Holding onto resentment is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. As the saying goes, and how true it is! Yet most of us struggle with letting…
Family dynamics can have a significant impact on mindset, wellbeing, personality, and life overall. While no one is necessarily destined to repeat their family patterns, they may play a large…
Making mistakes is completely normal, and it’s often in these scenarios where we learn the most. However, forgiving yourself for past mistakes is not always easy. In fact, forgiving the…
Trauma can be defined as an event that causes extreme emotional pain or massive stress. It overwhelms the individual’s capacity to cope or process what occurred. Common responses include fear,…
The iconic Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung once said, “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” This quote alludes to the…
Abandonment is a very common experience in early life as well as adulthood. Tragically, trauma and other challenges like abandonment (a type of trauma) can shape and change the brain…
Welcome, empath! Maybe you don’t identify with that term but are interested in the topic, or know someone who is sensitive. You will benefit from reading this blog about self-care.…
Narcissistic abuse can be difficult to recognize because it often develops slowly, similar to the “boiling frog” analogy. In other words, gradual changes are less likely to be obvious to…
Humanity is stressed right now, to say the least – in some ways more than ever. And that’s not even touching on the horrors of war, poverty, and oppression that…
In a way, putting people on pedestals is natural. Our society inadvertently (or advertently, depending on your perspective) promotes the notion that certain things are extra special or out of…
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