Jasmine was adopted into a family that she stated treated her well and loved her like their own. She said that nothing bad had happened to her as a child. Her family always stood by her and treated her with patience and respect, but sometimes she felt like she was a burden to them. She […]
“God*, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change. The courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference.” *God, Goddess, the universe, or whomever your higher power may be. Many people who are atheists or agnostics find the Serenity Prayer helpful. Just finish the article […]
Affirmations are positive things that we tell ourselves to feel better about ourselves, or others, or situations which wipe out Negative Cognitions. What’s a negative cognition? Well, that’s all the crap that we and/or others put in our brain over the years that basically tells us that we’re bad, that something’s wrong with us […]
Hello Everyone, As you know there have been a string of suicides again this past week. Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain, and in our business.. Dave Slick. It sickens me and saddens me that so many think there is no hope and no one to turn to. I will admit I have had my lows, just […]
Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) Study-Physical Problems Due to Unresolved Trauma How scary is this? From 1995-1997, Kaiser Permanente, a huge hospital in Southern California studied over 17,000 patients for this study. It asked questions about abuse and neglect that these patients may have received as a child such as: emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, […]
Therapy! Why do I need to go to a complete stranger and open up my deepest darkest secrets? Why would I want to remember the sad or bad things that have happened to me when I’ve worked so hard to keep them tucked away in a box? What if I try it and it doesn’t […]
Exxxotica Denver…. Where do I start..? It can only be with a massive, huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped Pineapple Support, to everyone who donated money and prizes at the booth, to all the incredible, kind people that I met over the weekend. To say I am bowled over by the response we received […]
Pineapple Support provides free emotional support 24/7 to people within the adult entertainment industry. We want to support others so they never have to feel alone. Having someone there to listen can make all the difference in someone’s life. Active listening is a great way to support someone. It’s not solving problems, it’s helping someone […]
We might think we feel ashamed when we don’t do the things we set out to do. For instance, when we overindulge, skip the gym, or put our foot in our mouths. But what we are feeling in these instances is not shame, it’s guilt. We often use these terms synonymously but they are actually […]
I like to consider myself a strong woman, I know myself, I love myself and I never pretend to be a person that I am not. So why did I allow myself to be emotionally bullied to a point where I turned my back on a career that makes me happy? Admittedly when I met […]
