Spiritual Growth
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Is it Possible to Stop Resisting & Embrace Life–Even When It’s Painful?
Avoiding pain is built into our human nature. Unfortunately, this can end up creating a lot of dysfunctional (often unconscious) behaviors that actually increase our suffering. In this article, I break down how to shift from an avoidance to a resilient mindset, so you can fully live life with an open heart.
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What is Spiritual Self-Care? (+ 5 Easy Ways to Start)
Spiritual self-care is tending to the part of yourself that wants and needs to connect and find meaning in something greater than yourself. Another aspect, which you might call “energetic self-care” is managing your subtle energy field or aura so you are not carrying around other people’s energy and your chakras are balanced.
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Are My Spiritual Experiences Real?
I’ve struggled in my life to come to terms with my woo-woo side. I grew up in a very science-based atheist household. But while I respect and honor empiricism, the meaning in my life has come from things I can’t explain.