The Fragility of Happiness
We know leaning into fear and vulnerability can be uncomfortable, but do we talk enough about how the fragility of happiness can make it equally difficult to relax into joy?
We know leaning into fear and vulnerability can be uncomfortable, but do we talk enough about how the fragility of happiness can make it equally difficult to relax into joy?
There’s a sense that "the truth" is where we all want to get to, that it’s the essence of all that is good, the pinnacle, the be all and end all.
Grief, anxiety, depression - the struggle is really real.
If you’re here to read about body talking of the sexual variety, this ain’t that. Instead I’m talking about the “what is my body trying to tell me?” variety. Specifically when it comes to gut feelings, storing stress and holding [...]
I know, it sounds like a compliment doesn’t it? You’re so resilient! Your resilience is inspiring! You came back so resiliently. You know what? Maybe I don’t want to be resilient
What is it they say about healing? That it isn’t linear. That it’s messy and chaotic, and oftentimes we have to normalise living through it, not just getting through it.
Is it just me, or does life seem to either have us checking those standard life milestone boxes, or packing boxes to build a whole new life of our own doing? Like I did almost eight years ago when I [...]
Consistency is a key part of all trauma healing - to repair and heal from trauma consistency must be present. Especially if trauma was experienced in childhood
I have asked myself this question many times - like when I was trying to salvage my marriage for the third time, or while on many questionable dates, and sometimes even just in the supermarket aisle trying to remember what [...]