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How Moody Brews Is Redefining Trauma-Informed Spaces
(My Conversation on The Optimum Advantage Podcast) I recently sat down on The Optimum Advantage Podcast to talk about something that doesn’t fit neatly into a category: Moody Brews. Not just a coffee concept.Not just a therapy-adjacent idea.Not just a business plan. But a trauma-informed community space disguised as something familiar… coffee. And I loved that this conversation happened on David’s platform, because The Optimum Advantage Podcast is built around the idea that growth, real growth, requires honest conversations. This was one of them. Why Trauma-Informed Spaces Matter (And…
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Why Words Matter: Emotional Vocabulary and How It Helps You Heal
The connection between emotional vocabulary, emotional intelligence, and trauma recovery. There’s a reason so many of us grew up saying “I’m fine” when we absolutely were not. Most of us weren’t taught emotional vocabulary.We were taught behavior. We were taught to be polite.To not overreact.To calm down.To stop crying.To toughen up.To pray harder.To smile. But we were not taught how to name what was happening inside our bodies. And that matters more than people realize. Because healing starts with language. What Is Emotional Vocabulary? Emotional vocabulary is exactly what…
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Is Narcissism Really That Simple? Let’s Break It Down
We’ve all heard it before: narcissism is everywhere. It’s like that one person who insists on taking the best parking spot at a crowded concert because, well, their life is just more important than the other 200 people waiting in line. But here’s the thing: diagnosing someone as a “narcissist” can sometimes be as reckless as calling someone a “Karen” without knowing their full story. Let’s get real about what narcissism is—and, more importantly, what it isn’t—and see if we’re all really dealing with a massive epidemic of selfishness…
