With three of my books having 'CALM' in the title, my online community being the Calm Clan, and training Calmologists via my Calm Academy for over a decade, it probably doesn't come as a surprise to you that I LOVE CALM! :-) But even after all these years, I still find it incredible how a simple shift in attention can change everything…

In this eye-opening article, I talk about my time in a spiritual cult, which I left in 2021. I share why the community was positive and beneficial for years, and how ‘love and light’ can turn dark - including how truth-infused spiritual concepts combined with love-bombing and charisma can be masking coercive control, manipulation and narcissistic abuse. This article is a must-read for anyone involved in spiritual groups, wellness communities, or those seeking a path of healing and even enlightenment.

Gaslighting is a term that’s getting much more exposure recently, but what is it exactly? Let me shine some light on the subject, so that you can know if you are accidentally gaslighting yourself or others, or are ever being gaslit.

Being raised by good parents and having what we consider to be a normal childhood, doesn’t always mean that we avoided the lesser-known early-life traumas that can be negatively impacting us, from the shadows, for decades. Keep reading to find out if any of these childhood traumas have happened to you, including Proximal Abandonment, Thwarted Autonomy, Parentification…