The Purpose Of Life In The Second Half of Life: Finding Significance & Meaning
The Purpose Of Life In The Second Half of Life: Finding Significance & Meaning I’m in my second half of life, so the topic of the purpose of life is dear to my heart. It’s been an interesting transition into this phase of life and certainly has not gone as...
What Is The Shadow Self? Exploring What Lies Beneath The Surface
What Is The Shadow Self? Exploring What Lies Beneath The Surface Have you ever felt like there was a part of you that you couldn’t quite understand? That no matter what you did, it seemed to be there in the back of your mind, influencing and shaping your...
Inner Child Healing Using Shadow Work: Heal Your Past
Inner Child Healing Using Shadow Work: Heal Your Past Shadow work can be a powerful tool for inner child healing. Let's dive into the topic of the inner child, shadow work, and the wounded inner child in this article . Table of Contents What Is The...
7 of the Best Guided Journals for 2023 + Free Journal Prompts
7 of the Best Guided Journals for 2023 + Free Journal Prompts It's time to discuss the best guided journals for 2023! Journaling is an ancient practice that has been helping people process emotions and document their lives since time immemorial. Today,...
Inner Healing Work: What Is It & Why Do People Fear It?
Inner Healing Work: What Is It & Why Do People Fear It? If you spend time with me, you’ll most likely hear me talk about doing your “inner healing work” or shadow work. But many people don’t really understand what it means to do inner work. Sure, they know...
What Is A Guided Journal?
What Is A Guided Journal? Welcome to our blog post answering the question: What is a guided journal? Here is an outline of what we’ll cover. What Is A Guided Journal? Introduction to Guided Journaling Why Use Guided Journals? Different Types of Guided...
Shadow Work Journaling: Unlock Your True Potential
Shadow Work Journaling: Unlock Your True Potential Do you ever feel like there's more to you than what you're currently tapping into? That there are aspects of your personality that are hidden, just waiting to be explored? If so, shadow work journaling may be...
30 Shadow Work Prompts for Shadow Work: Challenge Self-Limiting Beliefs & Create Positive Change in Your Life
30 Shadow Work Prompts for Growing and Healing: Challenge Self-Limiting Beliefs & Create Positive Change in Your Life As you walk your spiritual path and seek to better yourself, consider exploring the concept of shadow work: a mindful process designed to...
What Is Guided Journaling & 10 Best Guided Journals to Help You Feel Happier & More Peaceful
What Is Guided Journaling & 10 Best Guided Journals to Help You Feel Happier & More Peaceful Using a guided journal for mental and emotional help is often overlooked, but it’s really powerful if you’ll invest the time. If you’re feeling...
Ego Death & Spiritual Awakening: What’s It All About?
Ego death = is a term used to describe the collapse of an individual's sense of self. It can involve a loss of identity, a feeling of being disconnected from reality, and a dissolution of previously held beliefs or ideals. This experience can be both positive and...
How to Identify, Heal, & Integrate Your Emotional Triggers
I don't know about you, but sometimes people press my buttons and I lose my cool. Years ago, I would say I had no idea how to process my intense emotions. You see, from the time I was young, I learned to repress and stuff them. And, I did whatever I had to do...
Overcoming Individual + Epidemic Fear: It’s A Process
Overcoming Individual + Epidemic Fear: It’s A Process Fear has always been my biggest inner shadow. Fear of losing control. Fear of not being enough. Fear of suffering. Losing a loved one, and so much more. Then Covid hits and the world goes into panic...
Anxious – Preoccupied Attachment Style: What Is It & Do You Have It?
An estimated 20 percent of the population freaks out at the thought or reality of being alone. They overly rely on people seeking to soothe underlying anxiety that started zapping their nervous system as a child. That over-reliance often causes them to come off...
False Self vs True Self vs Higher Self: What’s The Difference?
False Self vs True Self vs Higher Self: What's The Difference? False self, true self, higher self, egoic self, carnal self – you’ve probably seen plenty of posts that have something to do with “self”. The truth is that it can get confusing. What do...
Riddled With Anxiety? Get Excited Instead!
Riddled With Anxiety? Get Excited Instead! I have struggled with anxiety/nervousness far more than I like to admit. However, there are several things over the years that have really helped me reduce the intensity. I watched a short video by Mel Robbins today about her...
The Myth of Normal & Why I’m Not
The Myth of Normal & Why I'm Not I recently watched a talk by Dr. Gabor Mate, physician and addictions expert, about what he calls, “The myth of normal”, a concept that divides people into normal and abnormal based on pathological traits. What I...
Here I Am, Open-Hearted & Fully Surrendered. I’m Letting Go.
As we’re nearing the end of 2021, I realize I haven’t written much this year. I’ve done some private journaling, but have been rather quiet in blogging. That’s not a bad thing. Just an observation. I think many of us had our fair share of struggles and heartaches...
I Just Want To Feel Whole: Jung On The Individuation Process
I Just Want To Feel Whole: Jung on the Individuation Process Creating an EgoWhat Is Jung’s Individuation Process?I Know You Are, But What Am I?Hunt Down What’s Hiding In The ShadowsBut Why, Why Do I Continue to Suffer?How Can I Feel Whole?The Ebb & Flow of...
I Just Want To Feel Happy
I just want to feel happy. Is that too much to ask? After spending most of my life searching for happiness (sometimes in some really strange ways), the “giving up” felt so good. But I’m not talking about giving up the way you might think. I mean giving up my belief in...
Effective Ways To Model Self-Care for Your Kids
Written by Anya Willis Did you know only 6.6% of American adults actively participate in daily self-care? Yet 41.5% of those same adults have suffered anxiety disorders or depression symptoms since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since children learn best from the...