It took me decades, along with a lot of distress, withdrawals, and regrets, before I stopped resisting mistakes and learning to deal with failures. Being a perfectionist, particularly obsessed with details and compliance, led me to view life’s pitfalls as the worst thing that could ever happen to me when, in reality, these low moments…

In this new post of the series “Emotional Healing”, I want to address the second lesson of the list “10 Essential Lessons for Healing from Emotional Traumas“. *Click here to read the previous one. Lesson #2 “Most diseases, if not all of them, are related to severe emotional suffering, especially chronic conditions.” Our body is…

Have you ever looked back on your life and realized that it didn’t turn out as you expected? I have, and more than once. There were times when I didn’t like the direction my life was taking and felt the need for a significant change. If you are feeling generally dissatisfied with your life, the…

In the post “10 Essential Lessons for Healing from Emotional Traumas“, I outlined the key lessons that helped me achieve mental health, inner peace, and fulfillment. Today I’m going to start this series “Emotional Healing” by talking about the first lesson of this previous post, which is: “Emotional traumas are as real and destructive as…

Are you meeting your true needs and aspirations? Do you spend enough time doing things that bring you joy and fulfillment? How much of your life feels like it’s truly yours? As adults, we often think we’re in control of our lives and free to make our own choices. But many of us over 30…

I am one of those lucky people who was born into a dysfunctional family and grew up trying to thrive despite all the traumas and extra limitations that come with this background. During the first part of my adult life, from 18 to 28, I repressed all those bad memories and moved forward with my…

Often, we don’t pursue our dreams because they seem too far-fetched or because we doubt our abilities to achieve them. I agree that the gap between our current situation and our ideal one can be disheartening and daunting. But what if instead of a reason to give up, we viewed it as it is, just…

How often do we give up on something important to us just because we don’t have the ideal conditions? Whether it is a lack of money or knowledge, the truth is our mind tends to misguide us into believing that without an “all-set” scenario, nothing can be done. It’s called perfectionism – the most masochistic…