Have you ever asked yourself, "Why am I so unhappy"? I think we all have. You could be unhappy and never notice. Are you happy? Are you sure? Take a moment and genuinely experience your emotions. Try and remember the last time you smiled or laughed. Maybe it wasn’t too…
It’s not the best solution to avoid all confrontations, but there comes a time when you must learn how to ignore people in a polite way. Believe it or not, you can ignore people in certain situations. It all depends on the topic of the situation, the severity of the…
If you’ve learned how to stop ruminating, I am impressed. Overthinking, planning, and worry can be a difficult habit to break. Did you notice that I associated ruminating with a habit? That’s because, basically, it is. There is nothing wrong with the emotions you feel, it’s about how far you’ll…
Have you ever said things like, “the world is against me?” You may not have said it, but I bet you’ve felt this way at times. Life is hard. It’s easy to feel like the whole world is out to get you sometimes, especially when negative things happen back to…
It’s important to protect your energy when things seem to be falling apart. In fact, your energy controls your future. Hard times visit all of us, some more than others. These difficulties can become so overwhelming to the point that they affect a person’s basic core of energy. In other…
If you’re always trying to help others at the cost of neglecting yourself, you might suffer from the savior complex. Whether you admit it or not, you could be under the impression that you’re omnipotent. This means you feel as though you can solve everyone’s problems, and help them change…
There are lots of things to do with family and friends, but there are also many things to do when alone on Christmas. The holidays are exciting, and there are always so many things to enjoy with family and friends. But even if you’re alone on Christmas, you can have…
The basic idea of spiritual bypassing revolves around not facing problems, and instead, searching for enlightenment first. I think we have it backward. During the decades of trauma I endured, I experienced many things, not just the trauma. I realized, at some point, that I was living in denial, I…
The signs of a toxic relationship aren’t always obvious. Sometimes the indicators can be so hidden that it takes years to discover the truth. There are healthy relationships, and then there are toxic ones. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to tell the difference between the two. After all, the first…
I’m co-parenting with a narcissist. Sometimes it works okay, and sometimes it’s a living hell. Excuse me for my French, but co-parenting with a toxic person can make you curse when you don’t usually use that language. You see, I was married to someone with a narcissistic personality disorder for…
