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emotional regulation

The red flags starter pack 🚩

  Some of us even earned the full loyalty card. 🙋‍♀️ You know the one… the relationship that looks cute on Instagram but feels like slow emotional death in real life.  The one where you convince yourself “he’s just misunderstood,” while your gut’s in the corner quietly sobbing into a bottle of wine. 🍷  If you’ve ever wondered how to build your own red flag starter pack, here’s the foolproof 5-step formula I perfected back in my toxic relationship era.…

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How to set boundaries with social media (without quitting cold turkey)

  Social media: the land of cat videos, inspirational quotes, and people oversharing their breakfast smoothies. 🐈  It can be fun, inspiring, even educational… and it can also be a giant energy-sucking black hole that leaves you feeling like you need a lie-down and a therapist. 🫩 The problem isn’t social media itself.  It’s how much we let it run our lives as well as using it as a tool to numb-out (and avoid what’s really going on in our…

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Why they can’t meet you where you’re at (It’s not your fault)

  Do you ever find yourself pouring your heart out to someone and get met with the emotional equivalent of a blank Google Doc? 🥺 Yeah. That. Let’s talk about it. Most people are walking around like IKEA furniture – held together by a few screws and a prayer. 🙏  No therapy. No shadow work. No journaling.  Not even a self-help podcast while doing dishes.  Fuck all. So when you come in all self-aware and shit, emotionally intelligent, slightly unhinged (but…

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