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How I Overcame My Debilitating Gut Issues by Digesting My Emotions

[ad_1] “I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.” ~Louise Hay Here’s my secret: In order to fully heal over a decade of debilitating digestive disorders, I had to stop trying to heal. Instead, I.

The Simple Path to Change When You’re Not Satisfied with Your Life

[ad_1] “Making a big life change is scary, but you know what’s even scarier? Regret.” ~Zig Ziglar Fifteen years ago, I made one of the biggest changes in my life. It was something I had wanted to do for so.

How I’m Healing from the Pain of Growing up in a Dysfunctional Family

[ad_1] “Don’t try to understand everything, because sometimes it’s not meant to be understood, but accepted.” ~Unknown As a child, I never had the opportunity to develop a sense of self. I had a father who was a drug addict..

How I Saved Myself by Surrendering When Everything Fell Apart

[ad_1] “And here you are, living despite it all.” ~Rupi Kaur “I surrender!” I said this mantra out loud as my life was spiraling out of control. I had spent a summer in college as a camp counselor separated from.

Avoid Feeling Bad: How to Stop Taking Things Personally

[ad_1] “There is a huge amount of freedom that comes when you take nothing personally.” ~Don Miguel Ruiz Oh man, if I had a dollar for every time I took something personally… I’d be rich by now. When I quit.

My Insatiable Quest for Love and How I Found It When I Stopped Looking

[ad_1] “I can’t say when you’ll get love or how you’ll find it or even promise that you will. I can only say you are worthy of it and that it’s never too much to ask for it and that.

A FREE eBook for Women Who Feel Stuck, Dissatisfied, and Restless

[ad_1] Hi friends! As you may know, I’m a big fan of Evolving Wisdom, a site that offers virtual courses and workshops, along with countless free resources and audio seminars, to help people create real, lasting change. With this in mind,.

Everyone Has Struggles, and We All Have Our Own Lessons to Learn

[ad_1] “The more we love the more we lose. The more we lose the more we learn. The more we learn the more we love. It comes full circle. Life is the school; love is the lesson. We cannot lose.”.

How I Stopped Feeling Angry with Everything and Everyone (Including Myself)

[ad_1] “Tears of despair can be fuel. Thunders of anger can be light.” ~Maxime Lagacé Let’s talk about rockets. This is going somewhere, I promise. If you ever watch a rocket launch, you’ll see a large cylinder fall off once.

20 Journaling Prompts to Help You Love Yourself

[ad_1] “Time spent in self-reflection is never wasted—it is an intimate date with yourself.” ~Paul TP Wong I’ve found journaling is a polarizing activity. People love it or hate it. (If you are in the latter group, don’t worry, you’ll.

Why Forgiving Is the Last Step in The Process and What Comes First

[ad_1] “True forgiveness comes when you realize there is something totally radiant inside you, that nobody could ever touch” ~Eckhart Tolle I grew up in an emotionally abusive household. My father was a man who diligently provided for us, but.

How We Can Let People Go When a Relationship Runs Its Course

[ad_1] “Sometimes it takes relationships that don’t last forever to teach us lessons that will.” ~Unknown I recently had to let go of a friendship I had been in for almost eight years. In the first few years of knowing.

Choosing Now to Be Happy: Why the Conditions Are Never Perfect

[ad_1] “Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles, and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself?” ~Lao Tzu I don’t know why, and I don’t know when it.

The Hurting Strangers We Pass Every Day and How to Help Ease Their Pain

[ad_1] Trigger warning: This post deals with an account of suicide and euthanasia. “Kindness can be its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.” ~Eric Hoffer The first time I sat with a person contemplating suicide, I had.

How I Moved from Depression to a Deep and Meaningful Life

[ad_1] “Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.” ~Pema Chödrön Standing at the bathroom sink, I brought my gaze up to the mirror. I couldn’t.

The Freedom of Being Ourselves (Whether Others Like Us or Not)

[ad_1] “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” ~Oscar Wilde “Cringey” is what my kids called it. Me? I was just being Sam. After hitting “post” on my highly emotive Instagram video—one of those more-than-one-minute jobbies that winds up on.

To All the Abused Kids Who Are Dealing with the Consequences as Adults…

[ad_1] “The feeling of being rejected, disapproved of, or conditionally loved by one’s primary caregivers is a monumental, long-lasting burden for a child to carry. It produces chronic shame, guilt, and anxiety. The child is blamed for doing something wrong.

When You Keep Failing: How to Recover and Boost Your Confidence

[ad_1] “Success is a series of small wins.” ~Unknown You tried everything. Nothing worked. What now? I was the Marketing Director of a tech startup, and my work wasn’t bringing in the money or traction that it should. I did.

How to Embrace Your Physical “Flaws” and Feel Comfortable in Your Skin

[ad_1] “When you’re comfortable in your skin, you look beautiful, regardless of any flaws.” ~Emily Deschanel I started doubting the way I looked at the age of eight following comments from other children, about my twin sister being cuter/prettier than.

How a Cancer Misdiagnosis Helped Me Face and Heal from Health Anxiety

[ad_1] “Trust yourself. You’ve survived a lot, and you’ll survive whatever is coming.” ~Robert Tew “I have bad news. I am sorry. You have cancer.” Sitting in the cold, clinical doctor’s office on a snowy, cloudy January day in Chicago,.

Free Online Festival: A Different Kind of Trauma Conference

[ad_1] Hi friends! Last year I invited you all to join the Embodied Trauma Conference, a powerful, healing event hosted by Tiny Buddha contributor Karine Bell. This free, five-day online summit featured a series of talks from twenty-two thought leaders,.

Why I No Longer Fight for Acknowledgment When Someone Devalues Me

[ad_1] “People will teach you how to love by not loving you back. People will teach you how to forgive by not apologizing. People will teach you kindness by their judgment. People will teach you how to grow by remaining.