Balance, After Grounding

A beautiful piece on grounding and balance
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You cannot have balance if you do not ground yourself first-Nicole Jackson via Holy Spirit. I asked this question this morning during “coffee” meditation and this is the answer given to me. In my study this year to become my Authentic Self, I am on the subject “Balance and Grounding.”

“Ground YOURSELF in YOUR beliefs as it relates to your religion and beyond (yourself, world views). Know what it is YOU believe and understand it. Know what it is YOU don’t believe and why it is you don’t believe it. Whatever you believe and do must be grounded in love or you will not have balance. ”

“I am not upset with you, I will not disown you, I will not pay you back, for not believing everything you read or hear. What kind of God would I be? I created you a reasoning being but, I also created you…

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5 Ways Mindfulness Can Help You Recover

My guest post @ Annette’s Place
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Although Mindfulness is not a new concept (it has been a Buddhist practice for centuries), it is relatively new in the world of therapy and recovery. Mindfulness is defined as:

According to Jon Kabat-Zinn , “mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non judgmentally.”

Mindfulness practitioners learn how to pay attention on purpose by practising specially developed mindfulness meditation practices & mindful movements. With practice, practitioners learn to slow down or stop brain chatter and automatic or habitual reactions, experiencing the present moment as it really is. (source)

As some of you here know, I suffered from severe depression from 2001 until 2013. What some of you may not know is that I also attempted suicide 7 times and was hospitalized 8 times from 2008 until 2013. My clinical diagnoses are Bipolar Disorder with psychosis (I hear voices)…

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My Top Favorite Self Care Behaviors

Some wonderful advice for Self-Care!
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Self care is part of self parenting. If you have C-PTSD from childhood abuse, emotional trauma, or neglect, then you were probably not taught to care for yourself.

If your emotional needs were regularly discounted then you were trained to ignore your feelings about being uncomfortable, and taught to hide those feelings. You were not able to get what you needed to make your environment feel safe and comfortable.

If your parents did not make an effort to care for your need to feel safe and comfortable, then you were programmed into discounting your own comfort needs.

Everone has the need to feel comfort, safety and pleasure. It is not selfish to have these needs. It is normal and it is part of the survival instinct.

As an adult who came from a narcissistic pareny or otherwise dysfunctional family, you have to learn how to parent yourself now. …Not in…

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8 Ways to Recover After a Suicide Attempt – By Steve Austin

Excellent advice for anyone who has attempted suicide or has ideation of suicide. You can recover!
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Since I’ve begun sharing how I went from a pastor to a psych ward, people often ask about my recovery.

Everyone wants to know, is there a single solution? Where does the magic lie? How do they get their own lives (or their loved ones’) back? Or, as others have said,

“What is the one thing that made you want to start living again?”

The truth is, there is no magic formula, but here are some intentional steps that made my life better. I am not a professional therapist, and everyone has a different recovery story. I can only share from my own experience. Here are eight steps that helped me recover after my suicide attempt.

1. Medication.

If I had cancer, you can bet I would take chemo. I might also listen to the naturopath’s advice to drink special juices and cut out refined sugars, or to follow…

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Confused? You Should Be!

As someone who has been in an abusive relationship, left and is now surviving, I can tell you honestly that yes, you will be confused, often. This is a wonderful post with some great information.
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download (3).jpgSince I started blogging, I also got really involved in Twitter. Through twitter I have made some really strong connections with other survivors. I also have been lucky enough to talk to some during their transitioning periods. I must say, it is an amazing feeling when you can relate to someone and have them know that they are not alone. To sit there and say, “I understand, I’ve been there” is something many need to hear. While conversing with some of these people I realized many say the same thing. “I’m confused.” Which is why I decided to write this blog here.

I think it is safe to say that anyone who has gone through any form of domestic violence has the right to be confused. The definition of confused is “unable to think clearly” Which after being abused physically, mentally, emotionally/verbally, financially etc; it…

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