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Moral Injury: When the People Meant to Protect You Fail

“Trauma is not what happens to you, but what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you.” ~Dr. Gabor Maté Most people [...]

I Stopped Asking “Why Me?” and Started Asking “What Now?”

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” ~Viktor Frankl  For a long time, my [...]

How I Found Focus and Presence When Meditation Didn’t Work

“Meditation is a way of being, not a technique.” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn I didn’t think I was someone who “couldn’t meditate.” I had read the books. [...]

What I Ask Myself Now Instead of “What’s Wrong with Me?”

“With self-compassion, we give ourselves the same kindness and care we’d give to a good friend.” ~Kristin Neff For a long time, I carried a [...]

Need a Break from Everything?

I think it’s probably fair to say that most of us are feeling overwhelmed right now. We’re all dealing with a lot. Work stress. Family [...]

I Stopped Trying to Be Chosen and Finally Found Love

“You can’t perform your way into being loved. You can only reveal yourself and trust that the right person will love what they find.” Finding [...]

When “Better” Becomes a Trap: How I Learned to Hope Without Clinging

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~Buddha For most of my life, hoping for something better [...]

Why Letting Myself Fall Apart Set Me Free

“Ironically enough, when you make peace with the fact that the purpose of life is not happiness but rather experience and growth, happiness comes as [...]

What It Cost Me to Always Be the Easy One

“When you say yes to others, make sure you are not saying no to yourself.” ~Paulo Coelho I grew up as the first-born daughter—the responsible one, [...]

30 Reminders for Sensitive People Who Feel Drained, Ashamed, or Judged

“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark [...]