Last week, we learned about the anxious attachment. This week’s post is about the second of the three insecure attachment forms: the avoidant attachment style. Once I learned about this …
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Securely Attached? How To Determine If It’s Your Style
This week’s post marks the first instalment of a 4-part series on attachment. Attachment theory and attachment styles sparked a fascination in me a while back when I started dating. …
Mental Fatigue: Trust Me, It’s Real. Learn How To Recover
Mental fatigue (also known as mental exhaustion) is exactly what it says on the tin: your mind is exhausted. It is often the result of “prolonged cognitive activity,” where you’ve …
Motivation vs Discipline: Is One More Important Than The Other?
Motivation vs discipline. Before I started healing, these two concepts were not things I gave much thought to. Whenever I didn’t follow through, I assumed I was just lazy. It …
Turning 30 And Still Learning? Don’t Worry, Me Too
So as of today, I am 4 days into my 30th year. Gosh, the thought of turning 30 has been panic-inducing. How did time fly so fast? It felt like …
Dysregulated Nervous System? How To Start Calming Yourself
Without making this post too scientific, it’s important to understand how our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours are all connected to a regulated or dysregulated nervous system. The more informed we …
How To Start Journaling? A Heartfelt Guide For Beginners
It can be hard to believe that this seemingly small task (paired with other practices) could have such a profound impact on a person’s healing and mental wellbeing in general. …
External Validation: How To Lessen Your Need To Please
Enjoying compliments, recognition, or appreciation isn’t wrong, not at all. It feels good to be seen. But if your whole sense of worth depends on external validation, then that can’t …
Why Do I Feel Alone? Learn How To Handle Loneliness
Recently, I have been feeling lonely, and asked myself “Why Do I Feel Alone?” At the start of my healing journey, I was so overwhelmed with the pain triggered by …