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?
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…]
Last month, I went through the challenge of revisiting my past.
I was in my parents’ home, empty of people but full of stuff—and memories.
The journey had the potential to be a disaster. It could’ve thrown me into a downward spiral of anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. [Read more…]
Have you ever had to do something so unpleasant that the thought alone would send your anxiety through the roof?
The very idea of doing it has the power to set your skin on fire, deprive you of sleep, and highjack your thoughts. Your heart jumps frantically as if it wants to break out of your body and hide somewhere safe. [Read more…]
Your brain is more unique than your fingerprints, remember?
It builds new connections between brain cells your entire life. Then it weaves them into networks, constructing and reconstructing itself.
Sometimes it overreacts, making lightning-fast decisions based on obsolete data. The past becomes suddenly the present, and once more the pain overwhelms you, as if that horrible event was happening right now. [Read more…]
We all want to change something in our lives.
But from knowing to acting can be far, aren’t you agree? We get stuck in the middle–remember your New Year resolutions?
Is it our motivation or will-power we need to strengthen?
Or is there something else to help us to take that crucial step? [Read more…]
