In the last article, we talked about how our environment tries to keep us the way we were when we were changing, and how the gaze of others restricts our freedom. We became aware, we set boundaries, we mourned some relationships. But while we were doing this, we couldn'

In the last article, we talked about the psychology of recurring mistakes, why we keep returning to the same patterns. Awareness emerged, we took small steps, we began to see the cycle. But last week I noticed something: While we were trying to change, our environment wasn't changing.

In the last two articles, we talked about the importance of recognizing when we are lying to ourselves and then being both honest and compassionate. Awareness came, intentions were formed, small steps were taken. Good. But last week I did the same thing again. I put things off again. This

In the last article, we talked about the fine line between adaptation and avoidance, about the way we lie to ourselves gently. And at the end we left the question hanging: What if we realize that we are really avoiding? Last week I experienced just that. I needed to call

In the previous article, we discussed how to maintain our inner peace during moments of emotional change and how to remain flexible without rigidly adhering to a rhythm.  However, given the potential for this topic to easily veer into avoidance, I believe we need to reflect on the difference between

In previous articles, we discussed the comfort and costs of ignoring things. We then examined how we can remain resilient while confronting the truth; and then whether it is possible to make our emotions work in our favor through conscious repetition. Up to this point, everything was in its place.

After deciding to write again last year, I began my first piece with the following sentence: Every feeling that a person experiences but that teaches them nothing is a form of self-torture. Forty-four articles have passed since then, and in this piece, I realize that we have come full circle

In the last article, we talked about how ignoring is short-term comfort, but long-term self-sabotage that we do to ourselves without realizing it. We said that even if we can't give up this behavior instantly, we can learn to live with it by recognizing it and making space