A journey into the depths of your being.
I’m sure you have tried it – ignoring your thoughts and feelings. How’s that worked out for you in the past? Maybe at the moment, it was helpful. But if it was working well for you, you wouldn’t be here trying to find an answer to this question, would you? Alright, let me say it … Read more
I wonder what makes people wonder what the strongest, most powerful emotion is! I guess, maybe, somewhere deep down people (with this question) think that by finding out this one specific emotion they may be able to figure out their emotions, or at least narrow down the emotional work needed. And, who knows, maybe they’re … Read more
Can I please just say right away that I neither like nor buy into this concept of being “emotionally weak”? “Why are you then writing about it?!”, I hear you wonder a little confused. I write in the hope of adding a different perspective to the (more or less) misleading concepts of emotional weakness, “symptoms” … Read more
Are we born with certain traits? Certain potentials, or talents? Do you know someone you at times think must be “born with it”?! Or are we born as clean slates, and then learn everything as we live and experience life? Or, is it a mix of the two – nature and nurture, both? Let’s dive … 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 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
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
Should you be in a relationship when you have unresolved trauma? Should you be in a relationship with someone who has unresolved trauma? Is it possible to have a healthy relationship when one or both people have unresolved trauma? Can you heal your past trauma while you’re in a relationship? These are some critical questions, … Read more