If we are to truly shift the conversation on mental health, we have to stop seeing someone with anxiety as broken and in need of fixing and reckon with our own vulnerability of holding space.
Read MoreThere's an old myth that anxiety (and the entire discussion of emotional health) is a sign of weakness, and it stops us from actually creating a new relationship with our mental health. Here's what does work.
Read MoreIt's easy to look at relationships from a place of blame and what the other person did wrong, but it misses this key element that creates deeper connection.
Read MoreWhen I started my journey of self inquiry and I learned that boundaries is a form of self defence, I questioned what part it played in a functioning relationship when relationships were based on deep connection, and connection necessitated allowing myself to be vulnerable and have my walls down.
Read MorePutting others first is actually about me, underneath it all. And it took me a long time to uncover that, and it's been an even longer practice of unravelling it.
Read MoreIt's tempting to think that our sense of loneliness is related to not having others that we are close to, but more often than not our sense of connection is directly related to how much we allow ourselves to share our thoughts and inner selves with others.
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