Mental suffering rarely comes from the moment itself.It comes from the pull — to escape it.To reach for something else.To push away what’s here. There’s a quiet restlessness inside us, a constant hum.A craving: “I need more.”An aversion: “I don’t want this.”And beneath both, a subtle belief: that this moment is not enough. We live in a…

And it begins with ourself. We are rarely taught how to tend to the wounds, fears, and traumas we quietly collect throughout life.Instead of meeting them with care, we’re often told to keep moving, to stay strong, to smile.As a dear friend once said, “We brush it under the rug… and then sit on it.”…

A wise soul once told me,“The negative attitude of others toward you is their pain, not Yours” It can take years to understand this.Especially when the wounds run deep.Especially when the harm came from those who were meant to love us. But the truth is:We all carry hurt.We all act out of fear, insecurity, shame,…

Over the years, many of us have heard the same message—That we are too much. Too sensitive.Too intense.Too loud.Too deep.Too different. And slowly, we began to shrink.To apologize for our joy, our passion, our tears.To question the very parts of ourselves that made us whole. But here’s the truth:We were never too much.We were simply honest…

There are times in life that feel impossibly heavy—when we feel trapped, worn down, or lost in the dark. If you’re there now, I see you. My heart is with you. But even in the deepest shadow, something within us quietly remains—A flicker of life.A will to heal.A truth that whispers: It doesn’t have to stay…

Some of us move through the world with hearts wide open—Feeling not only our own emotions, but sometimes the weight of others too.It’s a quiet gift, and a powerful one.But when we can’t always explain what we feel, it can become overwhelming. In a world that often asks us to numb, perform, or fit in, deep feeling is…

From an early age, we’re taught to have it all figured out.A roadmap. A five-year plan.But life rarely follows straight lines. Many of us wake up one day in jobs that don’t nourish us,relationships that echo old patterns,lives that feel quietly out of tune.We wonder how we got here—and more urgently, how to find our…