26/11/2025
In recent years, the mental health field has shifted away from the era of toxic positivity and toward a gentler, more grounded practice of allowing emotions to be felt rather than avoided. Feeling your feelings does help the nervous system process and integrate difficult experiences. But we sometimes forget about the quiet magic of neuroplasticity; the brain’s ability to reshape itself based on what we repeatedly focus on. Energy follows attention; whatever we water, grows.
Somewhere between these truths lies the sweet spot: honouring what we feel while intentionally guiding our focus toward what helps us heal, expand, and move forward. Your sweet spot reveals itself over time, gently, uniquely, in your own rhythm.
