Ivy Rose, Author at Susan Lazar Hart

The Identity Gap: When You’re Performing Happiness

by Ivy Rose | Mar 1, 2026 | Congruent Living, Mindset, Motivational, Relationships, Self Care, Vision

There’s something many women don’t say out loud. They’re not struggling with confidence. They’re struggling because they’re performing happiness. They smile.They say, “I’m fine.”They remind themselves to be grateful. And they are grateful. But underneath that...

5 Tools to Rebuild Self-Trust

by Ivy Rose | Feb 22, 2026 | Congruent Living, Mindset, Motivational, Relationships, Self Care, Vision

(When You’ve Been Abandoning Yourself Without Realizing It) Self-trust doesn’t disappear in one dramatic moment. It erodes quietly. Every time you say yes when you mean no.Every time you explain yourself to make someone else comfortable.Every time you feel the...

How to Trust Yourself Again

by Ivy Rose | Feb 15, 2026 | Congruent Living, Mindset, Motivational, Relationships, Self Care, Vision

(When You’ve Been Abandoning Yourself Without Realizing It) You already know. You know what needs to change in your life. You know what you’ve been avoiding. You know what your next honest step is. And yet — you wait. You second-guess. You ask everyone else. You...

How to Build Self-Trust

by Ivy Rose | Feb 8, 2026 | Congruent Living, Mindset, Motivational, Relationships, Self Care, Vision

(When You’ve Been Abandoning Yourself Without Realizing It) The Hard Truth About Self-Abandonment Last week, we talked about something uncomfortable but powerful: the person you may have abandoned most… is yourself. And many women recognized it instantly. Ignoring...

The One Abandonment We Rarely Name

by Ivy Rose | Feb 1, 2026 | Congruent Living, Mindset, Motivational, Relationships, Self Care, Vision

Last week, we talked about abandonment. The ways people have left you.The ways the world has let you down.The ways you learned not to trust what was around you. But there’s a part of this conversation that’s harder to say. The person you’ve abandoned mostis yourself....