What Are You Unwilling to Feel?
I was listening to a Tim Ferriss podcast the other day with Brené Brown and they were talking about becoming more aware of subconscious habits. Tim mentioned a phrase that he picked up somewhere that…
Giving Yourself Permission To Be Yourself
I want to talk about the idea of giving ourselves permission to be ourselves. What does that mean? Well, there is a subset of people who rightfully or wrongfully believe that they deserve to struggle….
How to stop mental suffering
In my last post, I wrote about how to let go of negativity by witnessing the negative emotion and practicing letting it go but there is more to say on the topic and a slight…
How to let go of negativity and negative feelings
It can often seem impossible to let go of our negative feelings. Our natural instinct is to push negative feelings away, wishing they weren’t there but in doing so we are actually keeping the negative…
How to create the reality you want
Your mind is your most powerful tool for creation but if not used wisely, it can work against you. You must be careful what thoughts you choose to entertain in your mind as they will…
The antidote to shame: self-acceptance
I’ve been struggling with shame for a long time now. I didn’t always know it as shame but I always felt a sense that I needed to hide myself from the world. This feeling lives…
Your Perfect Day
What would a perfect day look like for you? From the minute you wake up til the minute you fall asleep, what would that day include? What if you wrote it out and scheduled all…
Seeing the humanity in the world
Walking around the streets of the city on a sunny Saturday and seeing the world in a new light. It used to be I was almost entirely focused on myself, my needs, and how I…
The future won’t save you
I’ve been working really hard lately on my personal business, holding onto the idea that I’ll be able to better my life situation by making more money, moving into a bigger place, upgrading my wardrobe,…
What does it mean to validate an emotion?
When we feel uncomfortable emotions, our first instinct is usually to push them away. We don’t want to feel these uncomfortable emotions. But when we avoid feeling our emotions, we keep them stuck because, as…