We have grown up in a society that harrows the idea of experiencing feelings and talking about the emotional experience. Because of this we developed negative or harmful mechanisms to deal with difficult shit on our own. Biologically, emotional connection drastically effects our brain chemistry and our outlook, feeling safe with someone where being vulnerableContinue reading “Connection”
Tag Archives: Kindness
Heal
There’s so much not taught to us growing up, only recently has the societal narrative pivoted to appreciate mental health and well being. Before it was all “suck it up” “get over it” “others are worse off” “stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about”. There’s nothing wrong with hurting, let’s stop damagingContinue reading “Heal”
Are you listening?
There is a lot more that we could be doing for our friends and family in regards to listening. I wasnt aware how terribly i was interacting with people until i was taught counselling microskills, which in my opinion should be taught in schools. There are so many aspects in communication that we arent taughtContinue reading “Are you listening?”
Inward
I always thought I was a fairly open and honest person. I suddenly became aware of how much I wasn’t sharing, in exchanges with my friends and family. See although I have always recounted things that have happened in my life I haven’t been sharing a crucial part that creates stronger bonds and relationships withContinue reading “Inward”
Resolutions
Personally I value growth, expanding my abilities and working toward better habits. As you’ve read in other posts I talk of having been a mess for most of my life, it took studying counselling to realise my habits were harmful to myself and the people around me. Growth isn’t easy, it’s taken a lot ofContinue reading “Resolutions”
Expectations
Ive almost been afraid of writing lately. Feeling myself and my good habits crumble I’m slipping out of being the person I was happy to be and with that I didn’t feel worthy of writing. Forgetting that’s the exact reason I started this blog in the first place, to work through my own shit inContinue reading “Expectations”
Identity
What does it mean to know yourself? Do we ever know ourselves the way we think we do? I suppose this is a bit of a rabbit hole of a topic, one that might send you mad if thought about too much. The very loss of identity becoming your identity. I feel like we createContinue reading “Identity”
Honestly
Honesty is everything, and I mean that. Starting with ourselves, it shapes us in the most important of ways; chooses our friends, how we treat ourselves, what we choose to do in our lives. We spend a lot of time creating personas for the outside world, sometimes creating them for ourselves, but this does notContinue reading “Honestly”
ADHD Awareness month
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 24 and I wanted to talk about that a little bit. As I sit here, fighting with distraction to write this, it almost seems impossible to me that no one noticed the symptoms throughout my life. For a lot of women though, late diagnosis isContinue reading “ADHD Awareness month”
Habits
I struggle with unhealthy habits, have my whole life, from nicotine to laundry piles. Learning how to restructure the way I do things, creating healthier habits has helped me grow, align myself more accurately with my values and take the steps toward becoming the person aim to be. The thought of changing something about yourselfContinue reading “Habits”
Well Beings 