'Self-love is a good thing but self-awareness is more important. You need to once in a while go 'Uh, I'm kind of an asshole.' - Louis CK Couldn't have said it better myself! The journey of self development and self care doesn't mean you just focus on the parts of yourself that are shiny and bright. Yes, we are awesome and have so many things to be proud of ...but the real growth opportunities are hidden in the shadows. The places we avoid, deny and deflect. This means being brave enough to own up to, expose and be honest about who you really are. From the glowing and lovely side all the way down to the side that's dark and downright twisty. I'm talking about the side of yourself where you
Thanking your anxiety?!?! Why on earth would I want to do that?! For anyone who suffers from any level of anxiety you know how outlandish this concept sounds... thanking something that is causing you mental, physical and emotional pain just sounds foolish doesn't it? Well I thought that way for a long time too but it didn't get me very far. Starting from around the age of 23 I started to feel something I had never felt before. My chest would get heavy, my pulse would race, I got short of breath, I was light headed, my mind was racing and I straight up just didn't feel good. I was starting to experience anxiety and I did NOT like it one bit. Each year I felt it took a different form or sha
