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When someone is overwhelmed with emotions, like, anxiety, fear, anger, guilt, self-doubt, etc, & is struggling to manage them, it leads to emotional suffering.
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
“Hurt people, hurt people. Healed people, heal people.” I’m not sure who’s 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 the second part, which in my opinion, renders the quote … 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 with in an effective way that enables us to understand it, process it, … 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 sometime – 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, in this moment, that probably is your truth – the hurt, the pain, is so intense that it … Read more
If you engage in any kind of inner-work – emotions, relationships, your relationship with yourself, limiting beliefs, etc. – you’ll come across the concept of “boundary setting”. From coaching to therapy, everyone talks about boundaries and how they’re good for you. Then, why do we feel bad for setting boundaries?! I’ve heard time, and again, … Read more
Over the last decade of having worked with several high achieving women struggling in relationships, both, personal & professional, I decided to interview 50 such women who were action-oriented problem solvers battling their emotions & its entanglements. This article focuses on the findings from my (ongoing) qualitative (interview based) research on High Achieving Women in … Read more