There’s a high cost to silence. We don’t talk about it often, but secrets make us sick — emotionally, mentally, even physically. They create depression, anger, anxiety, and disconnection. And for too many of us, they start early. I learned young that speaking the truth could be dangerous. When I told my father I was going to tell my teacher about what he was doing to me, he threatened me. My mother accused me of lying. The people who were supposed to protect me were the ones

When you grow up in a world that rewards obedience and punishes authenticity, silence becomes survival. That’s where my guest, Brooke Kekos, began her story — inside a high-control religious system that mirrored the same emotional and psychological patterns found in narcissistic families and relationships. What she discovered on the other side is the very heart of this conversation: that healing isn’t about who broke you, it’s about remembering who you’ve always been. 🔥 When

There’s a tenderness in women who care deeply. The ones who hold it all together, who anticipate everyone’s needs before their own, who make life easier for everyone else — even when it costs them their peace. For many of us, that’s how we learned to love. But at some point, love turned into labor. When I sat down with healer and energy coach Lyn Delmastro-Thomson, we talked about the quiet grief that lives inside women who never stop giving. Her story began with watching her

We talk about grief like it belongs only to death. But there’s another kind of grief that’s quieter - one that doesn’t get flowers, casseroles, or sympathy cards. It’s the grief of what could’ve been. It’s the heartbreak that comes when the future you imagined falls apart - the relationship you thought would last, the friendship that fades, the dream that slips away, or even the dog who was your anchor through every storm. It’s the invisible grief that no one warns you about.

There’s a moment in every woman’s life when the mask of holding it all together starts to crack. Sometimes, it’s a death. Sometimes, it’s the end of a relationship. Sometimes, it’s the slow burn of disappointment that finally explodes in your chest when no one’s watching. But underneath the heartbreak, the rage, the exhaustion - what you’re really feeling is grief. In this week’s episode of You Have the Power , I sat down with grief coach and author Eryn Elder to talk about t

Sometimes words just aren’t enough. You can talk about your pain, analyze your patterns, and unpack your childhood—but still feel like your body is carrying the weight of it all. That’s what I explored in this week’s episode of You Have the Power  with Mindful Arts Therapist Susan Day—and it might just change the way you think about healing. When Talking Isn’t Enough Susan shared something powerful: We’ve been expressing ourselves through art since we were drawing on cave wal

We all have our go-to escapes. Food. Scrolling. Shopping. Overworking. Even silence. On the surface, these might look like coping...

You know the drill.You 're not physically hungry—but you find yourself reaching for the snack drawer… again. Maybe it’s after a stressful...

Have you ever seen someone remain calm when chaos is erupting around them? Maybe it was a grandmother, a teacher, or a mentor who stood...

Silence is seductive. It convinces us that keeping quiet will protect us—that we’ll keep the peace, avoid rejection, or stay safe if we...

“We hold the key. We lock the door. And we’re the ones guarding it.”  — Sandra Valks Some of us learned to stay silent to survive. Some...

For a long time, I thought I had to earn love. Be agreeable. Be pleasing. Be low-maintenance. Because somewhere along the way, I learned...

For a long time, my healing journey focused on avoiding the wrong men. Not getting pulled back into cycles of love bombing, narcissistic...

I used to think I just had “bad luck” in dating.That I kept attracting the wrong men because they were emotionally unavailable,...

There’s a truth about being a “successful” woman that almost no one talks about. As Amy Harrington, co-founder of The Passionistas...

It’s been one year since I launched You Have the Power  — a podcast born from pain, healing, and the desire to create a space where women...

Breaking the Cycle: Generational Trauma & Emotional Inheritance – Part 2 You can build a successful career, keep it all together in front...

Let’s get one thing straight: if you feel like you're carrying too much, it’s probably because you are. But here’s the kicker — most of...

In today’s world, many women continue to struggle with the trauma of sexual abuse and betrayal, often in silence. It’s a painful reality,...

There’s a question that so many survivors get asked: “Will you forgive them?” For me, the answer is simple — and not simple at all. No. I...