When we don’t feel ‘good enough’ for others, it’s because we really don’t feel good enough for ourselves. So we look to others to help us achieve that feeling – to tell us that we are good enough, because we don’t believe that we really are. We don’t trust our judgement of ourselves because we …
Dealing with Demons: Disappointment
Disappointment is a weird emotion for somebody who was once committed to never getting their hopes up. For somebody who built up walls on all fronts, attached two-factor authenticity locks to them, and had guns pointed at anyone who dared to trespass in – it feels weird. Why? Because it feels like a slap in …
Fitting into a One-Size Only Box
Growing up they teach you what society expects of you in order to please its hungry needs. “Don’t be who you are but rather be who we tell you to be.” They teach you how to shapeshift so you can constantly get the widespread approval that most human beings long for. It’s a one-size only …
I’m a Christian who battles with seasonal depression.
Yeah. And I know that the joy of the Lord is supposed to be my strength, but sometimes I feel weak. Really weak. And simply saying one prayer isn’t always enough to fix it. Sometimes it takes weeks, other times it takes months. Writing about this is really hard because it’s a lot easier to …
Healing from Past Trauma: Part 2
So last time, we spoke about the first step in healing: confronting your trauma and its symptoms. Today, we will talk about the second step, which is absolutely vital to effective healing: Forgiveness. Now this part often takes longer than the first due to the complexity of thought involved. But in order to live a …
Healing from Past Trauma: Part 1
‘Healing’ and ‘Trauma’ – two words that most of us tend to run away from when found in the same sentence. But all of this running is doing us no good, myself especially. So today I want to invite you to join me as we carefully tread this delicate topic. This is a sensitive subject …