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How to Improve Relationships with Yourself and People You Love

By Irina Leave a Comment

Ones upon a time there was a little girl. She loved her mommy very much, but she could never be sure that her mother also loved her.

When she felt sad and longed for a cuddle, her mommy was too busy to comfort her.

​"Stop bothering me, little one; you have nothing to be sad about."

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Filed Under: Healing daughters of narcissistic mothers, Relationships Tagged With: Adult daughters of difficult mothers, Aftermath of emotional neglect in childhood, Emotionally immature mothers, Emotionally unavailable parents, Healing childhood wounds, Healing form CPTSD, Narcissistic impact on grownup daughters, Recovery from toxic relationships with parents, Self-help, Self-improvement

Dementia: An Unexpected Gift Of Love

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Light isn't lost forever“Nobody’s perfect. We’re all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels.” ― Jeanette Walls

Do you believe a person can change? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Forgiveness, Love Tagged With: Abusive mother, Adult children, Childhood trauma, Developmental trauma, emotional abuse, Family, Healing childhood wounds, Healing from developmental trauma, Insights, Life lessons, Love, Self-improvement, Spiritual

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

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

Is There Meaning in Suffering? Angels and Demons of Forgiveness

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Meaning of sufferingMy very first guest post is published on Purpose Fairy!

Hate and love. Deepest secrets of the Universe and a human brain. Stories we make about ourselves, and stories we tell.

Nothing seems to be permanent. Everything’s changing like waters in Flensburg fjord–from light to darkness through the shades of grey, and back again. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Forgiveness Tagged With: Abusive mother, Adult children, Communication, Dementia, Healing childhood trauma, Healing from developmental trauma, Inspirational, Life lessons, Love, Personal growth, recovery from childhood emotional abuse, Self-growth, Self-improvement, Spiritual, Storytelling, Toxic mothers

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

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