Real Self vs. Ideal Self: This Smart-Ass Explanation Will Blow Your Mind

Several years ago, when I was fresh out of college and working as a sales-call sociopath, I had a very embarrassing experience (as if being the annoying person that keeps forgetting the time difference and calling people in California at like 5 a.m. wasn’t embarrassing enough…). I was sitting at my desk suffering through sharp … Continue reading Real Self vs. Ideal Self: This Smart-Ass Explanation Will Blow Your Mind

The People-Pleasing Chameleon Kid: “How Do You Like Your Bacon? I Can Make it Anyway You Like” (It’s All Fake Bacon)

Fake bacon - just like morning people, car blinkers left on, and the way the volume for Hulu ads auto-increases (pissing off your neighbor for interrupting her OnlyFans video)… …angers me greatly. Now before you get your spinach all riled up in a carrot riot (or “car-riot”... tee hee), this is not a blog post … Continue reading The People-Pleasing Chameleon Kid: “How Do You Like Your Bacon? I Can Make it Anyway You Like” (It’s All Fake Bacon)

Introducing My Spiritual Life Coaching Program: Interpersonal Clarity (Yes, I’m a Bona Fide, Certified Coach, Y’all!)

Been wondering where I've been? Well, now you know! (Ok, so this isn't the ONLY reason I've been MIA... but let me have this one, Karen.) Years of personal/mental growth, education, work experiences, life experiences, good and bad friendships, and a Rolodex of toxic romantic relationships have finally led me here. I have officially launched … Continue reading Introducing My Spiritual Life Coaching Program: Interpersonal Clarity (Yes, I’m a Bona Fide, Certified Coach, Y’all!)

I tried cognitive behavioral therapy at home. Here’s what my Bacon thought

I’ll just say it: thoughts are (more often than not) lyin’ sons-of-bitches. Plain and simple. And yet, we put SO MUCH stock into everything they tell us.  For some reason, we automatically assume they have like doctorates or something in whatever negative shit they tell us - even though there is little to no truth … Continue reading I tried cognitive behavioral therapy at home. Here’s what my Bacon thought

COVID Careful: Trying Not to Feel Guilty About Turning Down a Doobie Date

Yes, you read that right: “Doobie Date.”  Story time… Several weeks ago, after things started opening up a little and people began stretching their legs outside of quarantined life, my friend and I (we’ll call her “Susan”) were walking downtown (my favorite place to be - it never disappoints in giving me a good story … Continue reading COVID Careful: Trying Not to Feel Guilty About Turning Down a Doobie Date

Friends Gone Bad: Accepting Someone is a Bad Friend and It’s Time for Your Bacon to Let Them Go

I love glazed donuts. Sometimes I buy like a dozen for myself (if you say you've never done it, I say you're lying). After a few days, when there are still like three left (I may or may not consume like four per day...), they get hard and stale. But I refuse to admit they're … Continue reading Friends Gone Bad: Accepting Someone is a Bad Friend and It’s Time for Your Bacon to Let Them Go