How would you answer someone if they asked you, “How well do you protect your physical boundaries?”. If it were asked by anyone other than a therapist, that’d be pretty odd, but nonetheless, roll with it. Put simply – physical boundaries are things like personal space, your comfort level with physical touch, and your physical … Read more
So many women struggle with self-advocacy and self-protection which often stem from not maintaining healthy personal boundaries, which often leads to pleasing others before pleasing themselves. One can be the most badass, successful, educated woman in town. Due to conditioning we all experience to varying degrees in childhood, we can still lack in our abilities … Read more
It’s becoming more widely known how much having a dog can improve so many aspects and qualities of life. While many of us may already be aware of that fact, do we know how our little fur babies accomplish these tasks? In light of Dog Appreciation Day this Friday, I thought it suitable to take … Read more
Before we get into the nuts and bolts of how your attachment style can manifest and affect you and your relationships, what is it? Our attachment styles, or our sense of security in relationships with others, are based on attachment theory which was developed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth in the 1960s. They identified … Read more
Some may think that there is an ‘appropriate’ or ‘healthy’ amount of time to mourn the loss of a relationship after a break up, but the aftermath of a relationship and time spent healing is as unique as the person experiencing it. Several factors impact the way we respond to loss of a relationship, and … Read more
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
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