This Christmas doesn’t HAVE to be perfect. In fact, the first Christmas was far from perfect and such a humble beginning - maybe your imperfect Christmas honors the first one more than any other!

Bottom Line: We must understand and respect what is happening in our brains and bodies in order to GET to detachment. Practicing grounding exercises and other strategies to decrease those trauma symptoms is KEY.

Today I am not where I used to be, praise God. I am not trying to fix it, I am not denying it. I have moved through it and am living in a place of so much joy, peace and wholeness.

I try to be fairly transparent here and have mentioned this in my monthly letter - my anxiety went through the roof once the kids started on-line school again in August. There were several weeks in a row where I was fighting to get through - like legit clawing my way out. The strategies I mention in the video, I was using on the daily.

But keep in mind - detachment is for YOU. It’s for you to gain clarity, to get more connected to yourself, and to truly see - how much effort is he going to put into the relationship.

Stay the course.

How are we hanging in? It’s officially Fall which makes my heart so so happy. Love me some Fall.

So often we give others power in our lives that only belong to us.

In this video - Jason and I discuss detachment (for wives) as well as how husbands can stay put and present and not react to in a destructive way.

Remember, nothing will be impossible with God.