Author: Tiffani Morgan
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Raising An Autistic Son As A Neurodivergent Parent
Image Credit: Unsplash- Peter Burdon I was diagnosed with ADHD at 42. Though I can look back and clearly see several of the symptoms were bright lights in my childhood such as, overly talkative, an over sharer, starting projects and not ending them, short attention span, no attention span for what I deemed boring, my…
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The Art Of Letting Go
Image Credit: Pexels- Andrea Piacquadio Forgiveness is often wrapped in a religious ideology, twisting the belief that to move forward in life, we must forgive those who hurt us. If we are unable to release and move past the trauma they caused, we are shamed into unworthiness of God’s love. For all my 44 years…
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The Power Of Your Inner Circle
Image Source: Unsplash- Melissa Askew As a survivor of childhood abuse, learning to keep the peace and smooth out other people’s discomfort created an adult who struggles to stand firm in what I believe in and know to be true. While I have many great examples of all the moments I did the right thing,…
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The Path That Is Right For You
Reinvention can happen at any age. Sometimes, we are forced into it however, there are many moments in life that force you to reevaluate to know you simply need a different direction to go. However, if the decision to change paths comes to you, the importance of knowing when to follow your gut and move…
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Friendships Feed Our Souls
Friendships, especially those ride-or-die friends, are the lifeline to keeping a woman’s sanity in place. When I was a teenager and even through my twenties, the more friends I had, the more I felt like I was on top of the world. It told me I was something to everybody, which could actually never be…
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The Art Of Self-Care
The art of practicing self-care has absolutely become a top buzzword all over social media. The challenge within each post or vlog is understanding what is actually going to fill your bank and where to ensure you are walking away feeling refreshed, renewed, and ready to tackle the world again. In answering the questions below,…
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50 Pieces Of Advice I Wish I Knew At Eighteen
Just a few weeks ago, my bonus daughter graduated high school, taking the much-needed steps to start her journey into higher education and adulthood. I pondered for quite a while what to write in her graduation card, wanting to say the one line that I needed to hear at her same age. Naturally, I couldn’t…
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Enjoying Cross-Sex Friendships While In Relationships
The data shows that men and women cannot be friends. The data also shows that men and women can be friends. Simply put, when one or both cross-sex friends are attracted to one another, can they truly be “just friends?” Statistically speaking, when cross-sex friends are in relationships with significant others, they are available for…
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The Roads I Traveled On
Maybe it’s that I am on marriage number four at the young age of forty-three. Maybe it’s learning enough about myself at this stage in life to view things differently. It could possibly be the decades of experience I have in coaching clients who are unraveling childhood trauma that I learned a thing or two…
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Recovering People Pleaser
My therapist once said, “If the compromise interferes with who you are as a person, then you are people-pleasing, not compromising.” Her truth rings in my ears four years later every time I mull over a decision. The truth is, I am a really flexible person. I generally don’t care what we have for dinner,…