If there is any advice I would universally give to every person, regardless of who they are, it is this: walk your own path. Walk your own damn path. Don’t walk someone else’s path. Don’t walk the path your parents predestined for you just because you feel emotionally indebted to them. Don’t walk a path […]
For Everyone Fighting Battles Alone, Keep Moving Forward (Here’s HOW)
The feeling is like a void … an empty black hole that you’re being dragged towards. You feel tears well up inside of you. Grief claws at your throat as it tightens. Numbness starts to creep into your body. You know that no one can possibly understand the pain that you’re experiencing. Even when you’re […]
9 Exhilarating Ways to Be True to Yourself (Even When You’re Scared)
Let’s face it: pretending to be someone you’re not is one of the most disturbing experiences in the world. And realizing that you’ve pretended to be someone else is arguably even more distressing. But what do we do once we realize we’re not being honest with ourselves? All too often people make a big drama […]
9 Signs You’re Lying to Yourself Without Knowing It
Lies are a little fortress; inside them you can feel safe and powerful. Through your little fortress of lies you try to run your life and manipulate others. But the fortress needs walls, so you build some. These are the justifications for your lies. You know, like you are doing this to protect someone you […]
How to Access Your Inner Strength During Traumatic Experiences
Almost all of us have experienced some kind of traumatic or shocking event. When I speak of trauma, I don’t always mean extreme situations such as natural disasters, instances of abuse, rape, murder, and accidents. While traumatic experiences often are severe and horrific, they can also be seemingly “mundane” experiences such as losing a job, […]
42 Powerful Ways of Letting Go of Anxiety + Toxic People
The feeling in your chest just won’t go away, and it’s starting to slowly eat you up each day. Longing, desire, repulsion, bitterness, heartbreak, sadness, volcanic rage so many emotions mixed together. So much pain. So much pure and unexpressed suffering. When will these feelings dissolve? When will you finally feel calm, grounded, and happy […]
