Holding Space: Offering Compassion, Not Opinions

In a world that rushes to fix, advise, and correct, holding space has become a rare and sacred act. Holding space for someone does not mean having the right answers. It does not mean offering solutions, opinions, or moral judgments.It means offering your presence, your compassion, and your empathy without trying to reshape their experienceContinue reading “Holding Space: Offering Compassion, Not Opinions”

When we disconnect from our roots, we disconnect from ourselves.

From a psychological perspective, a child’s relationship with their parents forms the first emotional blueprint of safety, belonging, and identity. When that bond becomes fractured through blame or emotional disconnection, the nervous system often remains in a state of unrest. The mind searches for answers, the heart carries unresolved conflict, and the body holds tensionContinue reading “When we disconnect from our roots, we disconnect from ourselves.”

We All Carry a Mirror: Understanding the Narcissist Within

Narcissism is often spoken about in extremes. We picture someone grandiose, manipulative, emotionally cold, the narcissist. But the truth is far more nuanced, and far more human. We are all narcissistic to some degree.Some more. Some less. And that does not make us broken, it makes us human. At its core, narcissism is not aboutContinue reading “We All Carry a Mirror: Understanding the Narcissist Within”