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

By Irina Leave a Comment

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

Ugly Truth About Child Abuse and Developmental Trauma

By Irina 6 Comments

Developmental trauma If someone asked you about your childhood, what would you say?

“I don’t want to talk about it,” or “There’s not much to say,” or “Nothing was wrong with my childhood”?

Perhaps you wouldn’t remember much even if you tried… except your mother’s icy face, your dad’s angry voice, or your uncle’s drunken laughter…

And your fear of being in this unsafe and dangerous world.

Scared and sad, you had no one to talk to. No one who would listen and understand. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Child Abuse, Developmental trauma Tagged With: Abusive mother, Adult children, Anxiety, Brain, Child abuse, Childhood trauma, Developmental trauma, Healing childhood trauma, Healing childhood wounds, Healing from developmental trauma, Health, Insights, inspiration, Inspirational, Life lessons, Personal growth, recovery from childhood emotional abuse, Relationships, Self-care, Self-compassion, Self-growth, Self-love, toxic people

What You Should Know About PTSD (and Why)

By Irina 2 Comments

PTSDImagine…

An early morning she opens the door and the sunlight softly embraces her body. Smiling, she puts sunglasses on and locks the door.

The birch tree in her driveway proudly waves its new green coat. The teasing sunlight sifts through its leaves and dances on the grass like a bunch of baby bunnies.

The cheerful chirping of birds welcomes a new day.

She walks to the car, taking pleasure in every moment, inhaling the smells of damp earth and blue hyacinths saluting her from their pots, smiling to herself and to the world.

Her presentation is ready, but she wants to go through it once more–it has to be perfect. [Read more…]

Filed Under: PTSD Tagged With: Healing from PTSD, PTSD, Self-care, Self-compassion

How To Deal With Your Toxic Inner Critic And Stop Self-Abuse

By Irina Leave a Comment

Stop self-abuseThat nasty, nagging voice inside your head.

“I can’t do anything right. I’m not good enough. I will never pull it through. I’m useless.”

Argh…

It doesn’t matter how much you try to do your best – it never seems good enough. The voice is almost always there.

Your diligent inner critic.

It mocks you in the morning, your rumpled face and tousled hair: “You look awful! You need to get to bed earlier.”

It keeps you from taking opportunities and trying new things, crippling you with self-doubt and apathy: “You will never pull it off, just forget it!” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Self-help Tagged With: Anxiety, Childhood trauma, Complex-PTSD, emotional abuse, Healing childhood trauma, Healing childhood wounds, Inner critic, Inspirational, Negative inner voice, Self-care, Self-compassion, Self-improvement, Self-love, Toxic Inner Critic, Toxic inner voice

35 Life Lessons (Learned on a Bumpy Road to Healing and Happiness)

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Swimming over the roadEver watched raindrops on a spider web sparkling in the summer sun? How light refracts in the prism of water beads, spilling out into hundreds of colourful beams.

The articles on life lessons are like that too. Caught in the virtual web they are waiting to be found. To share their wisdom gained throughout years of human experience.

Why do we bother reading them?

Because we are unique beings living unique lives. Similar in some ways, different in others. Lessons we need to learn are not the same, neither how we learn them.

What we share reflects valuable knowledge from the areas of life most significant for our personal growth.

Looking for some answers? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Self-growth Tagged With: Childhood trauma, Communication, Couples, Happiness, Healing childhood wounds, Life lessons, Relationships, Self-compassion, Self-growth, Self-improvement, Self-love

Belittled and Bullied? Stop Blaming Yourself and Claim Back Your Life

By Irina 4 Comments

Emotional abuseDo you feel trapped?

Like sitting at the bottom of a deep well. No light. No life. No hope.

*Sigh*

He pushes your buttons with remarkable precision – he knows exactly where they are.

“You’re just like your mother!”, he barks.
“Tired? You?!!”, he rolls his eyes with contempt, “You make me laugh.”
“So you’re smart, ha?”, his face dangerously close to yours.

Then he plays the nice guy, to lull your vigilance and catch you off guard. With criticism, lies, and intimidation.

Just to suddenly strike you with his,“Now, what’s wrong?”

You try to comprehend your partner’s behaviour. Blaming yourself for the “wrong” questions and being “stupid”.

Sinking deeper and deeper into despair. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Abuse Tagged With: Communication, Conflict Resolving, emotional abuse, freedom, Friendship, Happiness, inspiration, Mindset, optimism, Personal growth, relationship, Self-care, Self-compassion, self-esteem, toxic people, victim role

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