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Continue reading →: Save Some of Your Energy for YourselfThe first thing I understood—and what became the first step in my self-love and self-care journey—was learning to disconnect from people who drain me: from talking to them, talking about them, and constantly thinking about them. If I told you that you had a limited quota of energy every day,…
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Continue reading →: The Hardest Person I Had to Understand Was MyselfWhen I first learned about self-love, I was all in. The idea of focusing on myself, taking care of my needs, and putting myself first seemed perfect. My nighttime routine was flawless, I treated myself to all things special, and every decision depended on my mood, comfort, and preferences. But…
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Continue reading →: My Gentle Reset for Difficult DaysThere have been days when I couldn’t bring myself to face the day. These are a few small habits that have helped me feel a little better—not because they solved everything, but because they reminded me that I could still take care of myself. Getting ready first thing in the…
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Continue reading →: Not Everyone Is Meant to Be Your PersonDon’t you have that one person in your life you just can’t seem to get along with? No matter how hard you try. It’s not that they’re explicitly negative to you. In fact, you can probably list all the wonderful things about them. But somehow… The frequency doesn’t match. The…
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Continue reading →: Coming Home to MyselfPart 5 of 5 : Becoming Series | When I started writing this series,I often found myself wondering if I had dramatised the whole thing.After all…people lose jobs.People go through heartbreak.People rebuild their lives.What made my story any different?Then I realised…I was never writing about the breakup.Or the career setback.I…
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Continue reading →: The Patterns I Couldn’t UnseePart 4 of 5 : Becoming Series | I started noticing patterns in myself. Patterns that had quietly shaped every decision I made. The way I reacted. The way I loved. The way I sought approval. The way I abandoned myself just to feel accepted. None of them were obvious…
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Continue reading →: When I Lost Everything I Thought Defined MePart 3 of 5 : Becoming Series | The job I had… The only thread my self-worth was hanging by…came to an end. Oddly enough, I felt relieved. Trying to keep up with work while carrying everything that was happening in my personal life had become impossible. I had nothing…
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Continue reading →: I Thought I Could Hold It TogetherPart 2 of 5 : Becoming Series | Every cell in my body knew something wasn’t right. But I didn’t want to rock the boat. Wasn’t this supposed to be perfect? Wasn’t this the life I had always wanted? “Maybe I’m just overthinking”, I kept telling myself that. Until what…
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Continue reading →: I Couldn’t Believe I Became That PersonPart 1 of 5 : Becoming Series | It’s taken me three days and more attempts than I can count to write this. I want to write about the time that broke me, but quietly gave me the strength to look at life from a completely different perspective. Stay with…
