You have probably seen those quotes that say things like, “The deeper you heal, the more you cannot stand bad energy.” It sounds deep, but it is not quite true.

Yes, when you first start healing, you do become more sensitive. You start noticing things that you used to ignore. Maybe you find loud or chaotic spaces uncomfortable. Maybe small talk feels harder to sit through. Or you walk away from a conversation and realise you feel completely drained. That is your body waking up and showing you w...

I had an interesting experience recently with a family member that made me reflect on how easily people misunderstand boundaries.

They had said earlier that they would take responsibility for something, and I trusted that they would follow through. But partway through, they turned around and asked me to do some of the tasks instead, even though they knew I already had a lot on my plate. So, I asked a simple, direct question: “Why did you say you would do it, and then ask me to take it on?”

But...

When most people think about emotions, they imagine feelings happening only in the mind. We say, “I feel stressed,” or “I’m anxious,” as if these experiences sit entirely in our thoughts. But emotions do not just live in the mind. They live in the body. They leave marks, signals, and sometimes even symptoms in the very organs and tissues that we depend on every single day.

This does not mean every illness is “just emotional,” and it does not replace medical advice. What it means is that your bo...

When life feels uncomfortable, most of us have our go-to ways of avoiding discomfort. We scroll. We snack. We bury ourselves in work. We pour a drink.

It helps for a moment but not for long.

Because avoiding discomfort doesn’t make it disappear. It waits. And the longer we push it aside, the heavier it becomes.

THE REAL COST OF AVOIDING DISCOMFORT

Think of the times you numbed out after a rough day. Maybe you stayed up scrolling, kept yourself endlessly busy, or reached for food or drink jus...

Almost everyone I know who has an illness or disease has waited for it to happen before they started taking care of themselves. Even then, after the symptoms have subsided, they forget about it and get on with their lives. But usually, whatever was not resolved the first time will come back even stronger the next time, and the next, until… you know what happens next.

We wait until we are exhausted before we rest. We wait until a relationship is falling apart before we talk about boundaries. And...

WHEN FIVE SECONDS COST US OUR HUMANITY

It was early on a Sunday morning. I was out on my walk when I saw an elderly lady crossing a quiet two-lane road. A car approached. Instead of slowing down, the driver sped up, flashed his lights, and honked at her.

She did not move any faster, she could not. She was already crossing at the only pace her body allowed.

And it made me wonder: how much would he really have lost by waiting? Five seconds? Perhaps less. Yet what he truly lost in that moment wa...

Author’s Note:
The events in this article aren’t the kinds most people experience. They’re rare, intense, and often unpredictable, extreme experiences that have shaped my resilience. My Human Design chart shows I’m wired to meet turbulence not to be broken by it, but to bring order to chaos and guide others through it. Some people may doubt stories like these, or even dismiss them outright. That’s fine, I’m not writing for them. I’m sharing because each experience taught me something about stayin...

Have you ever left a conversation feeling more confused than when you started? You were just trying to talk things out. Maybe bring up something that hurt. Or explain how you felt. But somehow, it went off-track and now you are not even sure what the conversation was about anymore.

If that sounds familiar, you might have just experienced something called narcissistic word salad.

What Is Word Salad in Narcissistic Conversations?

Let us break this down simply.

"Word salad" is what it feels lik...

For many people, the idea of walking away from a dysfunctional family, emotionally, mentally, or physically, brings up more guilt than relief. They stay, not from desire, but a deep belief in trying harder. They think they need more forgiveness, understanding, and growth. To them, healing means keeping connections, regardless of cost.

And if that belief is quietly running in the background, no amount of inner work will create the clarity you are seeking. Because you will keep bending over backw...

Spiritual people are often some of the kindest, most well-intentioned individuals you will ever meet. They speak in tones of compassion, use words like surrender and alignment, and genuinely want to live from love. But in many spiritual spaces, something subtle and deeply damaging is happening beneath the surface: emotional immaturity is hiding behind spiritual language.

They may say “I’ve let it go,” when in fact they have shut down emotionally. They may say “I’m holding space,” but avoid dire...