According to Psychology Today, “Compassion is an empathetic understanding of a person’s feelings, accompanied by altruism, or a desire to act on that person’s behalf.” In other words, compassion is when you relate to someone’s situation and you want to help them. In Internal Family Systems (IFS) it is gentle, non-judgmental care for yourself and others.“Even […]

I remember routinely rolling my eyes at people who said things like: “live authentically,” “grounded state,” “flow,” “true self”, etc. What does that even mean? Sounds made up to me! And even if it is real, how to you find this elusive way of living? I figured one of two things. One: they are lying. […]

I guess you could say that I have been on this journey since November 23, 1980. That’s a long time ago, I know. In reality, it’s pretty simple, it’s the journey of life. However, I’d say that I didn’t enter into authentic living until about 5 years ago. Five years ago, I felt an internal […]

Welcome! I am so glad that you are here. My name is Jill and I created this space for women who are ready to step into authentic living. Women who desire to discover what it means to live from a grounded state of self-leadership; especially those who have experienced the chaos of narcissistic abuse, the […]