A Guide To Letting Go of Toxic Beliefs — As I mentioned in a previously article, I’ve been reading Gabor Maté’s new book, the Myth of Normal this past week and on the flip-side of some telling evidence to support the assumption that our society is pretty messed up, to say the least, Gabor offers up some well needed…

What people-pleasing really is — On this personal growth journey, I have had several wake-up calls, or hard truths hit me like a two-by-four. One of them was this: My people-pleasing tendencies were actually rooted in selfishness rather than the “good place” I originally had thought. My attempts to people please weren’t coming from the…

Finding Balance For Healthy Attractions — All of us have an energetic frequency that we give out to the world which differs moment to moment, and day to day. It comes in the form of our body language, our words, and our actions — all determined by our inner worlds that are unique in their own…

How Our Biological Need For Safety Sabotages Our Ability To Be Ourselves — I’ve recently been reading Gabor Mate’s, The Myth of Normal. In it the renowned psychologist Dr. Mate challenges Western civilisation’s seemingly “broken” healthcare system by unravelling the truth’s of human nature — and how these truth’s are consistently overlooked when it comes to clinical treatments. As part of his case…

Why Self Expression Matters — Recently I’ve been prepping for the release of my podcast. 2 years in the making, and 350 Medium articles later, I wanted to push myself further out of my comfort zone than I have been before. Starting to write 3 years ago wasn’t just a callback to an earlier hobby…

Do you take rejection personally? — I am writing this post today in light of a quote I stumbled upon by Mark Groves, a human connection specialist, podcaster, and social media influencer who speaks regularly on the topic of relationships. It goes as follows, “The depth to which we allow ourselves to love is always met…

Avoidantly attached individuals fear closeness and the emotional connection relationships can bring. It leads them to push others away, become emotionally numb, and come across as slightly aloof or straight-up rude and disrespectful. This means avoidant partners can garner a bad rep but it’s worth reminding ourselves that the source…

To many, acceptance means to comply; to give in, or put up with things that shouldn’t, quote-on-quote, be “accepted”. I use to be on of these people. “Why should I accept my circumstance for what they are?”, I’d argue. I didn’t want to accept it. In my eyes, acceptance would…

How To Navigate Emotional Unavailability In Yourself, and Others — The more I engage in relationships the more I begin to realize that, I’m emotionally unavailable. This is ironic considering history presented me with anxious behaviors that led me to chase after love. I always considered myself someone who wanted to be with someone. Until I actually was. From there…