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November 3, 2015

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Can being positive thwart personal growth?

Over the last two weeks, I spiraled in and out of sadness and stress. Life seemed to come at me all at once and overwhelmed, I sought refuge underneath the cozy comforter in my bed. Numb. In times like this, I release my need for being positive. Excessive positivity can obliterate opportunities for growth. I knew somewhere […]

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October 27, 2015

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4 ways to be grateful when things aren’t going your way

how to be grateful when things aren't going your way

Some days, it’s harder to be grateful than others. Life can test you from many angles. While navigating difficult terrain, it’s easy to fall from the happy, positive, grateful person many of us strive to be. And that’s okay. It’s important to honor our feelings and give ourselves time to just be and feel. This is part of authenticity. […]

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October 20, 2015

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8 key steps to healing soul and mind

For a lot of years, I really disliked psychology. Like strongly. And I realized that this was because my parents were always sending me to therapists, who labeled me without once thinking perhaps it was my parents who were crazy. Anyway, psychiatrists don’t address the heart, which is integral to healing. For healing my soul and […]

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October 13, 2015

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How to heal the mother wound

The mother wound. Sometimes in families, other people’s wounds become our wounds in the form of neglect or abuse or general fucked-upness. And we spend our entire lives acting from this place of woundedness, not attracting the friends or lovers we desire, not landing the jobs we want, not grabbing the opportunities that go to people who feel firm […]

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October 6, 2015

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What is shadow work? (And how to do it.)

A big part of healing and finding more peace is doing shadow work. That is, facing those parts of ourselves that we’d rather shove in a box and pretend they didn’t exist. The shadow is a term coined by psychologist Carl Jung, and it refers to our deepest wounds. The wounds that have us believing we’re […]

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September 29, 2015

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The truth about living your life purpose

This week’s post was going to be about how finding your life purpose was nothing more than cultivating what it is that brings you joy. This idea hatched after watching a fascinating conversation between Elizabeth Gilbert and Marie Forleo about Gilbert’s new book that I can’t wait to read, Big Magic. And I saw the joy […]

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September 22, 2015

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Balance this chakra to banish anxiety

*Some links in this post are affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission at no cost to you upon purchase. Thank you for your support! I had an epiphany the other day about which chakra relates to anxiety while reading this amazing book, The 8 Human Talents by Gurmukh, a renowned kundalini […]

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September 8, 2015

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Yoga poses to release emotions like anger and sadness

I’m know I’m not the only person who has cried during savasana, the final resting pose during yoga, or even felt anger inexplicably rise during practice. The emotional release we feel keeps many of us coming back for more. Did you know there are specific yoga poses to release emotions like anger, sadness, and even […]

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September 1, 2015

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How to clear the energy body and feel more joy

How do you feel right now? Happy? Sad? Bored? Often we become weighed down with heavy emotions and need to clear the energy body to reset our system and reclaim our natural state of peace and joy. We’re emotional creatures and can feel the entire spectrum, from joy to misery, in any given day or […]

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August 25, 2015

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Why I started eating meat again

I’ve been a vegetarian for most of my life. I really, really love animals and don’t take eating them lightly. The idea of eating meat has crisscrossed my mind for about a year — I’ve had trouble with fatigue ever since cancer — but held off for so long because the thought of eating meat made me want to cry. […]

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Can being positive thwart personal growth?

4 ways to be grateful when things aren’t going your way

8 key steps to healing soul and mind

How to heal the mother wound

What is shadow work? (And how to do it.)

The truth about living your life purpose

Balance this chakra to banish anxiety

Yoga poses to release emotions like anger and sadness

How to clear the energy body and feel more joy

Why I started eating meat again

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