What Would You Do With A Second Chance?

What Would You Do With A Second Chance?

What Would You Do With A Second Chance? Do you believe in second chances? It could be a game, a career opportunity, a relationship, or even life itself. Whether you are on the giving or receiving end of them, they can certainly be exciting, but also come with...
Reverse Brainwashing: The Goal of Rebuilding

Reverse Brainwashing: The Goal of Rebuilding

If you have been a participant at any of my speaking events, you know that three years ago today I removed myself and my child from a dangerous situation and unhealthy marriage. Many people (including family and friends) did not know the severity of the situation and...
What’s In a Name?: Choosing Your Words Wisely

What’s In a Name?: Choosing Your Words Wisely

Even when teased as a child, some of us would chant “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” However, as an adult, I don’t find that true at all. I was bullied and teased all through school and I was never able to follow my parent’s advice...
Living With Chronic Pain: How I Got My Life Back

Living With Chronic Pain: How I Got My Life Back

During one of the most stressful years of my life, while I was battling complications from Type II Diabetes, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Before I had visited the Rheumatologist, I thought it was just joint ailments and a touch of arthritis, since I was entering...
How I Was Taught NOT to Care About ‘Self-Care’

How I Was Taught NOT to Care About ‘Self-Care’

by Cheryl Denise Bannerman My brothers had just busted my bedroom’s glass closet doors and put three holes in the hallway walls. Their drug-induced fight started in my bedroom, continued down the hallway, and out the front door to the street in front of our...