Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging. ~Brene Brown According to the research of Brene Brown all humans experience shame. The psychologist Rick Hanson, reports that shame is a primal emotion, one of the first that we experience as children. So if this is the case why does …
How to stop self sabotaging
“Resistance by definition is self-sabotage.” ~Steven Pressfield Many people have problems with being their own worst enemies. When in becomes a pattern of unhealthy behaviors, unfulfilled dreams, broken relationships and friendships it is time to find ways to use different strategies with others. People who have patterns of self sabotaging usually have problems with worthiness, feeling comfortable in the status quo and fear …
How to Survive a Breakup
“It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin to mend what is broken in the world. It is these two blessed things that can begin to heal all broken hearts.” ~Steve Maraboli I had a friend once tell me when I was going through a painful breakup that I just needed to get a theme song. This …
Learning to tame your temper
“I lost my temper today. Fuck it. Whoever finds it can keep it.” ― Jarod Kintz We all have a hard time sometimes and can become angry. It is when it becomes a pattern of relating to others that it can cause problems in our relationships. So here are 5 ways that you can work on reducing your temper. 1) …
How to have needs without being needy.
“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.” ~Mick Jagger Have you ever caught yourself stating that a person is too “needy” or someone is acting to “needy”? What exactly does it mean to be too needy? Urban dictionary.com defines being needy as: “Requiring attention beyond what is normative. …
Healing Power of Art Making
Creating art activates our pleasure center in our brain releasing dopamine causing an individual to relax, smile and take a deep breath. But maybe you find doing art stressful because you are not good at it. I think that most people believe that they are bad at art due to when they were younger, adults told them they were bad …
