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How to Manage Our Inner Saboteur

Jacqueline Heller, MD By Jacqueline Heller, MD
Jacqueline Heller, MD

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Deeply hidden fears, hurts, and longings may lead to symptoms and eventually maladaptive behaviors that can sabotage us. 

It’s Time to Start Talking to Yourself Out Loud

Vasavi Kumar By Vasavi Kumar
Vasavi Kumar

It’s Time to Start Talking to Yourself Out Loud

From early childhood, our inner dialogue (also sometimes referred to as self-talk or thinking to yourself   ) plays an essential role in how we think, feel, and act. And

Working with Crystals and Gems by Wearing Gemstones with Intention

Johndennis Govert and Hapi Hara By Johndennis Govert and Hapi Hara
Johndennis Govert and Hapi Hara

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Crystal energy is very much about opening and awakening the right brain’s potential for imagination, creativity, playfulness, joy, and a childlike innocence and spirit

Body Dysmorphic Disorder: What To Know About This Mental Health Condition

Viren Swami By Viren Swami
Viren Swami

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Actress Megan Fox recently shared in an interview with Sports Illustrated that she has body dysmorphia. In the video interview, Fox said: “I don’t ever see myself the way other people see me. There’s never a point in my life where I loved my body.”

The Experience of Trauma Healed in the Inner Life and the Outer Life

Ahad Cobb By Ahad Cobb
Ahad Cobb

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When my trauma is stimulated in present time, I am overwhelmed with fear, terror, rage, and despair, all jumbled together. I can’t think things through.

4 Ways To Know You’re in Victim Mode

Friedemann Schaub, M.D., Ph.D. By Friedemann Schaub, M.D., Ph.D.
Friedemann Schaub, M.D., Ph.D.

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The inner victim is not only a fundamental aspect of our psyche but also one of the most powerful. 

What Is That Voice in Your Head When You Read?

Beth Meisinger and Roger J. Kreuz By Beth Meisinger and Roger J. Kreuz
Beth Meisinger and Roger J. Kreuz

What Is That Voice in Your Head When You Read?

When you first begin reading, you read out loud. Reading aloud can make the text easier to understand when you’re a beginning reader or when you are reading something that’s challenging.

How Keeping a Diary Can Improve Wellbeing

Lucy Kelly By Lucy Kelly
Lucy Kelly

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You may find this style of diary-keeping useful. Here are a couple of quick and easy activities, taken from my research, to help you start – or continue – your diary-keeping journey.

How to Repair a Damaged Reputation

Will Harvey By Will Harvey
Will Harvey

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Research can tell us about the drivers of reputational loss, as well as how to rebuild a reputation, and ways to avoid damaging it in the first place.

The Dark Side of Tiktok’s Extreme Positive Thinking Trend

Lowri Dowthwaite-Walsh By Lowri Dowthwaite-Walsh
Lowri Dowthwaite-Walsh

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While this trend may have started with the best of intentions, it could actually do more harm than good.

Energies, Vibrations, and The Principle of Resonance

Bertold Keinar By Bertold Keinar
Bertold Keinar

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When you have good resonance with your partner, friend or spiritual guide, the process of your actions is boosted greatly. 

Reframing Can Change Everything

Ellen Meredith By Ellen Meredith
Ellen Meredith

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Try this experiment. Look around you, letting your vision scan in a 180-degree arc. What did you notice? Now, make a circle with your thumb and index finger and look through it...

Don't Turn Away from Truth: Acknowledge Your Wholeness

Amy Eliza Wong By Amy Eliza Wong
Amy Eliza Wong

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There was a period in time before the less-than state settled into our psyche. Whether the unworthiness took up residence in preschool or kinder­garten or at another pivotal moment, the truth is that there was a point in time before we decided we weren’t good enough. 

Cleansing, Grounding, and Protecting: Two Foundational Practices

MaryAnn DiMarco By MaryAnn DiMarco
MaryAnn DiMarco

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Many cultures have a ritualistic cleansing practice, often done with smoke or water, to help remove negative or stagnant energy. There are also numerous practices that point to the idea of grounding...

Releasing the Stranglehold of the Internal Oppressor (Video)

Stacee L. Reicherzer PhD By Stacee L. Reicherzer PhD
Stacee L. Reicherzer PhD

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It feels good to heal from damaging messages that you are “less than.” As this happens, you strengthen the voice that says, “You are so much better than this mess you were handed.” You become better at recognizing your boundaries and gain the ability to say “No.”

Releasing the Stranglehold of the Internal Oppressor

Stacee L. Reicherzer PhD By Stacee L. Reicherzer PhD
Stacee L. Reicherzer PhD

a young woman coming out of the closet to face the lion in the shadows

It feels good to heal from damaging messages that you are “less than.” As this happens, you strengthen the voice that says, “You are so much better than this mess you were handed.” You become better at recognizing your boundaries and gain the ability to say “No.”

Your Guide to the 2022 Chinese New Year

Jingjing Ruanand Catherine Chabert, Cardiff University By Jingjing Ruanand Catherine Chabert, Cardiff University
Jingjing Ruanand Catherine Chabert, Cardiff University

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As the most traditional and celebrated holiday in Chinese culture, the lunar new year (also known as the Spring Festival (春节)) is not only a time to celebrate the beginning of spring but also an occasion for family reunion. 

This Life Is Ours: What Are We Choosing To Do With It?

Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com By Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

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While nothing in the world really belongs to us, our lives are one thing that do belong to us. We are in charge of them completely. We get to make choices, set goals, and choose the direction in which we desire our lives to progress.

This Life Is Ours: What Are We Choosing To Do With It? (Video)

Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com By Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

standing in outer space looking at the Earth

While nothing in the world really belongs to us, our lives are one thing that do belong to us. We are in charge of them completely. We get to make choices, set goals, and choose the direction in which we desire our lives to progress.

Everybody Hurts Sometimes (Video)

Joyce Vissell By Joyce Vissell
Joyce Vissell

woman looking out a door through a "curtain" or icicles

Do you ever find yourself looking at certain people and thinking to yourself, "Surely that person's life is totally incredible and they are not hurting like I am."  This is something most people do; they look at others, compare themselves to them, and conclude that the other person's life is better.

Everybody Hurts Sometimes

Joyce Vissell By Joyce Vissell
Joyce Vissell

woman looking out a door through a "curtain" or icicles

Do you ever find yourself looking at certain people and thinking to yourself, "Surely that person's life is totally incredible and they are not hurting like I am."  This is something most people do; they look at others, compare themselves to them, and conclude that the other person's life is better.

How to (Re)Build Self Confidence (Video)

Lara Sabanosh By Lara Sabanosh
Lara Sabanosh

a portion of a woman's face

As with nearly all trauma, there is a measure of healing to be gained in the sharing of my story — healing for myself, my daughters, and hopefully others who live in the shadow of domestic violence. Here is some insight into how I was finally able to rebuild my sense of self.

 

How to (Re)Build Self Confidence

Lara Sabanosh By Lara Sabanosh
Lara Sabanosh

a portion of a woman's face

As with nearly all trauma, there is a measure of healing to be gained in the sharing of my story — healing for myself, my daughters, and hopefully others who live in the shadow of domestic violence. Here is some insight into how I was finally able to rebuild my sense of self.

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