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stop anxiety

I created a video called, “STOP Anxiety Now – Unlock the Power of Breath,” I wanted to share effective anxiety techniques that utilize breathing …

unwind with Pinterest

Who knew Pinterest could be so much more than a marketing tool? When I first stumbled upon Pinterest a few years ago, …

breaking free from fear after abuse

It’s natural to wonder if others will ever truly understand the immense courage and strength it took to leave an abusive relationship. …

I personally have always struggled with a consistent routine and I hope this helps you as well. Let’s dive into the steps …

bloom where you are planted

We have all heard the wonderful saying, “bloom where you’re planted,” by Mary Engelbreit. If you haven’t, well you must be under …

Learn the Steps to Embrace Your Personal Development Journey

Embracing Personal Development: A Journey of Empowerment and Growth As a woman who has embarked on a personal development journey, I can …

Silence and Solitude are sometimes needed to know what to change

Today I wanted to write to encourage you to make small decisions to help change your mindset and mood.  I remember a …

A morning routine is not one size fits all

If you have read anything about feeling successful, you know that you must have a really good morning routine. It is important …

Baby step goal setting

You want me to take baby steps to achieve big goals?  I can barely make it through the day with children to …

Heaven Must Have Needed Angels – poem dedicated to those we lost September 11th

The title says it all, “Heaven Must Have Needed Angels”. After the tragedies that follow I was unable to rest until I had written …

ask rebecca

Yesterday I received the following question under Ask ReBecca: I am writing because I am Passion-Driven to help Women of Domestic violence …

Have we forgotten that the men on death row were once children too

As I writer I love a good quote, the one that had been on my screen saver for months at the time …

Women of Impact Blog

Do you ever have those days where you feel like you are just there for the ride?   Have you ever gotten halfway …

Top Mentors and Role Models that Inspire me Daily - free steps to success printable

I wanted to share how to create your own tribe of role models and mentors through social medial.  I have received so …

Live in the seconds of your life, not the hours – how 5 seconds can change your focus immediately. The 5 second rule as it is called, worked for me before I even knew the science behind it, when I was playing that same abuse over and over in my head, at one point I would allow myself 5 seconds to think about it, then forced myself to think of something positive. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful.

The 5 second rule as it is called, worked for me before I even knew the science behind it, when I was playing that same abuse over and over in my head, at one point I would allow myself 5 seconds to think about it, then forced myself to think of something positive like my beautiful son, the candle on the shelf, a song I liked, anything to get the image and thoughts that were negative out of my head.

do you struggle to let your guard down after abuse

Today I wanted to respond to a comment that a reader left about letting her guard down. She wrote, “Every time a …

Learn to Stop Tolerating what you don’t want to start having what you do want. Decide today, will you tolerate and waste another day of your life by allowing things you don’t want to continue, or will you remove that toleration from your life today? Please share your toleration list to inspire others. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by D. Sharon Pruitt)

Are Tolerations standing in the way and blocking your Success! My favorite time of the year is the week between Christmas and …

Living in the Moment - I finally realized why I struggled to live in the moment and be happy after domestic violence

I was so living in the fear of the moment for so long that now I wonder if because I had to live that way for the sake of my survival do I almost now struggle to live in the moment.

Breathing consciously for 19 seconds will help you feel better

If you want to learn how to breathe right, watch a baby, this is how we all used to breathe Who knew …

Inspirational Poetry for Children - Dream your Dreams (photo by D Sharon Pruitt)

Close your eyes my little one Close your eyes and dream You can be anyone, Anyone you dream You can go anywhere, do anything, meet anyone

Mentors and Role Models - Top 6 Mentors and Role Models that Inspire me Daily!

I am a big believer in the power of having Mentors and Role Models. We encourage our children to have mentors and role …

Child abuse through little boys eyes - my name is Bobby

My Name Is Bobby is a poem that I wrote many years ago to help me express how I felt a child …

Highly Creative – Top 10 traits of a Highly Creative Person

I just love when I come across something that helps me understand how truly highly creative I am, if this is you …

Role Models - be the Role Model you need - Life Advice from Oprah Winfrey

Role Models are a big part of my day. Most days, my most focused and productive, I listen or watch something from …

Top Domestic Violence Quotes – words to help you know you are not alone

I encourage you to post related Quotes and I will list them here. Please leave the name of the author, as a …

Steps to Success to avoid the 7 Roadblocks that Prevent Your Success Free Printable and Worksheet along with my Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists

Scroll to the bottom to get your 7 Roadblocks Steps to Success Free Printable along with your Goal & Progress Workbook and …

Quote Lucille Ball on Regret

This quote by Lucille Ball is one of my all time favorites, the way she could make you laugh until you almost …

Stay Focused on the Dream – steps to rebuild your Self-Esteem after abuse, you are worth it! Think about how you’d treat a best friend who had just been through your same situation. You likely wouldn’t tell them to “get over it already.” Let yourself take as much time as you need to sort through your emotions, feel what you need to feel and slowly come back to a positive outlook on the future.Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by Aziz Acharki)

Today I was reviewing advice online to help rebuild self-esteem after abuse and the article linked below was to the point, don’t …

My Full Circle Moment - just me and Martina McBride

I wrote this years ago but never shared it.  Today as I was having my ritual alone time with my morning cup …

Domestic Violence – the unseen impact on the families of Police Officers

Dedicated to slain officer’s Tom Baitinger and Jeffrey Yaslowitz, their families, co-workers, community, and pets, especially Ace. Violence is not the problem; …

3 Fun, Easy and Creative Steps on How to Teach Children to set Goals to be Successful and Unstoppable!

I have shared before that 97% of people have no written goals, of the 3% that have written goals, less than 1% …

Come on now, “get out the door!”… you can’t cross the finish line if you don’t “get out the door!” The following post reminds us not to give up, to push past the pain no matter what is causing it and to cross that finish line. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. photo by Gleren Meneghin

Just get started The following post reminds us not to give up, to push past the pain no matter what is causing …

To be powerful and successful you must have a morning routine

Daily Rituals I have been working over the last year to create good daily rituals to help me be successful, one of …

This is the sign you have been looking for – how to know if you are chasing the right dreams – When the going gets tough, the tough get going. How often have we all heard that quote? It is a great quote unless you are in need of it. Have you ever wanted something so badly that you felt you would just keep trying until it killed you? Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. How often have we all heard that quote? It is a great quote …

Feel like you are barely hanging on most days? The benefits of finding Mentors, Role Models and Rituals

I remember that song, “running just as fast as I can, holding onto one another’s hands, trying to get away into the …

Role Models - be the Role Model you need - Life Advice from Oprah Winfrey

“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.” Oprah Winfrey …

Domestic Violence Surviving the anger and guilt

The reason that I wanted to write about the anger and guilt I believe many women suffer within the aftermath of abuse …

Wink Wink the card with feelings. Cards help open discussions of feelings and emotions children may be unable to express. The cards are designed for parents or caregivers to discuss the cards with children and show them how to use. Children then select their feelings and emotions from several choices on the card and then deliver the card back to caregiver. There are 4 different cards: Help Me, Just Because, I’m Sorry, Today I Feel.

“I was so impressed with the Wink Wink (self-help printable) cards that I brought them into my psych class and passed them …

Be Mindful – How counting down the hours left in the day can keep you from procrastinating. Today I watched a Ted.com by Laura Vanderkam, she talks about realizing there are 168 hours in a week and how many most of us waste them. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. photo by Lesly Juarez

Do you struggle with Procrastination? Today I watched another thought-provoking Ted.com talk where speaker Laura Vanderkam talks about how to gain control …

Discover your life purpose in 5 minutes – let your passion take the lead. Adam Leipzig started a Ted talk by asking, “would you like to know your life purpose in 5 minutes?” For many I was never 100% sure who I was supposed to be writing for, I had some ideas but was never able to identify the specifics until I watched this video. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by Ian Schneider)

I was watching a talk on Ted.com, one of my favorite things to do to keep me inspired. I don’t remember what …

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Okay, I hate my life, my job sucks, the kids are fighting, I have no money, I can’t breathe, my chest hurts, …

Do not suffer in the silence of your anxiety and depression. Today I was very moved to share a talk by Nikki Webber Allen about not suffering alone in your depression. Much of what she shares I felt too, feeling that being depressed and having what is labeled GAD, generalized anxiety disorder made me inadequate, Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by Jairo Alzate)

I just love Ted.com, I often just go there to find talks that will inspire my day. Today I was very moved …

You have a 5 second window to change your life, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 … I always love when I open the right book at the right time or turn on the TV and one of my favorites things in on. Well, something like that happened today but I wasn’t even looking. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by Shttefan)

I always love when I open the right book at the right time or turn on the TV and one of my …

My Dramatic Mental Weight Loss – Rituals that helped me take control of my mental stress and anxiety. Over the last few years I have discovered that if I put certain things in place as rituals I didn’t stay in my self-induced funk as long as I had in the past. Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful. (photo by D. Sharon Pruitt)

Over the last few years, I have discovered that if I put certain things in place as rituals I didn’t stay in …

Who knew you could relieve stress and anxiety with a little Pinning

Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to Pinterest I go! Use Pinterest for Stress Relief, who knew! When I first wrote this …

Are you a Wannabee Procrastinating Dreamer? Do you suffer with the anxiety of wanting something so much that you yearn and crave to be doing it every minute of every day? Stop by for immediate access to Free Goal & Progress Workbook and Checklists created to keep you Focused & Successful.

Do you suffer from the anxiety of wanting something so much that you yearn and crave to be doing it every minute …

Self-Esteem – I Improved My Self-Esteem by looking in the mirror

One of my all-time favorite books is called Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. A dear friend gave me this book a …

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