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3 Tips for Nurturing Relationships as a Busy Professional-image

3 Tips for Nurturing Relationships as a Busy Professional

Maintaining a solid relationship while working in a career that demands virtually everything from you can be tough. You’re out there getting things done, chasing deadlines, taking on big projects, and maybe even running a team. You’re proud of your...

When Someone You Love Won’t Change-image

When Someone You Love Won’t Change

Despite my mantra—we’re not fixing them, we’re fixing you, and that changes everything—most people still come to me because they want someone in their life to change. The biggest issues we have in relationships is that we expect the people...

3 Things My Divorce Taught Me About Co-Dependency-image

3 Things My Divorce Taught Me About Co-Dependency

What do you even call a divorce anniversary? There really should be a name for it. People don’t typically celebrate these things—and I’m certainly not planning to—but the date is coming up. Two years. And as much as I don’t...

Dear Brave Soul: When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned- Shame, Blame And Other Things We Aren’t Meant To Carry-image

Dear Brave Soul: When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned- Shame, Blame And Other Things We Aren’t Meant To Carry

A Letter to the Brave:   Dear Brave Soul, Guilt, Blame, Shame, and Other Things We Aren’t Meant to Carry You probably don’t feel it right now. You may feel anything but. But you are brave—and you will be brave—because...

Enmeshment vs. Codependence: What’s the Difference—and What Does Healthy Connection Look Like?-image

Enmeshment vs. Codependence: What’s the Difference—and What Does Healthy Connection Look Like?

Relational boundaries—the kind you can't see, but absolutely feel—are foundational to our emotional health. This post explores the murky waters of enmeshment and codependency, and just as importantly, what healthy interdependence looks like. For many of us, these distinctions weren’t...

What To Do When You Don’t Trust Your Partner-image

What To Do When You Don’t Trust Your Partner

This is one of those gut punch kind of topics—one that doesn’t get talked about enough. What do you do when you don't trust your partner? Not when you feel annoyed with them, not when you have a little miscommunication,...

How Visual Journaling Helps Heal After Relationship Highs and Lows-image

How Visual Journaling Helps Heal After Relationship Highs and Lows

The emotional landscape of relationships—from the exhilarating peaks of connection to the devastating valleys of heartbreak—can leave lasting imprints on our inner worlds. While traditional talk therapy and written journaling have long been recognized for their healing benefits, visual journaling...

Is it Emotional Abuse—Or Something Else?-image

Is it Emotional Abuse—Or Something Else?

Emotional abuse is something many people struggle to name, identify, or even accept in their lives. It's easy to mislabel emotional experiences, especially when you've grown up in dysfunction or internalized complex shame. Today, we're unpacking what emotional abuse actually...

What if You’re The Red Flag? And What Do You Do About It?-image

What if You’re The Red Flag? And What Do You Do About It?

Are You the Red Flag? This blog post might make you shift in your seat a little.   What If You Are the Red Flag? Because I want to ask you something hard: What if you are the red flag?...

How To Make Good Decisions When You Feel Guilty-image

How To Make Good Decisions When You Feel Guilty

I hear this all the time: How can I make a decision without feeling guilty? How can I say no and not feel like a bad wife, child, mother, or friend? Guilt impedes decision-making. It clouds your judgment and keeps...

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