By Karen McMahon

We need boundaries to experience healthy loving relationships.  Yet so many of us did not grow up in families that exhibited healthy boundaries.  In fact, we may have experienced quite the opposite and not even understand what a boundary is.  If your relationship is facing crisis...

By Karen McMahon

Do you feel stuck in the past? Do you find that you are having trouble starting over?  What if the very thing that was keeping you stuck had to do with you and your unwillingness to forgive yourself for being…human?

On of my coaching groups was talking about starting over after ...

By Karen McMahon

Accepting how people show up in our relationships

One of the most liberating action steps that we can take in ALL our relationships is to accept others as they are.  It is the first step to living in peace with our ex, teenagers, mother, etc.

EVEN if that person is hurtful, ...

By Karen McMahon

What is co-dependence and how can I know if this is something that I need to look at within myself?

Answer the following questions and you will see where you fall on the codependence spectrum.

1. Do you place your partner's needs ahead of yours?
2. Have you ever hit or been hit by
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