Watch out for your needs like you would do for a 5-year-old because they are as raw and undeniable as a bleeding wound If you try to ignore them and move on, they will drag you to despair and degradation According to Tony Robins, all humans have 6 core needs that must be met in…
Is Your Self-Improvement a Treadmill? 3 Signs to Watch For
3 SIGNS YOUR SELF-IMPROVEMENT JOURNEY NEEDS A RESET 📌 You’re consuming more advice than applying it. 📌 You feel more dependent on “experts” than on your inner wisdom. 📌 Growth feels like a treadmill, not a path forward. One Question Can Change Your Healing Journey: Am I learning to heal myself or just to be…
5 Essential Courses for Mental Health and Self-Improvement
None of us were entirely prepared for life by our parents or caretakers. And that’s understandable. How could they teach us everything if they themselves were not given it all as well? How could they anticipate all the challenges we would have if they, like anyone else, were products of their time? Not to mention…
Finding The Right Therapist In 5 Simple Steps
STEP 1 – OVERCOMING THE MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA Dealing with mental illness is still a taboo, particularly among people over 40. This stigma often stems from a fear of being perceived as “crazy,” which is socially unacceptable. Anything related to madness and death freaks us out for obvious reasons. Tapping into our most vulnerable aspects…
Why Not Investing in Emotional Healing Makes You Poorer
When we are heartbroken and lack the right tools to overcome it, all areas of our lives suffer from the impact of such a crisis. We feel the pain, it hurts a lot, and the next thing we can think of is a way to escape it as quickly as possible. Here, any distraction will…
The Other Side of The River
Sit here right beside me Feel the breeze petting your cheeks And playing with your hair While the sun sets before us Let me tell you about the river… Its dark green waters begin Like a thread of hope downhill The long, winding bed Stretches much farther than the eyes can see Moistening and nourishing…
Reading Our Anger
Feeling pleasant emotions like joy and excitement is amazing. They expands us and make the world feel inviting and safe. On the other hand, the unpleasant ones belittle us, creating an unsettling atmosphere that sends the message that we cannot trust “people out there“. Although negative emotions are just feedback revealing that something is wrong,…
Fear Belittles, Caution Empowers
A straitjacket squeezing the ribs And killing the dreams That’s what chronic fear Inflicts on us It tights the chest And crushes the muscles Making us freeze over any chance to act or react A tailor-made armor protecting vital areas And preserving our lives That’s what caution provides us with It restricts the movement While…
6 Great Books For Better Relationships and Empowerment
How comforting it is for our egos to have their needs met by others. We feel so loved and validated every time someone prioritizes us over their own interests… When this happens, we reconnect with the undeniable power of babies, whose safety and well-being are naturally the priorities of their caregivers. The memory of this…
Flames
Until One second ago It was all just fine Peaks with valleys and plateaus Until One second ago… But now waves of vengeful anger are creeping and sticking inside They shuffle and twist my thinking, burning my wounds alive Whirling around and around Thicker and deeper inside Look at these waves around Feel them about…
Healing The Hustle #1 – I Trust The Proccess
*I open my eyes and turn to the other side of the bed to reach for my glasses and check the time. It’s 6:05 in the morning. I’ve barely woken up, and a conflict strikes me. The mind is eager to grab the phone and get lost in emails, news, and social media, while my…