Emotional What Narcissistic Fathers Do to Their Daughters and 7 Insecurities It Cause It was December. Another year had gone by and to my mom’s dismay- I was still single! I’d been dating for a while but there was no sign of “The One”. I was in a good place- my career was going great, I looked my best and had a few guys who were interested in […] Written by Anna Taylor December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Emotional Is Forgiveness Enough? My father and I hurt one another. Deeply. He was an angry disciplinarian. I was a horribly rebellious child. You can imagine the rest. Fortunately, we found mutual forgiveness several decades before he died — for ourselves and for each other. “Doa ess nuscht tweschen ons — there is nothing bad between us,” we said to one another in our native Low German at every farewell. Written by Marlena Fiol April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Emotional The Cure for Dissatisfaction and Other Crises of Healing Dissatisfaction Attention is the remedy for dissatisfaction. When preoccupied with disturbing thoughts. Abundant wealth, good health, a loving family, and friends, can seem unrewarding and empty. Emotions Emotions are opportunities for insight, at any level. An opportunity to take a second look, to frame your understanding in a new way. Empathy As you shift perspectives, […] Written by Joel Mwakasege February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Emotional How to Find Your Own Healing Path Challenge the habitual conditioning of the mind. Yes, you've to respect your unique ways of responding to life’s challenges. You also need to respect your own needs, personality, and timing. But your habitual conditioning of the mind. Written by Joel Mwakasege February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Emotional The Slippery Truth About Self The root of suffering can be found in clinging to a certain way of the self. The way you perceive the self is worth investigating. This does not mean you no longer have your personal views, needs, or feelings about things. But you need not be driven by them. Written by Joel Mwakasege February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Emotional Why Time is Shockingly Good for Your Healing Don't rush the healing process. Even though you know how the story should end. Give it time. Written by Joel Mwakasege January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Emotional One Fool-Proof Trick to Blast Depressing Thoughts Don't trust them. You might feel down, hopeless, and unworthy. But that’s normal from time to time. Don't let a thought like "I’m feeling" down become "I’m no good." Written by Joel Mwakasege January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Emotional Is this Reasonable But Wrong Fear to Heal Holds You Back? That there are so much wrong with you. There is far more right with you than wrong. Maladaptive emotional habits may obscure your mind for a time. Written by Joel Mwakasege January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Emotional Could this Healing Technique Double Your Healing Speed? Challenge Only This Challenge only what does not work. As you explore emotional habits, keep in mind. Many or most of your emotional reactions are probably appropriate to some situations. It's only when these reactions no longer work they become maladaptive. Written by Joel Mwakasege January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Emotional Freaking Out Over the Thought of Your Life Might be Futile? Try Mindfulness Mindfulness allows you. To create just enough mental distance from thoughts to see them as such. To shift your perspective on your thoughts. To let you see they are just thoughts, not reality. To help you understand you do not have to believe your thoughts. Without holding a mindful stance. Written by Joel Mwakasege January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Emotional Important Healing Step to Take Right Away Have empathy for yourself. Empathy’s a tender message. We give one another when we care enough to give someone our full attention. Don't you want to give yourself a gift of the same warmhearted attention? In those moments when you're squirming in emotional discomforts? Written by Joel Mwakasege December 30, 2017December 30, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Emotional What’s Actually Stunting Your Healing It’s Not Disturbing Emotions There are several approaches to work with disturbing emotions. One is to abandon these emotions; another is to explore them. To close yourself off to your feelings obstructs a healthy openness in mind and heart. It denies you the potential insights that emotion might offer. Don't you want to use disturbing emotions as a beacon? Written by Joel Mwakasege December 29, 2017December 29, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
A Healing Game Changer You Might Be Skipping Learn to bear with what’s going on inside. That means learning to observe and tolerate the heartbreaking and gut-wrenching sensations that register misery and humiliation. Only then can you start to befriend rather than obliterate, the emotions that keep you in fixed and immutable maladaptive behaviors. Erasing awareness and cultivating denial are often essential to […] Written by Joel Mwakasege May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How Traveling Changed My life How traveling changed my life is a story that starts with a risk I took right after college. It was 2009 and I was 21. I planned to work in finance, but with the economic collapse, I decided to teach English in South Korea before coming back and looking for work when things improved. But […] Written by Leo Campos April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Say I Disagree In a Smart Way One of the most troubling aspects of this new hyper-digital era is our crumbling ability to communicate with people who disagree with us. There is the sense that we are shouting across a void at one another — in completely different languages. Our rebuttals are locked and loaded as we scan tweets, posts, and articles […] Written by Kenton Klassen February 9, 2021February 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
7 New Options and Improved Ways On Overcoming Past Trauma The first half of 2020 was particularly dull and difficult. I’m sure many can relate to this. The sudden lockdown forced me to finally think about overcoming past trauma, deeply repressed issues, and long-overdue grief; hence a breakdown was inevitable. Additionally, I had to deal with a range of family issues and the demise of […] Written by Fatimah Alayafi February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
4 Steps to Recover From Anxiety and Depression I took several steps to recover from anxiety and depression. But the moment I realized the severity of it all, I was sixteen years old. One night I had stripped down to take a shower, and before stepping in, I saw a profile of my body; I had always been a thin kid, but horror and […] Written by Simon Hoffman January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Journal for Anxiety and Depression: 3 Things to Journal About In my first year of college, I was anxious all the time. It was likely a result of not sleeping enough combined with stress. The pinching feeling in my chest haunted me to the extent that I couldn’t sleep at night. For me, anxiety manifests in a quick heartbeat and a tight feeling in my […] Written by Amy Tang January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
