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Back to the Future: When Going Back Means Moving Forward

By Irina Leave a Comment

The time will come when you will return to places that caused you pain in the past, but you will feel good. When emotional trauma heals, the scars remain, but they don't hurt.

​​​​​I returned from a trip to Moscow (not Minnesota or Texas but Russia!) – the city where I grew up. 

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Filed Under: Choose Joy Tagged With: Healing childhood trauma, Healing form CPTSD, Healing from developmental trauma, Healing from emotional abuse, Healing with joy, Health, Life lessons, Storytelling, Travel

How Grieving the Loss of the Dream can Heal You

By Irina 12 Comments

Or Why You Need to Let Go of Your Dream of an Ideal Mother

If you are struggling to come in terms with your story, and healing your wounds from a toxic relationship with your narcissistic mother is still a dream, then, this article is for you.

Letting go of a hopeless dream
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Filed Under: Healing, Healing daughters of narcissistic mothers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Daughters of narcissistic mothers, Daughters of self-absorbed, Grief, Grieving, Narcissism, Narcissistic mothers, Stages of grief, Toxic relationships

Why You Need to Break Loneliness to Heal

By Irina 2 Comments

Toxic Mother-Daughter Relationships

"Childhood is the happiest time in human life," or so they say. 

What you've never understood is how feeling hurt and lonely, year after year, could possibly be the best time of your life. Neither could I…

Trust people
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Filed Under: Toxic mother-daughter relationships Tagged With: Childhood wounds, Mother daughter relationship, Narcissistic mothers, Self-help, Toxic mothers

How to Heal from a Toxic Relationship with Your Mother

By Irina 2 Comments

The Ultimate Guide for Daughters

“Sure, Mom… me too. See you soon.” 

Sigh…

You hang up the phone and a tsunami of anxiety sweeps over you. 

You look around, and the cosy kitchen feels suddenly distant and unreal, as if you’re looking through a dirty glass. So does your hand, still clutching the phone – is it even your hand?  

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Filed Under: Abuse, Dysfunctional mothers an their daughters, Dysfunctional mothers and daughters relationship, Emotional Trauma, Family Tagged With: Abusive mother, Adult children, Anxiety, Childhood trauma, Developmental trauma, emotional abuse, Family, Happiness, Healing childhood trauma, Healing from developmental trauma, Inspirational, Joy, Life lessons, Motivational, Personal growth, Relationships, Self-care, Self-growth, Self-help, Toxic mothers

Why You Should Cherish Your Inner Critic

By Irina Leave a Comment

If you’ve followed me for a while now, you already know where your inner critic comes from. Right, it comes from your past as a byproduct of your early socialization. 

It humiliates and belittles you. Stops you from achieving your goals and living your dreams. Always toxic and loud.

Or is it? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Inner critic Tagged With: Inner critic, Inner voice, Life lessons, Mindset, Motivational

6 Reasons to Slow Down and Enjoy Your Life

By Irina 2 Comments

Enjoy life as it is“The secret to happier life lies not in finding your inner self but in coming in terms with yourself in order to coexist peacefully with others.” – Svend Brinkmann

How many self-help books are already gathering dust on your bookshelves? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Happiness, Insights, Inspirational, Joy, Mindset, Self-development, Slow down

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