How losing the one I loved, taught me to love myself even more
Since I was a small girl, I always had a significant opinion about the way I looked. No matter how hard my mom tried, she wasn’t allowed to touch my hair or say a thing about the way I would walk out of the door. ”The only way I could be myself was to dress the…
Learning to love yourself, candidly and healthily
Through the Storm: Learning to love yourself, candidly and healthily. ”Life is too short to be someone other than what’s already there, YOU.” Note to self- I decided to share this story to remind myself and others that true self love is a process of a journey. To acknowledge how far I’ve come in my…
Determining your life’s purpose
‘’We have to cultivate the skill to listen to our own intuition instead of looking for external validation.’’ Cultivating self-care is a lot about creating a shift in what we were taught to value – a shift from external validation to inner knowing. We tend to forget that so many accomplishments begin internally in stillness.…
Self-Awareness and Emotional Health
‘’I have learned that self-awareness is the first step to begin to modify a situation should a change need to be made.’’ As a current doctoral student in clinical psychology, I am continuously learning about human behavior, how the mind works, how to assess clients, and how to apply the art of the work. Put…
Four Ways to practice self-love
‘’ Lacking self-love can then push us into the arms of people and situations who do not have good intentions for us.’’ I think that we have all been in a situation where we have multiple insecurities at once. We look in the mirror and cannot find a single thing that we like about our…
Two Worlds of Bullying: Discovering Beneath and Above
Bully : seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce. Revival : an improvement in the condition or strength of something. Take a deep breath. Think back to when you were a child. Now, think about the person you are today. I remember going on the school bus completely dreading to face the day. What’s going to happen? …
The power of Shinrin – Yoku
‘’By rediscovering and nurturing these relationships, Shinrin-yoku contributes to more balance in our modern lives’’ Shinrin-yoku (also translated as forest baths or forest therapy) is an originally Japanese technique of deep nature experience to support the physical, mental and emotional well-being of the participants. Great emphasis is placed on the relationship between man and nature,…
Self-isolation in Corona times: creating conditions for change for the better
We are at the mercy of a microscopic force that has the audacity to make decisions for us. We are angry and indignant as if we are stuck in a dead traffic jam, but there is not a soul around us. Trapped in an invisible case, we yearn to return to normal life, believing that…
The Positive Separation Method
YOUR PATH TO A HAPPY FUTURE Even if your separation or breakup feels dark and chaotic right now, let me assure you that it is possible to separate (or break up, or divorce) in a positive and forward-looking manner—whether or not your partner is on board. I developed after my divorce the Positive Separation Method™.…
If you want to hold the beautiful, hold yourself to yourself
‘A Short Guide on How to Love Yourself and Your Body’ ”It is time to change the perception we have towards our own bodies and give it the self-love that is deserves.” Unfortunately, we seem to be living in times where there seems to be a lot of negativity and negative perceptions towards our bodies.…
Beyond smoothies and squats. The healthy habits that make the real difference
”True health goes far beyond food and fitness.” As a health coach, I spend most of my time helping clients make space for self-care in their lives. Many people assume this translates to more time in the kitchen or trips to the gym, but true health goes far beyond food and fitness. The self-care that…
How to love yourself after being broken
”I just laid there. Exhausted. Tired. And in pain’.’ I remember laying on the floor, looking over my right shoulder observing the little clusters of dust that had formed under my bed. My right shoulder began to hurt and it felt like the life had been dragged out of me. Slowly, unaware, like a sieve…
What does self – liberation mean to you?
PT 1 THE BIRTH ”So I’m supposed to love myself but no one explains the why and the how.” Los Angeles. The city where everyone comes to ‘reinvent’ themselves. Everyone is doing in order to show what they have done. What happened to just living without instant gratification? After living in SoCal my whole life,…
The Birth of a Mother
”Just like that, you have to love and raise this being that is yours forever.” Nobody will ever prepare you enough for becoming a mother. Your life changes over night. You spend the majority of your life being you, as a single human being with just your own life to figure out. Then you’re pregnant,…
Getting real with Elisabeth Be 