“INSTANT GRATIFICATION takes too long.” I couldn’t agree more. Fellow emotionally transparent addict and alcoholic Carrie Fisher sums up the problem with INSTANT GRATIFICATION … Just beautifully. Dela...

I am a proud and grateful introvert, so if I am honest my greatest fear has never been being alone, that is actually easier for me than being with others. My greatest fear has been about being VULNERA...

Being in an intimate PARTNERSHIP is a full-time job, so if you are not ready, do not apply. An intimate relationship goes to a whole new level when both parties choose to hold each other’s hearts and ...

If you can’t find a good role model when it comes to creating and preserving respectful PERSONAL BOUNDARIES, become one. Now I apolgoise in advance if you are looking for a quickie. This topic is long...

Some of humanity’s most brilliant minds … Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein, all consistently remind us that their success was due to the fact that they learnt to trust then honour thei...

Bang, bang, you shot me down, bang, bang I hit the ground … Words can TRIGGER devastating bullets straight to the heart if we have no emotionally protective boundaries in place. Most of us spend the s...

“The only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.” … Simple to say, but not always easy to do.  Thanks for the quote, Richard Bach, I do agree wholeheartedly. There is no perfect script ...

Creating ANXIETY ABOUT ANXIETY is about as helpful as getting angry at angry people. When we become the very thing we are so fearful of and self-righteous about judging, the cycle continues from one r...

FOOD AND SEX “FOOD is like SEX, when you abstain even the worst stuff begins to look good” shares Beth McAllister … When FOOD and SEX mean everything or nothing in our lives, this is an alarm to let u...

There are times we all often just want to run away from all the work it takes to be a responsible loving, emotionally connected sane and sober adult. It just doesn’t come easily for all of us, a...