maria christie 8/2/26 maria christie 8/2/26

The Difference Between Empathy, Compassion and People-Pleasing

There’s a reason boundaries are so hard for empathic women.

It’s not that they don’t understand what a boundary is. It’s not that they lack the knowledge, or haven’t read enough about it, or haven’t tried. It’s that the line between their own experience and someone else’s has genuinely blurred.

maria christie 7/27/26 maria christie 7/27/26

Feeling Nervous About Dating Again?

Dating again after a painful relationship, a divorce, or a long period on your own can take real courage.

Dating advice often focuses on the practical side of things. A lot of it can also make dating feel like hard work before it has even begun. Very little talks about what’s happening underneath.

maria christie 7/22/26 maria christie 7/22/26

The People You Keep Close Are Shaping How You Feel

What research shows about our connections is something that most of us quietly already know — but often don't quite realise how much it's impacting us, or how to navigate it.

Being surrounded by people you don’t feel connected to can be worse for your brain than being alone.

maria christie 7/4/26 maria christie 7/4/26

Emotional Dependency Isn't About Love

When you can’t quite read the situation, the anxiety is immediate and hard to settle.

This is what emotional dependency feels like from the inside. And for a long time, many women mistake it for love — because it feels so intense, so consuming, so urgent.

maria christie 7/2/26 maria christie 7/2/26

Betrayal Trauma

If you asked most people whether they’d experienced trauma, many would say no.

But ask a slightly different question — has someone you deeply trusted and depended on ever significantly violated that trust — and the answer changes for almost everyone.

maria christie 6/27/26 maria christie 6/27/26

How Healthy Boundaries Support Your Nervous System

Boundaries aren’t just communication — they’re regulation.

Here’s a different way to think about it: boundaries aren’t one skill you either have or don’t. They’re dozens of small, separate decisions — about your time, your body, your money, your attention, your opinions

maria christie 6/19/26 maria christie 6/19/26

How Moral Injury Can Quietly Erode Your Confidence

You may have done everything “right” and still feel like something inside you never fully healed. Moral injury is not a diagnosis, but it is a real and deeply painful experience. It happens when something violates your sense of what is right, fair, safe, or true.