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The Real Definition Behind Self-Esteem and Living a Criticism-Proof Life
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-acceptance can show up very uniquely and personally for different types of people, which can make it slightly d...
Why do High-Achievers Experience So Much Reactive Abuse?
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
High-achievers tend to have a tendency to be people pleasers and perfectionists, which can create a common pattern of being sucked into highly abusive...
How to Handle Grief
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s talk about grief! Grief doesn’t have to happen whenever a loved one has passed on. Grief can happen when you’ve lost your job when you’v...
The Vicious Cycle of Trauma Bonded Relationships
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When we hear about relationship bonding, we often think about relating to another human in a safe and healthy kind of way. The opposite of that is tra...
Breaking Out and Recovering from Enmeshment Trauma.
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have trouble making decisions independently? Do you struggle to identify your own needs and wants? Maybe even your own preferences? Do you seek...
Easy Self-Compassion Affirmations to Use
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is self-compassion? Kristien Neff, the lead researcher in self-compassion, gives a three pillar self-compassion framework: Kindness over judgment...
Why Is It So Difficult To Get Rid Of Toxic People?
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People who tend to have overgiving and overfunctioning traits can be easily susceptible to toxic dynamics and relationships with other people. These o...
Best Ways to Increase Your Emotional Resilience Score
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As you’re going through life and its challenges, emotional resilience becomes incredibly important. We can’t control all of our stresses, but we c...
What’s the Difference Between a Boundary and Ultimatum?
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The word ‘boundary’ is coming up a lot, especially in pop psychology, that it can become overused or even weaponized by the wrong people. We keep ...
What to Do When Narcissists Project Their Drama on to You
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever heard someone in your family or even a friend/coworker say, "It's not me, it’s you.” Or even shift blame and fault onto you when you...
How to Not Fall Into the Narcissist’s Bait Traps
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the holiday season rolls around, it’s important to spot some tell-tale signs that a narcissist might be baiting you into drama. Remember, they th...
Best Ways to Understand Your Reoccuring Regret and Shame
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shame has a tendency to come up a lot in our everyday lives, but so few of us actually recognize it as internalized shame or guilt. For example, we mi...
What’s the Difference Between Compassion vs. Empathy?
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Compassion and empathy tend to overlap, but they are both very different and it’s important to understand this difference; especially when it comes ...
What to Do When Someone Isn’t Respecting Your Boundaries
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all know how important your boundaries are, but what happens when you have someone in your life; whether it be a family member or friend; that refu...
Why Is There So Much Fear Around Asking for Help?
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For young children that grew up in a demanding household, it might have been especially difficult for them to ask for help. It might be because they f...
Jokes and Boundaries: How to Respond to Hurtful 'It’s Just a Joke’ Comments
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After doing something offensive or unkind, people often follow it up with, “It’s just a joke.” They use this as a way to undermine your legitima...
How to Take on a Radical Acceptance Mindset
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Radical acceptance is the ability to accept the situation for what it is, even if it’s painful. Radical acceptance does not mean that you condone or...
Is it Time to Start an Emotional Detox?
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The body can hold onto so many emotions and feelings. If it doesn’t have an outlet, it begins leaking in unexpected and sometimes painful places. Li...
Is This Love or Is This Trauma?
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s natural for us to go through ups and downs in any type of relationship, but a healthy connection is about trust and emotional safety. It’s al...
Navigating Grief While Maintaining Boundaries
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The five stages of grief are not a linear process. When we go through grief, we go back and forth through the different ranges of emotions. When it co...
6 Weird Things Covert Narcissists Do
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many high performers and overachievers tend to find themselves in toxic relationships. They often have a really hard time speaking out about it becaus...
Here's How to Nurture Your Mind For A Stress free Life
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No matter what stage of life you’re in, stress has a tendency to come your way, especially during high seasons like exam week, finishing your degree...
Change, Uncertainty, and How to Embrace It
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When change happens, it can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. There’s a loss of control when change occurs, even if we inherently know that change ...
The Difference Between Innerstanding vs. Understanding
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The most important relationship we can have is with ourselves. When we understand who we are and how we want to show up for others, then the path towa...
How to Forgive Yourself and Your Past Mistakes
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This subject hits close to home. As parents, we always try to do the best we can, but sometimes our best isn't what was needed for the situation. In t...
What is Communal Narcissism?
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us know someone who wants to help us. They’re always willing to lend a hand and they are incredibly accommodating towards us. This, on the s...
Overcome Social Anxiety with These Exercises
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you constantly worry that people are going to mock or criticize you? Do you worry about looking foolish to others or even freeze when you’re the ...
Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you dwell on your previous mistakes? Do you think you should have done something better a lot earlier? Oftentimes, we hold ourselves back...
What is Conscious Parenting?
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So many people are confused as to what conscious parenting actually is. There is even a bit of controversy that if you ‘consciously parent’ you’...
Are You in a Toxic Relationship? The Four Types of Narcissists
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Toxic relationships can occur throughout any relationship dynamic you might have. This means you could be in a toxic relationship with your work colle...
How Do You Overcome Your Own Internal Shame?
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a lot of talk about shame happening in the world today, which is good news that more and more people feel comfortable talking about it, but ...
How to Overcome Decision Fatigue
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Everyday, we have to make decisions. It’s an important part of life, but there comes a point when the mind can become overwhelmed or even ‘tapped ...
Best Practices to Manage Your Worry
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Has someone ever said to you, ‘Don’t sweat the small stuff’? Are you known to be a chronic worrier over things you can’t control? No one shoul...
Best Ways to Improve Your Self-Control
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel like you’re always at a tug-o-war with your desires vs. your responsibilities? For instance, do you find it hard to say no? Do you consi...
How to Get Over Your Self-Sabotage
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is self-sabotage? Self-sabotage means that you might have some self-destructive behaviors or patterns that affect you in a negative way. A negati...
How to Heal Our Emotional Well-Being
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us have experienced deep pain and loss throughout our lives. We’ve experienced painful breakups, maybe even experienced the death of a loved...
Be Kind And Practice Self Compassion
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Self-compassion is such an important piece to your emotional and mental wellbeing. It is also a foundational piece to elevating your own self-worth...
The Long-Lasting Effects of Guilt as a Parent
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Parents can hold in on a lot of guilt when it comes to whether they’re a good parent or not. They often wonder if they’re good enough or if they’...
How to Achieve Emotional Safety Through Healthy boundaries
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emotional safety is the foundation of a healthy relationship. People want to feel loved and respected in a relationship, but it’s impossible to feel...
How to Embrace Radical Acceptance
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How often have you had a poor day or have been disappointed that the day didn’t turn out how you wanted it to? Have you ever felt furious, unhappy, ...
Change and Transitions are Inevitable
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Something remains a true fact no matter where you go and that is: Change is inevitable. As Kamini is experiencing change in her home as an empty neste...
Dominique Blake: Winning is Just an Attitude
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dominique Blake is a professional track and field athlete and international motivational speaker. Everything she’s worked up to has not been by acci...
The Difference Between Codependency vs. Interdependent
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So many people fall into codependent relationships without realizing it. As an exercise, think about a relationship with a close friend, parent or eve...
How to Practice Mindful Self-Compassion Every Day
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kamini has struggled with self-compassion and still works through some of her own thoughts and doubts about herself to this day. Your personal journey...
How Do We Deal with Negative People without Feeling Burned Out?
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you finding yourself more and more dreading having to hang out or deal with certain people in your life? They might have a more negative perspecti...
The 3 Types of Burnout and How to Fix It
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us are facing burnout right now. How do you know that you’re currently experiencing it or feeling it? Do you feel mentally exhausted, comple...
Psychological Ways to Stick to your Goals
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we set a goal, it is naturally going to be difficult to achieve because setting new goals requires us to go out of our normal comfort zone and do...
How to Handle Your Inner Critic
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have an inner voice that is often telling you negative criticisms in an effort to try and protect you? Our inner critic is often our greatest o...
Five Symptoms of High-Functioning Anxiety
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you suffer from high-functioning anxiety? Some of the clues that you might be experiencing this are: hardest worker in the room, always working thr...
Six Simple Ways to Stick to Your Goals
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We set goals all the time. It could be because it’s a new year, it could be because it’s a new month, or it could be because you’re just ready f...
How to Get Out of The Cycle of Shame
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shame is considered a toxic emotion. It can have a big affect on your physical and emotional health and it can lead to substance abuse, anxiety, depre...
How Perfectionism Sabotages You
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a connection between perfectionism and eating disorders? The answer is yes! There are higher instances of perfectionism among people who are ...
How to Set Boundaries as a Highly Sensitive Person
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Setting boundaries is part of the process of self-care. Boundaries help us take care of our responsibilities, help us manage our relationships, and al...
Are You Easily Distracted and Full of Brain Fog?
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you feel like you're unable to focus or even think clearly? Do you get distracted by the abundant information out there and have a hard t...
How Can You Tell if This Is Stress And/Or Anxiety?
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stress and anxiety are not abnormal feelings. How can you identify whether what you're feeling is stress or if it’s anxiety? Can it be both? How do ...
Are You Feeling the Pressure of Your New Year's Resolutions?
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As we enter into a new year, so many of us feel compelled to make new goals for ourselves. We set the intention to be different, make more money, lose...
Are You Feeling Stuck? Do You Have Regrets?
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have this dread within you where you don’t know how to move forward or you’re just feeling plain stuck? It’s okay to have these stagnant ...
How to Set Boundaries During the Holiday Season
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the holiday season is coming up soon and we begin to see more friends and family around this time, our boundaries can get completely pushed over in...
How to Break Out of Bad Patterns
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bad patterns that don’t serve us can keep cropping up over and over and sometimes we feel helpless in not knowing what to do to solve it. As the new...
How to Use Social Media in a Healthy Way
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Social media gives us the opportunity to turn off our brains and let us escape a little bit. There are a lot of benefits to social media, it can offer...
The Unhealthy Power of Toxic Shame
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kamini continues her discussion around shame. This time covering toxic shame and how it shows up for some of us. Shame is very internal and toxic sham...
How to Get Rid of Shame
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Jung once said that shame is a soul-eating emotion. It also seems quite paradoxical that it feels quite shameful to talk about shame. Shame holds...
Get Ready for an Emotional Detox
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Breathwork can be very helpful in releasing and healing certain emotions that you have trapped in your body. Kamini will be diving deeping into what a...
Is it a Big T Trauma or a Little T Trauma?
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It doesn’t matter if there was a big thing that happened to you in your life that was traumatic or even a small thing, if it affects you, it affects...
Adopt a Flexible Thinking Mindset
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our thoughts are tied to feelings, they’re tied to narratives and stories, and the way we think is going to affect our reality. When we have a rigid...
Beat Imposter Syndrome with These Exercises
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imposter syndrome has been popping up more and more in some of Kamini’s coaching sessions. People feel like they’re simply not capable of achievin...
Best Ways to Navigate Negative Thoughts
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We can’t control our thoughts, no matter how hard we try. Our emotions, thoughts, and behaviors are all linked together. Sometimes we’ll have an e...
The Importance of Deep and Conscious Breathwork
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kamini teaches classes on breathwork, but don’t people already know how to breathe? What does a class like that even look like? What you might not k...
How to Let Go of Unrealistic Expectations
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all have expectations and we all have ideas of what we want to accomplish in our lives. There’s nothing wrong with expecting things of ourselves,...
The Difference Between Primary vs. Secondary Emotions.
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know we have both primary and secondary emotions? We tend to shy away from the immediate emotions we are facing at the moment. Although it can...
Why Do You Get Triggered?
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s talk about the feelings and emotions around being triggered. What does it mean to be triggered? Typically, it means you’re having a strong r...
How to Reduce Negative Thoughts
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find yourself consumed by negative thoughts? There’s nothing inherently wrong with having negative thoughts, but if you can’t seem to shake...
Empathy in the Workplace
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the difference between empathy and sympathy? Empathy means ‘I am with you in your feelings’ whereas sympathy means ‘I can understand yo...
The Triggers Behind Anxious Attachment Style
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Attachment style refers to how we connect with people on a default level. Our attachment patterns generally come from how we were cared for as childre...
How to Actually Achieve Your Goals
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s talk about goals and how to properly set healthy goals that make you want to work towards them from a place of joy instead of guilt. All of us...
How to Best Manage Self-Doubt
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of us go through self-doubt. In fact, 85% of people are battling with low self-esteem. The truth be told, the belief in oneself can really hold ...
How to Create Emotional Safety in Your Relationship
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emotional safety is when we are in a relationship with someone where we feel 100% safe and secure with that person. We feel seen and respected when we...
The Inside-Out Approach to Self-Care
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Self-care has become such a buzzword these days. Corporations and businesses have really capitalized on this by providing the public with a whole vari...
The Six Ways to Attract Abundance and Prosperity Into Our Life
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
People who appear to be well-off might not actually be well-off at all. Appearances can be deceiving and a successful career doesn’t always translat...
How to Love Yourself
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Not a lot of people fully embrace themselves and love themselves for who they truly are. Self-love is a hard concept because we’ve been fed messages...
Want Healthy Relationships? It Starts with Your Boundaries.
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We want to have long and healthy relationships with people. We also want to be our own person and yet, oftentimes, we think we can’t be our own pers...
Why Is There So Much Fear Around Setting Boundaries?
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boundaries are hard for everybody! It doesn't matter the age range. Kamini has seen it in both young teenagers and adults who are later in life. There...
The 9 Types of Personal Boundaries
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
High performers and people pleasers tend to have difficulties setting boundaries. There is a fear that if we do, we will have that person leave us or ...
Manifesting Your Dreams and Goals
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you put real effort into your dreams, can you make them come true? Manifesting your dreams involves focusing your thoughts and setting your intenti...
Are You Trying to Belong or Fit In?
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the difference between belonging and fitting in? Belonging is about being able to be your authentic self without the fear that someone will ab...
Overcoming Anxiety
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all have different levels of anxiety, some of which can be much harder to handle than others. Today we are discussing methods to overcome these a...
Green Flags In Relationships
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In attempting to improve our relationships most people will focus on what needs to be improved or changed. It is equally important to focus on the ...
Women’s Struggles in the Workplace
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Women have a slightly different experience in the workplace. As women make up around 40% of the labor workforce all over the world, these subjects can...
Let’s Talk about Emotional Exhaustion
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kamini would like to take a moment to talk about what’s happening in Ukraine. At the time of this recording, a lot of new information about the war ...
Understanding Self-Sabotage and How To Stop It
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oftentimes we look at self-sabotage as a way to keep ourselves safe. However, we end up keeping ourselves from actually moving towards the goals and w...
The Concept of Narcissist’s Hoovering
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A relationship with a narcissist usually feels like a constant walking on eggshells and trying to avoid setting off narcissistic rage. Narcissists hav...
How to Navigate Narcissistic Rage
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If we have people in our lives that have a short fuse and find ourselves walking on eggshells around these specific persons, that might indicate an el...
How to Value Yourself in the Workplace
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we are thinking about how to value ourselves in the workplace, it’s recognizing that we all have things that we might need to improve on but al...
The Idea of The Shadow Self and Learning to Embrace It
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No one is perfect and no matter how kind, polite, and friendly we are perceived by others, we do have parts of ourselves that we may not like or neces...
How to Deal with High-Functioning Anxiety
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anxiety represents our bodies’ natural response to danger or stress. We all experience anxiety from time to time, however, there are times that thes...
How to Set Healthy Boundaries and Reduce High-Functioning Codependency
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The line between care/kindness and codependency can often be blurred. How do you really know if you’ve become overly invested in people's lives? Whe...
Mental Strength: 13 Things Mentally Strong People Do Everyday
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Life can throw us curve balls and knock us to the ground. How can we quickly bounce back and adapt to the situation and what does it mean to be mental...
How To Release The Victim Mentality And Take Ownership Of Your Feelings
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel that you have very little control over your life? Do you feel like everything is always against you? Or that things never turn out go...
Interdependence vs Codependency — How To Develop A Healthy Relationship
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Humans are relational beings wherein we have an innate need for social connection and affection. Social connections decrease stress, increase happines...
Watch Out for These 5 Time Thieves
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a time thief? These are usually subtle things or distractions that pop up during the day that take you away from your core ‘to-do’ list. T...