Author: Steve Roche & Cilla Hall
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Understanding Ourselves and Each Other: A Dive into the Emotional Landscape
Have you ever felt like you and your partner speak entirely different emotional languages? Or maybe you’ve struggled to understand why your teenage son seems like a ticking time bomb? We’ve all been there. The truth is, while emotions are a universal human experience, how we understand, express, and deal with them can vary greatly…
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Understanding Difficult Emotions: Your Key to a Happier Life
Let’s face it, emotions can be a rollercoaster. We all experience a wide range of feelings throughout the day, from joy and excitement to frustration and sadness. But sometimes, those difficult emotions can feel overwhelming, leaving us feeling lost and unsure how to cope. If you’re someone who struggles with difficult emotions, you’re definitely not…
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The Mental Health Benefits of Decluttering
Decluttering is the process of getting rid of unwanted or unused items from your home or life. It can be a daunting task, but it’s worth it for the mental health benefits. Here are a few of the ways that decluttering can improve your mental health: If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the thought of decluttering,…
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The Talking Circle: Where Wisdom Flows and Hearts Connect
Picture this: a circle of people gathered around a flickering fire, a sacred object passed from hand to hand. The air thrums with anticipation, a sense of something profound about to happen. This isn’t just any gathering – this is a Talking Circle, an age-old tradition steeped in the ways of Native American tribes. See,…
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Reclaiming Your Power from Manipulation
Do you ever get that uneasy feeling that someone’s pulling your strings? Is there a subtle pressure to do things you wouldn’t normally consider? If so, it’s possible that you’re caught in the web of manipulation. Yet understanding how it works puts the power back in your hands, letting you break free to live on…
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Soul Confidence and not Self-Confidence is what we need
At its core, a lack of confidence comes down to having beliefs about ourselves which are not true. As we go through life, we have emotionally painful experiences and draw conclusions about what kind of a person those experiences therefore mean that we are. We also take on false beliefs based on what other people…
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Real Men Do Cry
We have all heard the saying “real men don’t cry”. Society tells men that they should be strong and stoic and, as the thinking goes, crying is a sign of weakness. But the truth is that it is as inherent in the nature of men to feel and express emotions as it is for women.…
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Do you know the difference between thoughts, feelings and instincts?
Thoughts are ideas, opinions, attitudes and beliefs we have that could come from ourselves or are repeated via other people’s thoughts or the media. Emotions are a feeling in our body which comes as a reaction to a thought and there is constant interplay going on between our thoughts and our emotions. Brain chemicals called…