You Can Do Hard Things
As a highly sensitive person, I get uncomfortable very easily. I get uncomfortable when it's too cold or hot. In fact, I can't think when I'm freezing. I have to shower almost immediately after taking a walk or working out because it's like the stickiness seeps into my skin, and my whole body feels off. The scent of cigarette smoke can stay with me all day, sparking a strong headache.
Counting Our Countless Rainbows
There's a beautiful quote from Thich Nhat Hanh that always makes me pause and shift my perspective: "Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet."
Exploring and Empowering Ourselves Through Poetry
Poetry is the language of the soul. Poetry is raw emotion. Poetry helps us peel back the layers and connect to our bare, vulnerable selves. It helps us discover different parts of ourselves. Which we might've never realized even existed.
How to Understand Yourself
When we truly know and understand ourselves, we can live a life of joy and peace, according to Monica Kade, a writer and communications expert. When we don't, "we’re just running around blindly reacting to life."
7 Tips for Reducing Your Guilt Around Food
When you feel guilty about eating certain foods, you assume that your guilt is accurate. You assume that yes, you're actually doing something wrong. Very wrong. And you feel terrible. You eat a cupcake or ice cream or French fries or a big bowl of pasta, and it feels like the end of the world. You're angry with yourself. You're disgusted. You keep replaying the moments before you reached for the food, and...
When You Feel Terribly Guilty for Eating Certain Foods
Today, it seems like one of the worst things you can do is to eat “unhealthy” food. This "unhealthy" food might include: fried food, fast food, sugar, sweets, potatoes, pasta, bread, and high-fat condiments like mayo.
Is Your Best Leading to Burnout?
I recently came across a quote on Instagram that resonated with me: "Friendly reminder that 'doing your best' does not mean working yourself to the point of a mental breakdown." It resonated with me because often that's exactly what I do. Because if I have more to give, I think I must give it. I must give it everything I have. Everything. It's as though I'm a well, and I must empty myself of...
How to Deeply Nurture Yourself
Counseling psychologist Rosy Saenz-Sierzega, , works with many clients whose parents emotionally neglected them. Maybe they were struggling with substance abuse or bereavement or other issues that kept them preoccupied with themselves. Maybe they fought in front of their kids. Maybe they expected nothing short of perfection. Maybe they relied on their kids to care for them, and placed their own needs ahead of their kids.
Embracing Your Darker Side Using Play
You get jealous easily. You can be cynical and sarcastic, even with the people you love most. You can be petty and narrow-minded. You gossip. You say mean things you don't mean. Sometimes, the words just fly out. Sometimes, you try to control others. You can be judgmental and even unreasonable. You can be super sensitive. Sometimes, you feel as fragile as glass---any minute you might fall to the floor and shatter. You...
Who Are You Comparing Yourself To?
She wakes up at 5 , meditates, journals and practices yoga, or runs five miles or takes a strength-training class.
She makes herself a wholesome, nutritious breakfast every morning, and does the same for her family.
She makes herself a wholesome, nutritious breakfast every morning, and does the same for her family.
