Is Shadow Work Dangerous? Shadow work is the process of exploring and understanding the unconscious parts of ourselves, including our negative traits, behaviors, and beliefs. It can be a powerful and transformative process, but it can also be challenging and potentially unsettling. So, is shadow work dangerous? In some cases, it can be if there…
Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness Mindfulness has become a popular word in the media, and with good reason. As you probably already know, mindfulness comes with a number of good benefits for your entire being. Just like exercise and eating fruits and vegetables improve your health, so too does mindfulness. In fact, mindfulness is one of…
Are You Living in Your Authenticity? When we don’t express our true, authentic selves, life can get pretty messy for us. It’s not healthy for our bodies, it’s not good for our mental well-being and it messes with our environment because we aren’t living in our Truth. When we deny our authenticity and wear a…
What is Compassion Focused Therapy? Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) is a form of psychological therapy developed by Paul Gilbert for people struggling with mental health problems characterized by shame, self-attack, and self-blame. CFT has its philosophical roots in Buddhist philosophy, but it’s also built upon foundations of evolutionary psychology, developmental psychology, attachment, and neuroscience. CFT…
Getting to the Other Side of Your Healing Do you know how worthy you are of being loved? That you, just as you are now, are worthy of receiving love? For those listening from an unhealed heart, this Truth can feel uncomfortable and even ring untrue as our pain and hurt project outward and shadows…
Try this One Simple Method to Heal from Shame If we are committed to the path of healing and personal transformation, then somewhere along our journey, we will encounter shame. Shame can present itself in a variety of ways and is often carried throughout our life, beginning with our childhood. It is then added upon…