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Master Your Emotions with Confidence

Would you like to boost your confidence, self-worth, & emotional resilience? Every week I share tips on how to cultivate lasting personal growth, sprinkled with fun, creativity, and spontaneity in my weekly newsletter: The Ponderings of a Feral Housewife.

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Pooping on the page—an efficient remedy for emotional constipation

The Feral Housewife's Guide to Living Authentically, Creatively, & Intentionally Issue # 74 || June 27, 2025 || Previous issues Hey Reader, Do you enjoy writing? Or is it a chore? If the last time you wrote was for work, school, or educational purposes; it's understandable that you'd view it as a chore. Think for a moment... When was the last time you wrote simply for the pleasure of writing? Or When was the last time you wrote for the benefit of your mental health? Yep, mental health! He's...

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Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue # 73 || June 20, 2025 || Previous issues Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Everyone wants to be successful. At something. But what does success mean to you? The truth about success Success is a measuring stick, but you get to choose the stick. What are you measuring? Whose standards are you using? Where did those standards come from? The truth is, you get to define what success looks like for you. But failure? That's...

Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue # 73 || June 13, 2025 || Previous issues Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Summer is around the corner. (Next Friday officially). This is MY SEASON! Sunshine, warmth, time outdoors, ice cream, and soon THE BEACH! ⛱ I LOVE sitting outside and seeking peace and stillness despite living in a world of bustling traffic, cackling chickens, and kamikaze bugs 🦟. 🌞The warm sun says, 'I love you'. 💨The cool breeze says 'I'm here,...

Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue # 72 || June 6, 2025 || Previous issues Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Ready for a little fun and nonsense today? I hope you enjoy this little creative diversion. The following is based on a journal entry I wrote on March 29th, just for fun 😁. Welcome to nonsense Once you see it, you can't unsee it. It has built an obstacle course around my ceiling fan. I get the feeling I've been spied on for months. Probably a whole...

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Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue # 71 || May 30, 2025 || Previous issues Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Happy Feral Friday 😎 How many conversations have you had this week? How many were satisfying versus draining? What would your ideal ratio look like? If you'd prefer 100% of your conversations to feel satisfying—I don't blame you! But the truth is—that would be setting unrealistic expectations. Unrealistic expectations are a major cause of...

Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue #70 || May 23, 2025 || Previous issues Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], How's your week been? I hope you're ready to put your sassy pants 👖 on. I'm about to challenge a popular belief about empathy. Ready? First, we'll dive into what empathy is. What's empathy? How many times have you heard: put yourself in someone else's shoes? Empathy is the ability to understand and feel someone's emotions as if you're experiencing...

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Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue # 69 || May 16, 2025 || Previous issues Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], How's your week been? Fun or boring? Varied or routine? Stressful or peaceful? Mind dulling or stimulating? Mine at a glance looked like this: New haircut (which prompted new shampoo / conditioner / lip liner from Target) Airport run ✈ Horse riding lesson 🐴 Confidence coaching lessons Long walk on the rail trail with 2 delightful friends (we...

I'm reading, so what?

Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue # || Month day, year || Previous issues Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], How was your week? I'm guessing you've been as busy as a bee 🐝like usual. Busy is good. I hope you've also taken time to sharpen that blade of yours ⚔️ with some R & R (rest and relaxation). Part of working smarter, not harder is sharpening your mind by taking meaningful rests. I'll never tire of drilling that advice into your inbox! Do you know...

Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue # 67 || May 2, 2025 || Previous issues Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Happy Friday! The weekend is upon us, and if your life is anything like mine, it's already booked up. It’s like there’s no room to breathe, let alone dream! Don't you hate that? Haha, I do! Having a booked-up day or weekend or week or month makes me CRAZY 🤪. I love S P A C E. Yes, the universe too. The stars. The planets. The Moon. All spectacular....

Master your emotions with confidence The ponderings of a Feral Housewife Issue #66 || April 25th, 2025 || Previous issues Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Wow! Can you believe it's the last Friday of April? Spring is popping (at least in NY). How many varieties of trees and flowers have you seen blooming? I've seen Cherry trees, Pear trees, Magnolias, and today tulips! Have you stopped 🛑 (not paused) to admire them? Have you stepped up and leaned in to see, smell, and touch the petals, leaves, and...