Guilt can stop us from taking healthy care of ourselves.

Guilt can prevent us from setting the boundaries that would be in our best interests, and in other people's best interests.

We can trust ourselves to know when our boundaries are being violated.

What do you do when life blindfolds you and spins you around? We think it's our fault, that we're to blame, when really we should be focused on being gentle with ourselves.

I gave three years of my life to take care of my dying mother who had Alzheimer's disease. Being there for her every need for three years might have looked codependent but it wasn't because it was what I wanted to do.

Few things can make us feel crazier than expecting something from someone who has nothing to give.