Codependency and Low Self-Esteem

Are you drawn to relationships in which you take care of others and neglect your own needs? Does your self-esteem and self-worth depend too much on what you are doing for others? If your parents didn’t take care of your emotional needs, you may have developed a...

Feeling the Loss: My Pregnancy Journey Through Six Miscarriages

Week 8: No heartbeat – again. I thought this time was going to be different. So Many Questions When we discovered the sixth loss, I went straight into grieving. I tried to stay with the sadness and not get too in my head. But the thoughts crept in: “WHY?...
Repressed Anger is a Four Letter Word

Repressed Anger is a Four Letter Word

I didn’t learn how to tap into my repressed anger until I was in my late 30’s. The unprocessed anger sitting in the pit of my stomach caused me to numb out using alcohol and drugs in my 20’s, and once I stopped those, I turned to food binges. My repressed anger...

Emotional Healing Retreat, Vida Asana, April 23-30, 2016

  Seven courageous women opened up and allowed their pain to be transformed into love.   “Elicia, Janet, (Doug and the Vida Asana team) gently held us in a structured, supportive healing space in a Costa Rica paradise. We clarified our hopes with...

10 Reasons to Come to Our Costa Rica Retreat

  10 Reasons to Come to Elicia & Janet’s Costa Rica Retreat 1. Peace, quiet, ocean, aaaahhh… 2. Get to the root of your issues; create huge shifts in your perspective; experience major changes in your lives. 3. Receive support from 2 master...