Shame: Keep it in the family

(5 minutes read time) Abuse is often hidden, not just by the abuser, but by the very people who should protect and support the victim. One of the most insidious ways this happens is through the power of family shame—a silent force that silences victims and protects...

How do you see yourself in the mirror?

(4 minutes reading time) Listen to more here. “Baby girl, we don’t change. We take the gravel and the shell and we make a pearl. We help other people to change so they can see more kinds of beauty.” Pink. We Are Enough: Reclaiming Beauty, Health, and...

Jealousy: Survival of the fittest (A mind trick).

(2 minutes reading time) Listen to more here. Let Your Child Feel Jealousy—It’s Healthy I was inspired to write this after seeing a post from an influencer that said: “I’m raising my girl to never be jealous of other girls.” At first, that might sound empowering—but...

Marriage: Survival of the fittest

These days, the old ways of doing relationships just don’t work like they used to. Traditional marriage roles—where one person provides and the other keeps things running at home—don’t fit with how life and love work now. People want more than just a partner who ticks...
Someone hurt you, no one believed you, now what?

Someone hurt you, no one believed you, now what?

(5 minutes reading time) If you are a child of any age, or worried about a child, you can contact Childline for confidential help and services that will help you and tell you how to get to safety or keep yourself safe. Contacting Childline Call us free on 0800 1111 or...

A child urgently and desperately needs you now!

Listen here (5 minutes reading time) “I had a good childhood.” “My mother did the best she could.” Healing the Inner Child: The Path to Emotional Freedom You may have been validated by what everyone else does—and that matters. But you also...