Tag: Ashamed

“Much has been written about co-dependency. All agree that it is about the loss of selfhood. Co-dependency is a condition wherein one has no inner life. Happiness is on the outside. Good feelings and self-validation lie on the outside. They can never be generated from within.” ― John ...

One of the entrepreneurs I work with was discovering the challenge of convincing people to buy her product again. She sells a custom soap for people with a certain type of skin sensitivity, it’s effective, and she has happy customers. Despite all of that, she was struggling to get repeat buyer...

In the years before Roe v. Wade, the abortion ban made terminating a pregnancy dangerous. Even getting care for high-risk pregnancies was challenging, with anxious doctors who were worried about legal repercussions. It was not easy to end an unplanned pregnancy. At the time, I worked with a ...

As a mother to my 3-year-old daughter, I have started reflecting lately on the traumas of my past. I am determined to shield her from the shame and bullying I suffered quietly. Body shaming is, unfortunately, a haunting reality that many of us confront daily. The neverending whi...