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The Dogs Still Need Us: Simple Ways to Help Manatee County Shelter Dogs
| Advocacy & Accountability
Olga (A130143) has been at Manatee County Animal Welfare ...
Why Manatee County Animal Welfare Matters to All of Us
| Advocacy & Accountability, Core
Quick brief. Full piece follows. Animal Welfare is not ...
Nobody Told Me My Toothpaste Was Wrecking My Skin (Perioral Dermatitis, Explained)
| Core, Wellness After 40
Before we get into all of it — I ...
Florida Domestic Violence Laws 2026: What’s Changing—and What’s Still Missing
| Advocacy & Accountability, Core
A real look at HB 277, HB 729, and ...
Adopt a Senior Dog Month: Celebrating Manatee County’s Wise and Wonderful Seniors
| Advocacy & Accountability
Manatee County Animal Welfare currently has 109 adoptable dogs, ...
✨ Holiday Giving Guide for Manatee & Sarasota Counties: Real Ways to Help Before Local Deadlines Hit ✨
| Living Life
This time of year is wonderful for a lot ...
Holiday Gratitude, BB Style: Thoughtful Little Things That Hit Different
| Living Life
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From Shelter Stress to Success: Helping Dogs With Resource Guarding
| Advocacy & Accountability
(Responsible Dog Ownership Month Wrap-Up) Disclosure: This post may ...
Sunglasses, Sunlight, and the Truth About Hormones: A No-BS Guide
| Core, Wellness After 40
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From Shelter to Sidekick: Responsible Dog Ownership with Rowley
| Advocacy & Accountability
Responsible Dog Ownership Month: What It Really Means September ...
What’s So Bad About the F-Word?
| Advocacy & Accountability, Core
Why the Word Still Gets Side-Eye It’s 2025, and ...
Respect Isn’t High Maintenance: Why Boundaries Don’t Make You “Difficult”
| Boundaries & Growth, Core
Boundaries: The Misunderstood Dealbreaker Somehow in dating and relationships, ...
Modern Woman. Difficult. Feminist. Or Just… a Woman Who Knows Her Worth?
| Boundaries & Growth
Why the Labels Keep Coming It’s 2025. Women work, ...
🐾 Riddler’s 200+ Days: Let’s Help Him Find Home
| Advocacy & Accountability
Riddler Has Waited 200+ Days Two hundred days. That’s ...
Meet Bonnie: Brains, Beauty, and Your New Best Friend
| Advocacy & Accountability
Clear the Shelters Month Feature If you’re looking for ...
Patterns Don’t Lie: Why We Need Coercive Control Laws and a Domestic Violence Registry
| Advocacy & Accountability
Missed Part One? Start with: When the Abuser Cries ...
🐾 August is Clear the Shelters Month! 🐾
| Advocacy & Accountability
This August, the For the Love of Dogs team ...
When the Abuser Cries Victim: The Dangerous Game That Puts Real Survivors at Risk
| Advocacy & Accountability
In the realm of intimate partner violence, many survivors ...
I Didn’t Wait for a Reason. I Just Wanted to Celebrate Me.
| Boundaries & Growth
Thinking about doing a boudoir shoot? Do it. Do ...
When the System Fails: Why Florida Must Recognize Coercive Control as a Form of Domestic Violence
| Advocacy & Accountability
About This Series: Coercive Control, Emotional Abuse, and the ...
Beyond Bruises: The Forms of Abuse Florida Still Ignores
| Advocacy & Accountability
Let’s get honest: Florida’s legal protections for survivors of ...
Skin Drama, Hormones, and a Prescription That Finally Shut It Down
| Core, Wellness After 40
No More Guessing. No More Picking. Just What’s Actually ...
Finding Fonzie’s Forever: The Dog Who Deserves a Second Chance
| Advocacy & Accountability
He helped other dogs get adopted—now it’s his turn ...
Boundaries Are Not Optional: How I Learned to Stop Explaining My Standards
| Boundaries & Growth
No More Excuses. No More Projects. Just Peace, Partnership, ...
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Riptide’s 600-Day Wait for a Hero
| Advocacy & Accountability
Let’s talk about a real-deal American Bully with a ...
Foster a Dog in Manatee County | June Wrap-Up + Adoptable Dogs
| Advocacy & Accountability
🐾 Foster a Dog Month Wrap-Up: Tail Wags, Thank ...
When Forgiveness Isn’t Enough: Justice, Safety, and the Fight for Accountability
| Advocacy & Accountability
We’ve all heard it: “Just forgive and forget.” Or ...
When a Human Has No Humanity: What Do You Call That?
| Advocacy & Accountability
By Love BB LivingTrigger warning: Emotional abuse, coercive control, ...
Foster a Dog Month-Week Two: Snuggles, Second Chances & Smart Foster Picks
| Advocacy & Accountability
Because fostering is heart work—with a wagging tail on ...
June is Foster a Dog Month: Let’s Get Those Tails Wagging, Manatee!
| Advocacy & Accountability
Alright, Manatee County—June is Foster a Dog Month, and ...
Since Narcissists Love a Show… Here’s the Finale They Deserve
| Boundaries & Growth
They say narcissists don’t know what they’re doing. That ...
Only the Emotionally Literate Need Apply: Dating in Your 40s Without the BS
| Boundaries & Growth
If your 20s were for wild nights and questionable ...
Trust Your Gut, Google Their Ass: How to Vet Who You’re Dating Without the Drama
| Boundaries & Growth
Let’s get one thing straight: we are not living ...
Rom-Com Rejects & Red Flag Survivors: Midlife Dating Decoded
| Boundaries & Growth
A no-BS guide to dating apps, profiles, and keeping ...
Becoming Her: The Return to My Own Power.
| Boundaries & Growth
A journey of healing, rising, and stepping fully into ...
Dating Again After Getting Burned: A Fun Guide to Spotting Flashy Fakes and Financial Finessers
| Boundaries & Growth
So… you’re back out there. Back on the apps, ...
When a Narcissist Can’t Control You Anymore—Cue the Meltdown
| Boundaries & Growth
There comes a moment—maybe not a grand “Aha” moment ...
Advocating for a Registry of Emotional and Financial Predators in Florida
| Advocacy & Accountability
Understanding the Issue In Florida and across the U.S., ...
Understanding Trauma, Triggers, and Growth: A Look at Where I Am Today
| Boundaries & Growth
As I’ve progressed through this healing journey, I’ve been ...
From Discard to Discovery: Healing After Narcissistic Abuse
| Boundaries & Growth
When a narcissist discards you, it can feel like ...
Digital Deceit: How Narcissists Weaponize Transparency in Relationships
| Advocacy & Accountability
In healthy relationships, transparency is often praised as a ...
What 11 Months with a Narcissist Looked Like (For Me): From Love Bombing to Discard
| Boundaries & Growth
Looking back, the entire timeline followed a pattern I ...
A Journey of Healing: My Experience and Recovery from a Relationship That Changed Me
| Boundaries & Growth
This series is part of my healing. It’s a ...
Celebrate the Holidays in Style with Love BB Living – 25% Off + Support a Great Cause!
| Living Life
The holiday season is the perfect time to treat ...
Rescue Me Right: Top Tips for Snagging Your Perfect Shelter Pup
| Advocacy & Accountability
Welcome to the 3rd installment of the Must LOVE ...
And Just Like That, You Helped Save a Life: A Must LOVE Manatee County Shelter Dogs Blog
| Advocacy & Accountability
Welcome to the 2nd installment of the Must LOVE ...
Must LOVE Manatee County Shelter Dogs- What you need to know
| Advocacy & Accountability
Manatee County Animal Welfare is at capacity and with ...
UPDATE-FIND YOUR GLOWING SKIN AT LUSH INJECTABLES
| Wellness After 40
I wanted to let you all know Glow Getter ...