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Toxic Relationships, Co-Dependency, and a Loss of Identity

Original content by Ashley Berges Do you know that many of us are raised to value ourselves based on doing things for other people? This gives us value rather than finding our value from within. Hence, this belief leads us to have toxic cycles, creating co-dependency, and continuing down a path of identity loss. Many […]

What Does it Mean to Work on Yourself?

Original content by Ashley Berges Working on ourselves is something we should all take the time to do. But what does it mean to work on ourselves? To understand what it means to work on ourselves, first, we must think about the order in which we need to do it. Where do we begin when […]

Stop being Sucked into Other People’s Drama

Original content by Ashley Berges Have you ever been sucked into some else’s drama? Have they sucked you into their lives and issues? Before you realize it, you are dealing with all their issues that do not affect you. It’s time you figure out how to stop getting sucked into other people’s drama.  We often […]

Have they Really Changed? It is Real Change or Just Words?

Original content by Ashley Berges “I have changed”. Two words we hope to hear from our significant other. We want to believe these words, but are they for real? How can we be sure they have changed this time? What does it mean when someone makes real changes? Let’s look at some indications that prove […]

11 Red Flags to Look for when you Suspect you are Being Cheated on

Original content by Ashley Berges Let’s look at 11 signs that may indicate someone is cheating on you. We must keep in mind that one sign does not necessarily mean you are being cheated on. Most often it is a combination of these signs that indicate cheating. 1.  Emotional distancing or extremely attentive We usually see […]

The Negative effect Enabling has on both the Enabler and the Enabled

There are some major pitfalls when it comes to enabling another person. Both parties are affected when we enable someone. Let’s take a closer look at the pitfalls and the consequences.  1.  We allow people to self-sabotage  In the beginning, we often think that the person’s issues are small, that they will change, and that we […]

When Thoughts Create Stress and Anxiety

Original content by Ashley Berges Do you spend time worrying about the future, Future thinking? It takes us from being mindful in the moment to thinking about what could happen and most likely what is not going to happen.  Future thinking can cause us to be prisoners in our minds. We are constantly thinking about […]

Do your Parents Meet the Ideal Standard?

Original content by Ashley Berges How we think about our parents is influenced by how we are raised, and our parental programming.  Society has an unwritten definition of what a parent should be. A mother should be doting, and available to take the children whenever and where ever they need to go. A father should […]

How to have that Important Conversation to Create Solutions in your Marriage

Original content by Ashley Berges Are there deep conversations in your marriage that you should be having but avoid? Often, we avoid these conversations because we are afraid of our spouse’s reaction. It seems that the longer we hold onto something, the more it eats at us. When we cannot get solutions to the topics […]

Stop! Don’t Lose your Identity by Taking on others’ Issues. How to put things into Perspective

Original content by Ashley Berges It can be difficult to figure out what we want for our own lives. This difficulty often stems from the fact that we are busy taking on other people’s issues, or we may just have co-dependent tendencies. Co-dependent tendencies cause us to want to care for, help, and be there […]

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