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The Body Keeps Score: How My Grief Has Shaped My Health
I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror yesterday and, for a fleeting moment, thought, damn, am I an attractive human being.
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6 hours ago3 min read
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Roles vs. Self: Breaking Free from the Act of Nurturing
The process of separating "self" from the roles I’ve played has been anything but easy.
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1 day ago6 min read
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Survival Mode as a Default: How It Shapes Identity and Keeps Us in Service of Others
For as long as I can remember, survival wasn’t a phase of life—it was the entirety of it.
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1 day ago5 min read
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You Never Know What Someone is Going Through
In a world bustling with activity and distraction, it is easy to overlook the struggles carried by those around us. Often, the battles...
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Apr 114 min read
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How Close Is Too Close: When You Can't See the Monster You Created
what happens when that love, paired with a lifetime of excuses and rescue missions, inadvertently fosters a narcissistic behavior pattern in
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Apr 93 min read
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The Journey of Selfless Service: Understanding and Embracing Balance
To understand why I give so selflessly, I have had to look deeply at my past and the influences that shaped me.
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Apr 54 min read
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The Scars of the Experts: Lessons from Lived Experience
The true structure, the depth and richness of wisdom, is built through experience
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Apr 32 min read
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Training Boundaries to Be Stronger Than Empathy: A Personal Journey
when empathy, my innate compass, often urged me to bend, to accommodate, to heal others even at my own expense.
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Apr 24 min read
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Unfit for Any Human Relationship: A Journey of Self-Discovery
I cloaked myself in a carefully curated persona—a blend of bad-ass confidence and smart-ass humor—to project the illusion of having it all
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Apr 24 min read
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The Art of Embracing Imperfection: Finding Beauty in our Flawed Existence
Perfection. It’s the shimmering ideal we’ve been conditioned to pursue
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Apr 15 min read
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Fractured Bonds: The Dysfunctional Layers of Substance Abuse in Families
As a parent, it’s natural to feel an overwhelming sense of responsibility for your children’s choices.
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Mar 314 min read
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Understanding the Victim Mindset
One prominent explanation comes from Martin Seligman’s theory of learned helplessness.
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Mar 312 min read
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The Tension Between Disassociation and Surrender: Navigating Escapism and Presence
Both disassociation and escapism reflect ways in which individuals attempt to cope with life’s challenges, but they differ in their degree..
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Mar 304 min read
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Forged in Fear: A Journey Through Hyper-Vigilance and Lost Identity
Psychologically, living with hyper-vigilance is akin to walking a tightrope above a pit of despair.
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Mar 304 min read
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Breaking the Cycle of Comparison: Embracing Authenticity in Human Existence
From early childhood, we are conditioned to evaluate our lives against others—a relentless pursuit of better grades, higher salaries...
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Mar 273 min read
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How Do Our Early Communication Experiences Shape Our Adult Communication Patterns?
As children, we quickly learn the unspoken rules of communication: which words bring praise and which provoke anger, which truths are safe..
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Mar 273 min read
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Embracing Your 'Let Them' Era: A Liberating Realization
There comes a point in life when you realize that you don’t have to explain yourself to everyone.
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Mar 242 min read
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Exploring Hyper-Sexuality: My Personal Journey with Sexual Energy
From a very young age, I exuded a strong sexual energy—a state of hyper-sexuality that became second nature to me.
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Mar 243 min read
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How can adversity help build resilience within us?
Adaptability goes hand-in-hand with resilience.
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Mar 242 min read
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How to Rise Above the Negative Words and Actions of Others
Ultimately, the message of this post is one of empowerment.
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Mar 243 min read
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