How to create good boundaries “Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” – Brene Brown, PhD. Setting limits for yourself and honoring the limits of others is not a common thing, nor are there instructions to do it right or wrong. But as you practice, you will learn…
The Importance of me time In today’s hectic world, it’s easy enough to prioritize others first. Most people, due to their occupations or jobs, family, and the occasional “extracurricular” activity, come to think that they have no time for themselves. There are even cases of people who feel guilty for spending time alone. The fact that we dedicate time to ourselves is…
How to deal with the guilt of having Anxiety When we identify with anxiety, we reach conclusions about ourselves that are not true. We value ourselves based on it and this, causes us to suffer. To get out of that state it is important to learn to deal with the guilt that exists in anxiety. Guilt is an emotion that…
Building Better Mental Health Our mental health influences everything we do: how you think, feel, and behave in daily life. It affects our ability to cope with stress, overcome challenges, build relationships, and recover from life’s setbacks. Strong mental health isn’t just the absence of mental health problems. Being mentally healthy is much more than being free of depression, anxiety,…
Living with an alcoholic Medical and psychological support is essential to help solve the difficult problem of alcoholism in the family. The daily dealings with addicts and family members make us establish definitions that, although they are not always true, in most cases, they are not wrong. We usually say that every alcoholic is witty and seductive, and we also…
Emotional & Verbal Abuse The first thing that usually comes to mind when we think of abuse is physical abuse, but there is another form that is just as bad, if not worse… and that is emotional abuse. Emotional abuse involves any behavior, verbal or nonverbal, which negatively impacts the emotional well-being of another person. There are cases of emotional…
