Do you have trouble finding things to be grateful for when life is hard? Sometimes things can be so hard for us, or we get so caught up in our “problems”, that we don’t see how blessed we are, or we “forget” all the amazing opportunities we have to feel gratitude every day. Sometimes, especially in western countries, we focus…
Are you thinking about giving up your daily jog because winter is coming? Do you think you don’t have what it takes to start running outside in the middle of January? After years of fearing it, I realized that running in the cold is no different from running in any other type of weather. It’s actually better! But maybe that’s…
Are you so overwhelmed by your problems, and life in general, that all you want to do is crawl under your covers and cry all the time? After decades of struggling with severe depression and deteriorating physical health, I was finally able to regain power over my body and mind in ways I could not have ever imagined. I will…
Making life-changing, hard decisions (like changing countries, moving out or breaking up) can be difficult. Hell, even small changes seem impossible! Change disrupts our routine; we no longer feel safe, and generally, that change is accompanied by an unpleasant feeling of discomfort that we try to avoid at all costs. That discomfort shows up in many forms, like self-doubt, fear,…
After spending over a decade struggling with physical and mental health issues, I finally understood I had a problem: severe depression, along with many other health problems actually, and I needed help urgently. That was in 2019. Up until that point, I guess I thought I was just ‘made that way’: miserable, unbearably sensitive and always oh so sad. The…
