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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

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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

How to Deal with a Challenge and Feel Great

By Irina 2 Comments

Happy woman

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…]

Filed Under: Challenge Tagged With: Childhood trauma, Dissociation, Healing childhood trauma, Healing childhood wounds, Healing from developmental trauma, Insights, Inspirational, Mindset, Motivational, Narcissistic mothers, Self-care, Self-improvement

How to Remain Calm and Present When Facing a Painful Challenge (And Get Through It)

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Overcoming a challengeHave 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…]

Filed Under: Challenge Tagged With: Abusive mother, Anxiety, Being strong, Challenge, DDD, Depersonalization, Derealization, Dissociation, DPDR, Emotional support, Family, Healing from developmental trauma, Inspirational, Life lessons, Mental health, Mindset, Motivational, Personal development, Personal growth, Self-care, Self-compassion, Self-help, Self-love, Toxic mothers

How to Befriend Your Brain and Learn to Live with Joy

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Nurture your brainYour 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…]

Filed Under: Choose Joy, Traumatized brain Tagged With: Brain, Child abuse, Childhood trauma, Choose joy, Developmental trauma, emotional abuse, Healing childhood trauma, Healing childhood wounds, Healing from developmental trauma, Health, Insights, Joy, Motivational, Neuroscience, Self-care, Self-help

A Smart Trick to Overcome Procrastination

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Yeah! 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…]

Filed Under: Procrastination Tagged With: Brain, Hesitation, Inspirational, Life lessons, Mindset, Motivational, Personal growth, Procrastination, Self-growth, Self-improvement, Storytelling

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