Rise on your terms: how to overcome the shame in healing

“Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.”~ Dr. Brené Brown The challenge in healing is a battle with shame. And it starts with shame for the fact that you need healing in the first place. Healing is not often enough thought of as ‘regular maintenance’ (which it is), or…

How willing to be wrong is a sure sign of wellness

Naturally, when you come across conflicts in life, when people hurt you or act badly, you want to understand what the hell happened and why. No conflict in life happens when everyone behaves sensibly, is equally willing to communicate, cooperate and understand what others are thinking, feeling and dealing with. We are all to blame…

Healing your inner child

Nobody is worthless, incapable, broken or doomed. Nobody. Yet the legacy of wounds we carry from childhood can be a heavy one. In more extreme cases, we grow our adulthood like a cocoon around our wounded inner child whose fear, helplessness and confusion continue to influence our every move and choice. Although all of us…

And so it is with the great stories…the ones that really matter

We live in a real world…a harsh world. A world of money, injustice and struggle. For every good there are a thousand ills. For every privilege, a thousand difficulties. For every success, a thousand challenges. For every moment of peace and joy, a thousand moments of unrest. And yet lives are lived, and lives are…