The Radiant Woman

Question: I enjoy helping my friends and being available for them, but lately I feel like I don't get much back and I feel used. How should I go on with these friendships? That’s a great question. A lot of women are giving and available to help others even to the point of feeling used. Lot of them are also looking for that kind of support back for themselves when they need it. Now if you truly enjoy helping others, that’s awesome. Do it without any expectation of receiving it

Question: I love my job, but my co-workers are really negative and the atmosphere in the office is depressive. This stresses me a lot. What should I do to cope with the situation? That's a great question, because a lot of us have that, whether at home or at work and especially if it is not your own business, you can’t just go and tell people how to behave in those situations. Maybe it's your peers or even your bosses that are very negative and as such the negative attitude ma

Question: My teenage daughter told me I'm a control freak, and she's probably right. How can I let go of controlling everything? That’s a great question, because when teenagers are in the process of growing into themselves, they are finding out who they are and what works and what doesn’t work for them. They are trying to find who they are also in the context of the world. If your teenage daughter feels like you are a control freak, there could be a couple of things happening

Question: Conflicts with my partner often go from blaming each other to saying very hurtful things. How can we be more constructive in these situations? That’s a great question. Firstly I want to say that everybody has conflicts. There are always some conflicts in relationships and if you don’t have them, it usually tends to suggest that you are not bringing your full self into the relationship, that you are either avoiding conflict or you are denying that there are any. Conf