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When Self-Awareness Turns into Overthinking and How to Stop
“Be gentle with yourself. You’re doing the best you can.” ~Unknown
For years, I believed self-awareness was the answer to everything.
If I could just understand myself better—my triggers, my patterns, my childhood wounds—I would finally feel calm. Stable. Healed.
So I read the books. I journaled every night. I replayed conversations in my head, analyzing what I said, what I meant, and what I should have said instead. I studied my reactions like they were puzzles waiting to be solved.
At first, it felt empowering.
I was becoming “conscious.” Reflective. Emotionally intelligent.
But slowly, something shifted. Instead of feeling …
How to Tend to Yourself When Being Vulnerable Feels Raw
“Vulnerability is the only path through the wall that separates us from each other.” ~Brené Brown
Every time I share something deeply personal—an article, a post, a piece of my story somewhere or to someone—there is a part of me that lights up with energy. I feel a sense of urgency, a pull to share now. A belief that some humans will need to hear it, relate, and feel less alone. And often, it helps me make sense of my own experiences, too. Even if I’m not always conscious of it, there is a higher reason guiding me.
Storytelling is …
Escaping an Abusive Situation: The Hardest Parts and Greatest Lessons
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi
I watched my son get hit by his father, and something inside me finally broke open.
Not broke apart. Broke open. There’s a difference.
For years, I had absorbed the chaos. I had made myself smaller, quieter, more accommodating. I had convinced myself that if I could just love harder, be better, try more, something would change. But in that moment, watching my child suffer at the hands of the man who was supposed to protect him, I understood with absolute clarity that nothing I did would ever …
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