When reflecting on your past actions and decisions, remember that those decisions were based on the knowledge and understanding you had at the time. Acknowledging this helps you accept your choices and fosters emotional maturity, rather than judging yourself through the lens of hindsight or idealized memories. Letting go of the past and embracing change […]

 Have you ever had to deal with a friendship breakup? It’s never easy, darling, but I have some advice. “People, people who need people, are the luckiest people in the world.” — Barbra Streisand Dear readers, Barbra had it right. But I’m going to take it one step further: as women, we need other women in our […]

Why Do Adult Women Bully: An In-depth Analysis When talking about female friendships, it seems imperative to address why adult women bully other women: it often stems from insecurity, jealousy, a need for power or control, and unresolved childhood issues, and it usually shows up as subtle, relational aggression rather than physical conflict. These behaviors […]

The best relationships always have a communication strategy. Day in and day out we negotiate. We even negotiate with ourselves. When you think about a woman’s life, negotiations of all types occur every single day. From a young age, we begin to learn the art of negotiation: the art of having discussions with the aim […]

Honestly, darlings, the blues encompass a wide range of emotions from the depths of despair to the pain of Monday mornings. The word is a combination of sadness, *melancholy,*gloom and even despair. Obviously, there are a variety of reasons we experience the blues, depending on the circumstance. These feelings of discontent are especially common during […]