It can be difficult to have compassion for our hurt parts. We may feel we should be over things that […]
Blog Post by Michelle Puster
Am I a Highly Sensitive Person?
As I was starting to recover from parenting burnout and getting more mindful about my emotions, I often wondered, “Why […]
Am I Experiencing a Deeper Hurt?
Deeper hurts have a way of sneaking up on us. We can often experience a deeper hurt from a past […]
How Blame and Painful Emotions Get Triggered
For many years, my partner and I were caught in a painful cycle. Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy refers to this […]
Obsessive Mind
Mindfulness can bring awareness to unhelpful patterns in our thinking. One of my own unhelpful patterns that I became aware […]
When Stress Hijacks Us: Navigating with Mindful Meditation
Even after having a regular mindful meditation practice for three years, I can still struggle with stress. Recently, I was […]
Second Arrow
In my recovery from parenting burnout, I learned an invaluable truth. That when I was struggling, it wasn’t because I […]
Managing Stress Amidst the Riptide of Emotions
It’s often easy to be unaware of our stress levels, how much stress we carry and how it is impacting […]
Perfectionism is Sly, Crafty, & Cunning
For years, I did not admit that I was a perfectionist. I saw people I loved strangled by perfectionism, and […]
Social Support for Depression
Depression is uniquely painful for its ability to keep us in isolation. Depression is like a dark cunning character in […]
Struggling to be Present
Struggling to be present amidst life’s chaos? For most of my life, I lived with my mind in the past […]
Overcoming Parenting Triggers when Feeling Stuck
Most mornings, things moved quickly in my house with five of us trying to get ready and get out the […]