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Are You Robbing Others and Harming Yourself?

Are You Robbing Others and Harming Yourself?

Mar 31, 2025 | Changing Me, Changes We, Self Empowerment, Women's Empowerment

“Managing others’ emotions robs them and harms you.” ~LMB Every time you silence yourself to avoid your partner’s blow-up, lie to keep others from feeling sad, tiptoe around someone’s rage, or brush off a hurt to avoid a loved one’s defensiveness, you are...
How to Cultivate Compassion for Healthier Relationships

How to Cultivate Compassion for Healthier Relationships

Feb 24, 2025 | Changes We, Changing Me, Radically New Culture, Radically New Relationships, Self Empowerment

“Compassion fosters relationships and caring nations. Extend it beyond your circle.” ~LMB The greatest need for human beings is the need for love and belonging. Compassion is vital to getting these needs met. Compassion allows you to connect with the experiences of...
Staying Grounded in Chaotic Times: A Guide to Finding Strength Amid Uncertainty

Staying Grounded in Chaotic Times: A Guide to Finding Strength Amid Uncertainty

Feb 17, 2025 | Accountability, Radically New Culture, Self Empowerment

“When everything around you feels amiss, focus on getting grounded.” ~LMB Life is a roller coaster of ups and downs, filled with ecstatic joys and tremendous hardships. These fluctuations can occur in relationships, careers, or the broader political and emotional...
Stop Blaming Yourself: How Oppressors Manipulate the Minds of the Oppressed

Stop Blaming Yourself: How Oppressors Manipulate the Minds of the Oppressed

Jun 24, 2024 | Radically New Culture, Self Empowerment

“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” ~Steve Biko Too often, those treated poorly by others blame themselves for the poor treatment. They blame themselves when their boss rages, their spouse has an affair, their...
Recognizing Meanness Elevates Your Bar for Kindness in Relationships

Recognizing Meanness Elevates Your Bar for Kindness in Relationships

May 6, 2024 | Radically New Culture, Radically New Relationships, Self Empowerment

“If you can’t recognize meanness, your bar for kindness will be far too low.” ~ Lisa Merlo-Booth If someone buys you flowers on Friday, calls you stupid on Monday, and barely speaks to you when you’re down on Thursday—shred the flowers....

Make room for your “existential moment”

Mar 25, 2024 | A Grounded Powerful Strength (GPS), Accountability, Changing Me, Changes We, Communication, Self Empowerment

“I came to the conclusion that there is an existential moment in your life when you must decide to speak for yourself; nobody else can speak for you.” Martin Luther King Countless people silence their voices in their most important relationships out of fear of the...
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