Balancing Self-Acceptance and Self-Improvement

Our egos are constantly attempting to define ourselves, to create an identify of who we are. This is what the ego evolved to do, to help us figure out how we fit into the world around us and how we relate to our social environment. Along with this identify, the ego often creates expectations basedContinue reading “Balancing Self-Acceptance and Self-Improvement”

Softening the Protective Shell that Hardens our Hearts

When we struggle to love ourselves or others without judgement, it’s often because we’ve developed a protective, hardened shell around our hearts that makes it difficult to connect to love. These protective shells develop in response to the emotional wounds we all suffer during our lives if we don’t feel, process, and integrate the emotionsContinue reading “Softening the Protective Shell that Hardens our Hearts”