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5 Tips on How to Stop Attracting Narcissists: Advice for Empaths

April 25, 2022

Do you have a difficult time saying no to people? Do you feel like you're constantly giving more of yourself than you have to offer? If so, there's a good chance that you're attracting narcissists into your life. Narcissists are attracted to empaths because they sense that they receive what they need (which is usually attention and validation). I will discuss five tips on how to stop attracting narcissists and protect yourself from their toxicity. Tip # 1 - Make Sure that Your Needs Are Being Met Narcissists a[...]

How to Be Vulnerable without Feeling Needy

April 6, 2022

Do you ever feel like you need to put up a wall to protect yourself from getting hurt? We've all been there at one time or another. It's natural to want to protect yourself, but sometimes it can be taken too far, and some of the singles I work with tell me they have become closed off from the world. This isn't healthy for any person or a relationship. In this blog post, I'll share my insights on how you can be vulnerable without feeling needy. The first step is to understand why a person becomes closed off in[...]

The Lost Art of Kindness and Why 2022 is the Year to Bring it Back

March 24, 2022

I think all of us are familiar with the terms "nice" and "kind." But have you ever really thought about what exactly these two words mean? What are we really saying when we say "she is nice" or that "he is kind?" Often we use the words interchangeably when describing people. A nice man holds the door for his date, and so does a kind man; both actions indicate someone being considerate towards others. The problem is that the motivations of our door opening nice man and our kind man be very, very different.[...]

TOP 5 LIMITING BELIEFS Keeping Singles Single

February 1, 2022

Limiting beliefs about relationships are the disempowering stories you tell yourself about why you can’t have a successful relationship or find someone who will truly love you. These limiting beliefs are often created by a thought, judgment, story, opinion, or interpretation of a specific experience or belief that you have taken on as truth even though this belief is false. One example of a limiting belief is: “I will never find true love.” Beliefs like these are often programmed by childhood experiences[...]