You Were Always Good Inside: Healing from the "Good Girl" Identity

You Were Always Good Inside: Healing from the "Good Girl" Identity

You Were Always Good Inside: Healing from the "Good Girl" Identity

Many women were praised for being “good” — quiet, helpful, selfless — but no one warned them about the cost. As adults, they often find themselves exhausted, invisible, and unsure how to even name their own needs.
Drawing from Dr. Becky Kennedy’s Good Inside and personal reflections on breaking the cycle, this post explores how the "Good Girl" identity disconnects us from ourselves — and how healing begins when we realize we were good inside all along.

The Hidden Burnout of Motherhood: Are You Carrying Too Much?

The Hidden Burnout of Motherhood: Are You Carrying Too Much?

The Hidden Burnout of Motherhood: Are You Carrying Too Much?

Motherhood is full of contradictions. It’s beautiful and exhausting. Magical and maddening. One minute, you're in awe of the little human you created, and the next, you're crying in the bathroom because you just want five minutes alone.

It’s in this quiet swirl of love, hormones, identity shifts, and sheer fatigue that many women find themselves experiencing something no one warned them about: postpartum stress.

And here's the thing—it's not always loud or obvious. 

Sometimes it shows up as irritation over tiny things. Or a sense of emptiness even when you're "doing everything right." Or that heavy, silent mental load you’re carrying that no one else seems to notice.

From Overthinking to Action: How to Manage Anxiety-Induced Decision Paralysis

From Overthinking to Action: How to Manage Anxiety-Induced Decision Paralysis

From Overthinking to Action: How to Manage Anxiety-Induced Decision Paralysis

You’re staring at your screen. You’ve reread the same sentence 14 times. You need to answer that email, make that call, choose between two options—any option—and yet… you do nothing. You scroll. You avoid. You maybe even cry a little.

Welcome to the funhouse that is anxiety paralysis.

If you’ve ever felt completely frozen by your thoughts, unable to make even the simplest decisions because your brain has officially short-circuited from overthinking, you’re not alone. This is more than procrastination. It’s a full-body, mind-numbing, deer-in-headlights kind of shutdown.

Stop “Should-ing” on Yourself: How Invisible Rules Create Pressure in Parenting and Work

Stop “Should-ing” on Yourself: How Invisible Rules Create Pressure in Parenting and Work

Stop “Should-ing” on Yourself: How Invisible Rules Create Pressure in Parenting and Work

Many of us walk through life carrying invisible rules—quiet expectations that whisper, “You should be doing more. You should be doing better.” These internal pressures often show up in the form of self-critical thoughts that leave us feeling like we’re falling short, especially in parenting and work. In this piece, we explore where these beliefs come from, how they quietly shape our mental health, and what it means to shift from judgment to self-compassion. Because if we want our children to believe they’re already enough, we have to believe it first.

Should You Stay or Go? Discover the Clarity of Discernment Counseling

Should You Stay or Go? Discover the Clarity of Discernment Counseling

Should You Stay or Go? Discover the Clarity of Discernment Counseling

Feeling unsure about whether to stay in your relationship or go your separate ways? Discernment counseling is a short-term, structured process that helps couples at a crossroads gain clarity and make informed decisions about their future—without pressure to fix things right away. In this post, we break down what discernment counseling is, how it works, who it’s for, and why it may be the right first step when one or both partners feel uncertain about the relationship.