How to Find Happiness

Personal Development

Girls Just Wanna Be Loved

In the 20th Century:
The goal is to be loved.

In the 21st Century:
The goal is to live a life of love.

Everyone wants to be loved. [Read more…] about Girls Just Wanna Be Loved

The Bully Inside Your Head

When I was younger, I thought there was an easy answer to the question of why guys weren’t interested in me.

It was because of how I looked.

I didn’t have the right body.

I didn’t have the right clothes. [Read more…] about The Bully Inside Your Head

Meet Your Parts

Do you ever let yourself down?

Do you ever react in ways that later embarrass you?

Do you ever want things you know you shouldn’t want?

Or do things you said you’d never do? [Read more…] about Meet Your Parts

#BrilliantBabe: Barbie

We’ve got to talk about Barbie.

By now, many of you will have seen the movie of the summer.

It made history by breaking the $1 billion mark just three weeks into its run.

Why is Barbie so popular? [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Barbie

How to Trust Yourself

A psychic named Aurora told me I doubt myself.

In retrospect, it was rather obvious.

I had gone to a metaphysical fair some years ago in hopes of gaining some clarity.

I had some big decisions to make. [Read more…] about How to Trust Yourself

You’re Nothing If You Don’t Have a Man? REALLY?

It felt like my whole life was training to find a man.

Everything I learned about fashion and cosmetics. To be attractive to men.

Everything I learned about the social graces. To delight and entrance a man. [Read more…] about You’re Nothing If You Don’t Have a Man? REALLY?

Surviving Spouse or Partner Suicide Loss with Michelle Ann Collins

As a culture, we aren’t good with grief.

We aren’t good with sitting with people who are devastated and heartbroken, letting them feel their feelings rather than trying to fix it.

When you are that grieving person, it can feel like no one wants to be there in the trenches with you. [Read more…] about Surviving Spouse or Partner Suicide Loss with Michelle Ann Collins

This Personality Quiz Helps You Understand Yourself AND Him

When’s the last time you took a quiz to find out your personality type?

They’re all over social media.

You can find out which Disney princess you are, which Hogwarts House you belong in, and what your Love Language is. [Read more…] about This Personality Quiz Helps You Understand Yourself AND Him

Celebrate Your Pleasure

When you center your pleasure, magical things happen.

I don’t know about you, but I wasn’t raised to consider my own pleasure. I was taught that my job was to please others. If I did a good job, I’d get approved of. [Read more…] about Celebrate Your Pleasure

3 Ways to Know Your Worth

One of the biggest things that can hold you back in life and love is not knowing your worth.

Your worth is constant. It doesn’t rise and fall based on what other people think of you. It doesn’t rise and fall based on your successes and failures. It is inherent in who you are, and it is the equal of anyone’s. [Read more…] about 3 Ways to Know Your Worth

What Do You Need to Be Happy?

Won’t it be great when you can finally relax into the arms of your beloved…

Knowing that your future together will be long and happy?

No more wondering whether it will work out. [Read more…] about What Do You Need to Be Happy?

Holiday Wishes from Your Brilliance

Happy holidays to all of you who celebrate this time of year!

I’m sending you my warmest wishes for lots of yummy food, lots of sleeping in, and safe travels.

And maybe you’ll have time over the break to clear your mind and get some perspective and start thinking about how things went this year, and what you might want to create for yourself next year. [Read more…] about Holiday Wishes from Your Brilliance

How to Be Happy Single

I am surrounded by so many strong amazing women…

That I sometimes forget that not everyone is as pro-women as I am!

It boggles my mind that there are STILL people today who believe that a woman without a man is like a crust without a pie filling. [Read more…] about How to Be Happy Single