Talk of my books and mindful introspections
The Origin of Shame in My Life I was taught from a very early age to consider other people's feelings over my own. I didn't understand the significance of this until I was well into adulthood. I didn't understand how traumatic this would become for me. I loved my family and friends and wanted them …
Many of us are not given the tools as kids to regulate our emotions. We are not taught how to navigate through anger, pain, hurt, depression, heartache, confusion, stress, and disappointment. People don't know how to handle all those hurdles so they only care about how to get you back to happy (because that's what …
Sharing a list of mental health tips that I have researched and learned in the past two years. I hope this helps some of you. Write a gratitude list. Writing down all the family members/friends/jobs that you are grateful for helps keep a lot in perspective.Practice meditation/prayerTake a walk outside. Around your block. In the …
There are several mental illnesses. I am not a psychologist, so I will leave the clinical information to the experts. Please read below. Mental Illness Information: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental-health-types-illness My goal is to educate people. I wanted to use this month to share about myself hoping it will give some of you the strength to open up …
We all know the definition of forgiveness but do we all really know how to put it into practice. See, the thing is that forgiving is HARD. I don't know why people act like it's easy. It is not. I am here to be honest about it. The Pandemic provided many of us time to …
A trigger is any word, person, event, or experience that creates a certain emotional reaction. Sometimes a trigger is positive but this post is about how to handle the negative ones. I like creating lists so this post will just be a list of how to deal with emotional triggers that can cause negative responses. …
The Pandemic brought out a lot of anxiety for people. I saw sides of people I had known for years that I had never seen before. It was heartbreaking to experience people totally falling apart due to loss of control. I now understand more and more that people have many different ways to cope with …
Codependency is a subject I find very controversial. It's controversial because people don't like talking about it. I don't really think most people even understand what it is. I didn't understand it either outside the context of a romantic relationship until I was in my 30s. I want to shed some light on this controversial …
I have been thinking about the issue of "not knowing" for a long time. The topic of this post is about walking into the unknown. What I didn't understand until late 2021 is that there are a lot of people that don't like surprises. The Pandemic spun a lot of lives out of complete control. …
Trauma is not easy to handle. When I think of trauma I can't help but think of Tori Amos. I love Tori Amos. I started listening to her in high school. I was 26 when I started working at a new place. A coworker and I started talking about some of our favorite music. I …
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