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11/25/2023

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11/05/2023

When we witness other people's suffering and are unable to do much about it, it can leave is with a constant emotional weight that consists of feeling powerless, anxious, and even guilty for living our normal lives with all our basic needs met. This is known as empathic distress. I know this feeling well and naturally, I’m engulfed in it too.

When experienced in prolonged periods, empathic distress and uncertainty can leave us feeling paralyzed and in a state of internal chaos. Naturally, the brain tries to bring some order and predictability in our lives by trying to control what it can in our environment. Unfortunately, sometimes this results in us trying to control things that are and will never be within our control, such as *changing* the opinion of another person or getting a favorable response from them. We cannot change another person’s opinion, but we can respectfully educate through resources or share own. This is important to remind ourselves of because it has a huge impact on our mental health and our relationships with others.

I hope this posts encourages you to be more mindful of how you're spending your mental and emotional energy right now.

Take care of your mind and body. Love, Nawal ♥️

08/17/2023

08/10/2023

In the present moment you can grow from your past. If you can't do it on your own, a therapist can help you do it.

07/14/2023

I love this!

07/13/2023

Absolutely!!!

07/09/2023

You might find this useful when setting boundaries!

From Passion Planner

05/06/2023

I love this , what do you think?

Find your own lane.
Walk your path.
To thine own self be true.
Find your own way to flow.
This is YOUR precious life.
Sleep well beautiful friends. 🦋

(Best career advice that I can give: Don’t ever attach yourself to a person, a place, a company, an organization or a project. Attach yourself to a mission, a calling, a purpose ONLY. That’s how you keep your power and your peace. - Erica Williams Simon)

03/11/2023

So true!

02/10/2023

This is interesting and worth watching.

Dr. Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development and co-author of "The Good Life," discusses lessons learned from the world's longest...

12/11/2022

This is worthwhile listening to. How to change old habits to a new one. Let me know what you think?

You know how resolutions often go: you set a goal and start strong ... then the motivation runs out and feelings of frustration and shame creep in. The struggle is real -- but what if it doesn't have to be? Sociologist Christine Carter shares a simple step to shift your mindset and keep you on track...

11/19/2022

So much of how we think and then behave is just habit, we have to challenge those unhelpful habits that take us down the wrong path. For example when something goes wrong you might have the habit that says " everything goes wrong for me" or you can say that you have faced worse and can work through this. The choice is yours, to get rid of unhelpful thinking and live by values that should guide you or revert to habit.

Move into recovery and reconnection with your true nature.

10/05/2022

I love this, how about you?

09/12/2022

This is a good representative of how we can " Change what we can, and accept what we can't and to know the difference"