Category Archives for "Mind"
Connect to your heart with a super powerful meditation technique
"It's almost unbelievable that it FINALLY opened my heart to myself! I really can't believe it that something can work so effectively." — Inese Z.
November 22, 2016
- in Into The World , Mind by Suzanne
Surviving the holidays with dysfunctional or deceased relatives
Lurking beneath the glitter of the holiday season, murmuring under the jingling bells, waiting after all the turkey has been eaten, is an undeniable melancholy felt by many people during this most wonderful time of the year.I wanted to write a holiday survival guide to help you stay sane over the next two months, but […]
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October 11, 2016
- in Into The World , Mind by Suzanne
Money, magic and meaning – Surprising life lessons from breast cancer
Exactly seven years ago this month, I was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. The life lessons from breast cancer I’ve learned have shaped me in nearly every way — and often surprising ways. Receiving treatment during breast cancer month was surreal. I remember walking into a supermarket and seeing pink balloons flying around everywhere as […]
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October 4, 2016
- in Into The World , Mind by Suzanne
How choosing happiness sabotages soul growth
In a world where we’re inundated with messages like “happiness is a choice,” not many people speak up for the importance of feeling all emotions. In my life, I’ve found that fully accepting and honoring all the ways I feel has opened the door to more happiness, not less, because how well we show up […]
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September 27, 2016
- in Into The World , Mind by Suzanne
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A permission slip to feel your feelings
All my life, I’d been given one diagnosis after another. Depression. Bi-polar. Dysthymia (persistently low mood). Therapist after therapist offering me a prescription pad, telling me my biology was bad, never asking me — do you want to learn how to love yourself? You’ve had some serious losses — have you grieved them? Are you eating […]
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September 21, 2016
- in Mind by Suzanne
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The simple meditation technique that changed my life (perfect for emotional healing)
For most of my life, I repressed every single emotion. I hadn’t then known about the power of meditation techniques for emotional healing, and even if I had, I wanted nothing to do with the emotional wounds swirling around inside of me. Society tells us only happiness is worthwhile, and that strong is stoic. In my […]
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September 6, 2016
- in Books , Into The World , Mind by Suzanne
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My magical morning ritual
The morning and I never bonded until recently. I mean, I love coffee and the soft early glow of the sun as much as the next person, but some people are just not meant to rise before 8 a.m. (or 9. ahem.) However, I recently realized that it wasn’t so much the morning I disliked, it […]
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August 16, 2016
- in Into The World , Mind by Suzanne
How to make changes from self-love, not self-hate
One of the biggest obstacles on the path of self-love is dropping the idea that criticism is the best way to improve your life. This fear typically takes shape in thoughts like: If I love myself now, how will I ever be successful/lose weight/find the love of my life? If I accept where I am, […]
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June 28, 2016
- in Into The World , Mind by Suzanne
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Do bad thoughts make me a bad person?
Are you a good person if you randomly think bad thoughts — strangling your annoying co-worker, perhaps? What about if bizarre (and scary) thoughts like, “I just want to die,” cross your mind. (Note: This article isn’t geared towards those with serious mental disorders, but those who feel stable and maybe a little neurotic — aka […]
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June 21, 2016
- in Into The World , Mind by Suzanne
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A mind-blowing approach to self-care
The whole concept of self-care, as we’ve been taught — take a bath, buy yourself flowers, take time for you — is based on a single, flawed premise: that it’s okay to have a life that depletes you as long as you take time to re-charge. Let’s flip this idea of self-care into one more conducive […]
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June 14, 2016
- in Body , Into The World , Mind by Suzanne
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How to cultivate unconditional self-love
For too many years, the sting of self-loathing filled my heart when all I wanted was to be loved. Feeling like I was an outsider of life looking in hurt the most. A flawed person who, because she had felt so much pain, would never be understood, would never live a life that felt good. I tried so hard to […]
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