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Vulnerable and Valuable - Challenging a Critical Spirit
When we embrace the idea that we are loved, we are enough, and that we are valuable because of what is inside of us, it becomes easier to let our inner beauty shine through the cracks. We are less critical of ourselves, and of others in their own vulnerability. Our critical spirit turns into one of joy and peace.
Recover & Reconstruct: The Journey to Healing After Spiritual Abuse
The journey of recovering from spiritual abuse is a courageous and transformative one. Through the process outlined above, we can heal our wounded spirits and reveal our authentic inner selves. By acknowledging the pain, and gaining an understanding of it, we take the first steps toward healing and growth.
Unlocking Your Inner Self: Taking Care of Your Spirit
Like other forms of self-care, caring for your inner spirit doesn't have to be complicated or expensive, but it is important! With all the time we spend plugged in, tuned in or online, it's easy to get disconnected from our inner selves. Since this is the key concept of spirituality, try to find time daily to self-reflect. Figuring out what's really important to you can lessen the frustration and stress that often come with life’s everyday tasks and requirements.
Spirituality and Mental Health: Understanding the Connection
Our mind, body and spirit are all intricately woven together. When there is balance between them, we experience positive self-talk, a healthy lifestyle, and even healing. When you care for your spirit, you care for your whole self.
The Belief Blueprint: Uncovering the Architecture of Decision-Making
Our decision-making processes are complex and multifaceted, driven by a combination of beliefs, cognitive processes, emotions, social influences, and intuition. By unraveling the architecture of decision-making, we can develop a greater self-awareness, make more conscious choices, and ultimately lead more fulfilling lives.
8 Ways to Cultivate Inner Strength
Cultivating inner strength is an ongoing process. It requires consistent effort, self-awareness, personal reflection and a commitment to a growth mindset. By nurturing your inner strength, you can face challenges with resilience, live authentically, and thrive in all aspects of life.
Embrace Your Authenticity: Rise Above Comparison and Cultivate Inner Strength
Authenticity is a journey of self-discovery and self-expression, allowing us to live in alignment with our true selves and find fulfillment in our lives. Ultimately, authenticity is about honoring who we are at our core, embracing our uniqueness, and living a life that is true to ourselves rather than trying to fit into a mold defined by others. Discover the path to shame resilience.
Trauma and Your Personality
Traumatic experiences can have a long-lasting effect on individuals. Physical and mental changes happen, sometimes that we see, sometimes that we don’t see for years. Our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are shaped in ways that extend far beyond the initial event, and it can have a profound impact on our personality. Though such extensive change can happen, remarkable healing and growth can happen.
Nurturing Calm: Understanding & Managing Anxiety's Impact on the Body
The impact of anxiety on the body is far-reaching.Anxious thoughts can flood our minds, making it difficult to focus, concentrate, or engage in present-moment experiences. The constant stream of worries can prevent us from experiencing a sense of peace and tranquility. Embrace these techniques with patience, perseverance, and self-compassion as you embark on a journey of self-discovery and well-being, creating an anchored life filled with tranquility and inner peace.
Toxic Shame & Mental Health: How to Heal
Toxic shame is irrational, exaggerated, and destructive, and can lead to a wide range of psychological and emotional problems, including anxiety, depression, addiction, and interpersonal difficulties. Read more here on shame resilience.
Fall in Love With Taking Care of Yourself
Self-care and showing compassion towards ourselves is vital. We have to find a way to be content in the chaos. Every one of you reading this now will likely travel different roads to reach contentment…and that’s ok! But here are some universal tips to help you on your journey.
Why You Need to Set Boundaries
Let’s look at four areas we need boundaries in and why boundaries are important.
Unworthy & Ashamed: Rising Above the Stigma of Mental Health Issues in the Church
Church hurt happens when a person shares their story and they are met with judgment, instead of grace. Often in these cases, Scripture is used as a weapon of shame. Don’t let your mental health issues define you. Your identity is not found in the diagnosis. Your true identity is found in Christ. You are valuable. You are seen. You are loved.
