Articles
Recent articles from Thriving Now.
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Betrayed – I Feel Betrayed By My Body
People generally feel betrayed when their bodies “let them down”, by hurting, getting ill or tired, or not being able to perform some task. Where did we get the belief that our bodies should just keep ticking along, no matter what we ask of them?
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Afraid – I’m Afraid to be Visible
Being visible means different things to different people. This fear can hold us back in business, public speaking, romantic relationships, any social activity. When we feel we need to hide, there is generally a sense of fear or shame (or both).
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When Struggle Feels Like Loyalty to Your Family
Struggle can become more than a difficult experience. It can become a language of belonging. If family conversations centered on hardship, sharing what is going wrong may have been how people connected. Ease can then feel strangely disloyal—as though a peaceful life would reject the people who taught us how to endure. We may say…
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Apprehensive – I Feel Apprehensive About the Future
We genuinely can’t control the future. We are often afraid because: Bad things have happened in the past, so we expect bad things to happen (and attract them). We don’t trust ourselves to deal with what occurs, good or bad. We either don’t know or doubt our ability to create abundance and safety
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Mother Issues: Finding Calm Around Mother’s Day and More
We’ll look at some of the issues around Mother’s Day and help you tap through pain that might be in the way of having a better relationship with your mother (or at least feeling calm when you think of her).
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I Am Unforgivable
How much punishment do we need to inflict before we can forgive ourselves? How will we know when we can forgive ourselves? What would we need to do to be forgiven?
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Unwanted – I Don’t Feel Wanted
Many people who carry this belief learned it when they were very young. As adults, we may not need a particular caregiver, but we are aware of needing our social network to receive the abundance we have (electricity, telephone, transportation, medical care, social connection). When we have a “not wanted” wound, any form of rejection…
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My Pain Is Beyond My Control
We can control how we feel about it and what we tell ourselves about it- which can relieve suffering. When you feel pain in your body, what does that tell you about yourself?
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I Don’t Understand… Why Me?
WHY ME? That question often brings disempowering answers, “because I’m not worthy”, “I’m bad”, “I’m a pain in the ass.” More empowered questions: what is my body trying to heal? what needs to heal?