Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Difficult Conversations Are Only Difficult if We Avoid Them
Difficult conversations are only difficult if we make them. The more we avoid having them, the longer we are stuck in a place of turmoil. There are so many conversations we will have in our lifetimes that fit into the category of DIFFICULT. “I want to break up” “I want a divorce” “I love you”…
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How to Get Through Trauma
Trauma – You don’t get over it, you get through it. You must get through trauma. When you “go over it” you try and pretend like it isn’t there, like it didn’t happen. That is impossible because what the mind tries to forget the body remembers and vice versa. Think about where your mind goes…
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What Happened to the Holiday Spirit?
What happened to the holiday spirit? January. Still cold. Lately, insanely cold. Still dark. No more parties. No more family gatherings. No more holidays. Nothing to look forward to for quite a while. This is a common feeling many people have around this time of year. Just this morning, I was driving the kids to…
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Taken for Granted?: Stop Ignoring Your Innate Gifts
So a friend calls you for advice. You talk extensively, you listen, and provide great counsel. The conversation ends with your friend feeling much better but you feeling worse. What’s that all about?! This probably happens in your family too. Everyone calls you for help and you hold everyone together. Chances are after a while…
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A Healthy Recipe of Positivity from My Husband
Today’s post comes from my husband. It is a healthy recipe to help feed your soul. You will often hear me talk about intentions and affirmations. They are incredibly powerful and helped me with my transformation. Here is a message from my husband, Brad about his experience: “For many years I would wake in…
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Be Happy and Get in Your Bubble
First comes happiness, then comes the bubble. If you want to be happy and stay happy, you have to have a bubble. I can’t talk about the bubble enough. It is so important when it comes to keeping that smile on your face and not letting your inner joy deflate. Just recently, I forgot…
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Living in the Moment and Free from the Past
Living in the moment and freeing yourself from the past is a lot easier said than done. Once you realize the past and the future don’t exist, you can fully “be” in the present moment. A while ago I had to turn away a client who needed more support than I could provide. Unfortunately, the…
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A Sympathy Poem for Everyone
Grieving is hard, especially around the holidays. This past weekend, I experienced a lot of emotional grief outbursts after something random would trigger a memory about my dad. I found myself having to explain my tears and actions so I decided to write about it in hopes of helping others. Whether you are missing a…
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Stuck in a Rut? Stressed? How to Get Out Fast!
If you are stuck in a rut, down, or stressed…here is a quick solution to get out fast! The holidays are right around the corner and you have no time to be stressing and wallowing in your sorrows. I vowed this year to not let the holiday stress and hecticness get to me but it…
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Handling Emotions When We Bottle Them Up
One of the crucial steps to handling emotions that we bottle up is first developing awareness that we are even doing it. During my last semester of college, I went to an in-patient psychiatric hospital for a couple of weeks. During my time there, I was put into an AODA group….which stands for Alcohol and…
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