be healthy and not toxic. I want you to be healthy, strong, and empowered in your relationships.

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