Put Your Mask on First: The Importance of Self-Help and Healing

If you’ve ever been on an aeroplane, you’ve heard the familiar safety instruction: “Put your mask on first before helping others.” While this directive is meant for emergencies, it holds a profound metaphorical truth applicable to life. In a world where responsibilities and obligations can overwhelm us, prioritizing self-care, healing, and personal growth is essential—notContinue reading “Put Your Mask on First: The Importance of Self-Help and Healing”

If You Love Someone, Don’t Judge Them

Love is often described as the most unconditional, accepting, and liberating feeling. At its core, love creates a space where someone can be authentically themselves without fear of rejection or criticism. When we say, “If you love someone, don’t judge them,” we’re embracing the idea that love isn’t about perfecting someone—it’s about accepting them asContinue reading “If You Love Someone, Don’t Judge Them”

I did my part. I hope my absence gives you peace that my love couldn’t

My dearest daughters, As I write these words, I want you to know that every choice I’ve made, every boundary I’ve set, has come from a place of deep love and care for you. I have tried to be there for you in all the ways I knew how, even though sometimes it may haveContinue reading “I did my part. I hope my absence gives you peace that my love couldn’t”

Role of emotions in maintaining healthy relationships

Our emotions play a crucial role in shaping how we connect with ourselves and others. Understanding our emotional history, including how we feel about feelings (known as meta-emotions), can significantly impact our ability to build strong, healthy relationships. Our emotional journey begins at home. If you grew up in an “emotion coaching” environment, you likelyContinue reading “Role of emotions in maintaining healthy relationships”

Recognizing Limiting Beliefs to Foster Healthier Relationships

We often form subconscious beliefs about others based on assumptions or past experiences, and these limiting beliefs can deeply affect our relationships. Over time, we create mental images of the people around us—partners, friends, or family members—rooted in our perceptions, fears, and expectations. Unfortunately, when these beliefs go unchecked, they can distort reality and hinderContinue reading “Recognizing Limiting Beliefs to Foster Healthier Relationships”

Detachment is not about breaking relationships. Detachment is about setting the relationships right.

Detachment is not about breaking relationships. Detachment is about setting the relationships right. When you are detached from someone, you gain the freedom to actively help that person. Detachment is not about passive observation, kindly get over that concept. Detachment does not mean that now you have nothing to do with the person you areContinue reading “Detachment is not about breaking relationships. Detachment is about setting the relationships right.”

Walk away

At some point you will realize that you have done too much for someone or something; that the only next possible step to do is to stop. Leave them alone. Walk away. It’s not like you’re giving up, and it’s not like you shouldn’t try. It’s just that you have to draw the line betweenContinue reading “Walk away”

Fears

Do you sometimes fear being independent? You may have been conditioned to believe the only way to have close relationships is to become enmeshed and entangled with others. Do you long for independence and breathing space yet fear reprisal should you choose to detach from unhealthy companions or situations? You’ll need courage for the alignmentContinue reading “Fears”