A journey into the depths of your being.
When do you usually use the word “difficult”? In what context? Do you use it to describe something you excel in or something you struggle with? The question’s rhetorical, and the answer is obvious! If “difficult feelings” had been introduced to us in kindergarten, we’d not be calling these emotions “difficult” for we would have … Read more
If you’ve never had any weight struggles, this question may not hold much “weight” for you (and I don’t just mean being overweight, underweight people struggle as well, in fact, many “ideal” weight people struggle with weight too)! If you do struggle with weight then whether how much you weigh really matters or not may … Read more
“Hurt people, hurt people. Healed people, heal people.” I’m not sure whose quote this is. When I searched online, I found that no one’s really sure of its exact origin, plus the quote that most people use is “hurt people, hurt people”. They miss out on the second part, which in my opinion, renders the … Read more
“And a woman spoke, saying, “Tell us of Pain.”And he said: Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (Knopf, 1923) The hurt of emotional pain can become unhealthy, and unbearable, if not worked within an effective way that enables us to understand it, process it, and … Read more
When I came across this question on multiple platforms, a part of me wished there was one single thing I could share with those struggling with this internal hurt that would resolve it for them. A silver bullet. Alas, just like werewolves, silver bullets are a myth! So then what do you do when you’re … Read more
If you’re hurting emotionally, or have been in emotional pain for some time – and if you have similar patterns to what I used to have – chances are the emotional pain you’re experiencing might feel all-encompassing. Frankly, at this moment, that probably is your truth – the hurt, the pain, is so intense that … Read more
This is a shorter version – a formal Bio, if you will! For those of you interested in knowing more about my backstory, please go to Meet Me. Shobhali Thapa Jiwani is the founder of Depth Seekers and works with Indian-origin AFABs (assigned female at birth) – women+LGBTQ – at the powerful nexus of coaching, … Read more
If your intention behind this question of “how much time does it take” is to find a silver bullet, you’ve landed on the wrong article, my friend – in all of my decade-plus experience in the space of personal development I’m yet to find credible short-cuts to doing deep inner-work! If you’re here to know … Read more