Valentine’s Day is an emotional pressure cooker wrapped in pink tissue paper. Everyone’s comparing flower bouquets, romantic captions, and whether their partner “did enough.” Social media becomes a highlight reel of performative love. And if you’re dating someone, the pressure is on for both of you. But for all the hearts and hashtags, Valentine’s Day …
For a long time, chemistry has been treated as the gold standard of romantic truth. If it’s instant, intense, magnetic, and your body reacts before your brain can catch up, it’s magic. We’ve been conditioned to believe chemistry is real and rare. That’s the narrative we’ve inherited from decades of love songs, rom-coms, and well-meaning …
Many people overgive in the name of love, not realizing they’re abandoning themselves in the process. That’s one of the reasons I created the Red Flag Checklist: a free tool designed to help you identify early warning signs that your relationship may be draining your peace or self-worth. In this post, we’ll explore what it …