Reading Time: 5 minutesHave you ever felt like you don’t belong? Like you are a fraud? Like any second people around you will figure out that you are not actually as competent as they think you are? If so, you are in the company of high achieving people […]
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Being an Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
Reading Time: 4 minutesAdult children of emotionally immature parents are typically used to carrying a heavy weight or emotional responsibility for others since infancy; as such, it takes some painful adult experiences to make this burden conscious. How Do I Know if My Parent was Emotionally Immature? Emotional […]
Neuroplasticity & The Brain that Changes Itself
Reading Time: 4 minutes“The secret to change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates What is Neuroplasticity What is the connection between neuroplasticity and anxiety or depression? Can people really change the way they think? We used […]
Demystifying EMDR
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat is Trauma? The human experience is an intricate journey that involves joy and pain, love and loss, relief and stress. In our complex world, times of stress become inevitable and many of us will face at least one traumatic event in our lifetimes. Trauma, […]
Self-Empowerment Series: Reclaiming Your Personal Power Through Your Body
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice”- Ayn Rand What is self-empowerment? Self-empowerment and sovereignty are the cornerstones of optimal spiritual, physical and emotional health. There are countless […]
Self Care for Empaths
Reading Time: 3 minutesEnergy Hygiene: Self-Care for empaths Taking care of yourself is important, right? A better question may be, how are we supposed to do that when there’s so much going on in the world and in our daily lives? Follow up question, what should you do […]
How to Heal from Narcissistic Abuse
Reading Time: 4 minutesIf you are reading this, you are probably in the beginning stages of or have already made the painful decision to leave a relationship with a narcissistic partner, family member, or friend. Recovering from narcissistic abuse starts off as a painful journey. You have likely […]
Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat is the Difference Between Baby Blues and Depression? I just had a baby, so why do I feel sad? Sometimes it can feel as though everything is happening so fast, and that everyone knows what they’re doing. It may feel intimidating and overwhelming to […]
Body Image
Reading Time: 3 minutesPicture this: you’re in your favorite place wearing an outfit that you find both flattering and comfortable. You view food as a source of fuel and don’t demonize it through classifications of “good” and “bad”. You’re not worried about your body image, bloating, the way […]
Trauma and Chronic Pain (Part II)
Reading Time: 6 minutesOne of Mindfully Alive’s specialty ares is in the emotional/psychological roots underlying chronic pain and a condition called Mind Body Syndrome (MBS). MBS is characterized by the emergence of physical maladies that may be a reflection of psychological suffering from trauma, stress or other factors. As […]