Ideas to inspire, encourage and empower
Women do 75% of domestic tasks when living with their male partners. But what does this cost us?
According to a global research by the International Centre for Research for Women, in almost every country, women spend more time that their male partners on domestic tasks, performing an average of 75 per cent of that work.
Thriving after trauma: Is it possible?
There are usually two types of attitudes to trauma that easily get on my nerves.
When positivity becomes toxic and fails humanity
Each decade or so the world becomes obsessed with a few things that end up becoming trends. Over the last decade, we’ve become obsessed with wellness, positivity and lately, with mental health. This has come with benefits, such as raising awareness of mental health...
What we’ve (wrongly) been taught about love
There isn’t any other topic that has been portrayed in films, music and books more than love. This is because, in my opinion, the one single thing that we all crave the most is love. When we feel loved, we are safe. When we don’t, we feel uncertain. Humans like safety...
How to overcome perfectionism
A theme that comes up in conversations with my clients very often is perfectionism. It's so common that it seems to me that pretty much everyone suffers from it, including myself. We weren’t born perfectionists. We became ones when, as children, we formed the belief...
How body image affects our self-esteem
Negative body image can seriously affect our self-esteem and impact our mental health, causing depression, eating disorders and even suicidal thoughts.⠀ As part of the #ShameCultureExposedSeries I've started on Instagram with the first topic on Beauty and Body image,...
What triggers your anxiety
As someone who suffered from cPTSD for almost my whole life, I can tell you there were many times when I wasn’t sure whether I could get through another day or if I really wanted to. When I intentionally started working on my trauma healing and was processing emotions...
Your emotions are valid, even when they make others uncomfortable
When emotions such as anger, resentment or jealousy surface in our relationships, our first response can often be an attempt to invalidate the other person’s emotional experience so that we don’t have to deal with what’s coming up. The most common way we do this is by...
Heal your Shame, heal your Life
What nasty things is the voice in your head telling you almost non-stop every day? “Don’t even try – failing is only a matter of time.” “I knew you’d ruin everything. You’re such an idiot.” “He treats you badly because you don’t deserve any better.” “You’re not doing...
Are you a good or a bad person?
Humans love polarity. The division between good and bad makes us feel safe and certain that if something goes wrong, we can easily find who is to blame and get them pay for the misery they’ve caused. In our culture, we’re watching movies and we identify with the...