by Heidi Light | Aug 13, 2019 | Cognition, Human Development, Mindfulness & Awareness, Psychology & Personal Development
I wanted to share this great article by Nancy Forrester, Executive Director of NeftTI (National Emotional Freedom Techniques Training Institute), with her permission of course. Thank you, Nancy! July 24th was International Self-Care Day. I guess we know a...
by Heidi Light | Jul 2, 2019 | Cognition, Human Development, Mindfulness & Awareness, Psychology & Personal Development
I’m a fan of losing your shit in a healthy way vs an unhealthy one. Beat up a punching bag or smash a tennis ball against the wall. Punch your pillow, scream into your pillow. (my own pillow takes a lot of abuse and I make sure to thank it regularly!) We all...
by Heidi Light | May 15, 2019 | Human Development, Mindfulness & Awareness, Psychology & Personal Development
We crave authentic #connection. We need it. When we’re feeling disconnected, we “act out” in all kinds of ways. Acting out can look like anxiety, depression, addiction, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, self-harm, social withdrawal, violence,...
by Heidi Light | May 1, 2019 | Human Development, Mindfulness & Awareness, Psychology & Personal Development, The REAL Revolution
The self-love movement is great! But it can leave people behind. Feeling love for yourself can be hard to achieve. And it doesn’t really get to the crux of our issues. What most of us seek or crave is acceptance, so therein lies the root of our issues. We look...
by Heidi Light | Apr 6, 2019 | Cognition, Human Development, Mindfulness & Awareness, Psychology & Personal Development
I see so many people struggling as they internalize the pain of the world, taking it into their own bodies and minds. We don’t have to do that. The pain doesn’t have to break us. We can sit with it, within it. We can feel the pain but not become it. Have...
by Heidi Light | Mar 20, 2019 | Cognition, Human Development, Mindfulness & Awareness, Psychology & Personal Development
“Every behaviour has a psychological reward. If it didn’t have a reward, we wouldn’t do it. The key is to replace our unhealthy reward systems with healthy ones.” The rewards can be positive or negative. Both positive and negative behaviours can give us a...
