As a woman, you’ve achieved financial success, and career advancement, and while you are still evolving and growing (which all of us should constantly be doing throughout our life’s journey), you feel you have largely achieved your life’s goals. So if you’re so good at all of this and have proven to be able to … Read more
Until recently, there has not been a way to concisely classify the hurt one experiences following traumatic events in an intimate relationship, commonly manifested as finding out your partner has an addiction, had an affair, made financial decisions without you, or just generally found out about a lifestyle that exists of which you had no … Read more
When I see a successful, driven woman who has worked very hard to get where she is in life, my immediate perception is “wow, she must have it all together” or, “I wish I had her confidence”. Meanwhile, below these surface assessments of her character and situation lurks the hidden trauma and adversity that has … Read more
As the modern occupational landscape continues to increasingly include female entrepreneurs, leaders, and professionals, we are also increasingly seeing a shift in our expectations of workplace standards and dynamics. It’s no secret that negative biases exist for women in the workplace, but what’s interesting is that other women tend to perpetuate these negative biases as … Read more
There are obviously emotionally and psychologically abusive partners, but what about the more covert type of emotional and psychological abuse or, even harder to detect, emotional neglect? Wouldn’t all relationships feel comfortable and harmonious if our partners made us feel accepted and therefore loved and confident that the relationship will be long lasting? How do … Read more
Hey, Y’all 🙂 Thought I would drop in on the Ask Jessica Blog this week and share a story. Not sure if you noticed, but a couple weeks ago, we featured an image on the blog of Jessica in her office. And in the background was a picture of a saltshaker filled with middle fingers. … Read more
Whoa, man! Being a single woman in the 21st century should be a piece of cake, right? Youtube tutorials on basic household hacks and repairs, delivery service for virtually any product we need, access to services, help, and support. So why is it so intimidating? For the most part, I stay away from the news, which I … Read more
Have you ever thought of yourself as a train wreck, or has anyone ever referred to you as one (or, i.e., basket case, crazy, hot mess, extra)? Labels are not easy to swallow, and as much as I teach self-love and advocacy to my clients, it’s curious that I may label myself with such a … Read more