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Here’s the deal: The Problem With Hustle Culture The issue I find with the grind, hustle culture, and famous slogans like Nike’s “Just Do It” is that there is a failure to recognise that, sometimes, on some days, we’re going to be a little under the weather, a little bit more tired, and lack the…
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Think of all the times you’ve experienced some form of mental anguish. Now ask yourself, why? What were the common trends, themes, and patterns? Why We Experience Mental Anguish Most of our mental anguish stems from not living in alignment with our core values. And it leads us to feel discontented with life and conflicted.…
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Each of us has a deep curiosity about why things are the way they are, why they happen, and why we do the things we do. And while this can be to varying degrees, meaning that some of us seek answers more intently than others, our curiosity and desire to seek meaning and understanding remain.…
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Do you grip life so tightly, forcing yourself to show up no matter what, never taking a day off, always moving to the next thing as soon as a task is done or a goal is accomplished? And if you dare enjoy any part of the process or life itself, you ridicule yourself for it…
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Emotions aren’t good or bad. They just are. They aren’t even inherently positive or negative. And getting into the labelling game isn’t only unhelpful, but not totally accurate, depending on the context. Take fear, for example, which many may see as a negative experience. But when met with a direct threat to our safety and…
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Here’s the thing: When we don’t allow ourselves to truly feel feelings, they manifest in alternative ways. This could be… Etc. The list is endless. The skill is to learn to feel our feelings without reacting or casting judgment, i.e. anger emerges, and we judge it as bad, or joy emerges, and we say, oh,…
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Do you ever wonder what the point is? What is the point of this thing called life? What even is life? The Search for Purpose and Meaning These are just some of the questions that often ring loudly in the back of my mind, sometimes louder than others. They all point to purpose, question the…
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When false urgency arises, it often leads to decisions that we will later regret. But what exactly is it? What exactly is false urgency? What Is False Urgency? False urgency is an artificial, high-stress state where we feel the need to act immediately, when in reality, we don’t. The supposed event, task, or situation in…
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Whether it’s our mother, brother, sister, father, auntie, uncle, cousin, a great friend, or even a stranger on the street, seeing people, especially our loved ones, upset, distraught, struggling, or dysregulated, triggers a deep urge to help and a desire to end their suffering. The Fix-It Instinct and Why We Default to It We want…
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How do you navigate the days when you feel just off? The days when you’re emotionally and mentally dysregulated, and for no obvious reason. You’ve: Feeling Off Despite Doing Everything Right Yet, despite all of this, you still feel just off. I don’t know about you, but I have these days. Days when I feel…