self-love

Finding Closure: Healing the Heart After Ghosting, Flaking, and Other Crazy-Making Relational Drama

https://youtu.be/wAHAbxexUHI A friend of mine recently experienced what felt like the beginning of a real connection with a woman. She was sending him flurries of text messages, and they had started spending time together. There was a sense of closeness—a feeling that something meaningful might be developing between them. Then, out of nowhere, she sent him a strange message: "I [...]

By |2024-10-30T01:31:24-04:00October 29, 2024|0 Comments

True Intimacy Begins with Yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcsOIGHpfxk   Mattia was involved with a woman of Russian descent from the Donbas, the Russian-occupied region of eastern Ukraine, whom he described as highly narcissistic. However, based on the account he shared with me about his ex-girlfriend and their interactions, she sounds more like a sociopath. She actually supports the occupying Russian forces—the same forces responsible for raping, torturing, and [...]

By |2024-10-23T01:27:58-04:00October 21, 2024|0 Comments

Resilience: Thriving in Life and Love

https://youtu.be/T7PlYdzeFRc   Joaquín met Daniela through the dating app Hinge. At first, she was guarded and mistrustful, still carrying the weight of past relationships that hadn’t worked out. Despite this, Joaquín was drawn to her and patiently took the time to get to know her. As Daniela’s defenses gradually lowered, she began to let Joaquín in. But just as things [...]

By |2024-09-25T02:15:08-04:00September 25, 2024|0 Comments

Like a Hurricane: The Emotional Storm of Push-Pull Relationships

https://youtu.be/pFoJ0fb4I7g   Many of us have found ourselves entangled in a painful, yet all-too-common dynamic in relationships—one where someone pulls us in, only to push us away and eventually discard us. This emotional push-pull cycle can leave us reeling, especially if we're already carrying the wounds of abandonment or rejection. The intensity of these relationships often trigger our deeply entrenched [...]

By |2024-09-17T01:56:12-04:00September 17, 2024|0 Comments

Love, Acceptance and Appreciation for Yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS63E030Oek Although it's not always the case, I believe that most of our parents were doing the best they could with the understanding and resources they possessed. Yet, for many of us, our most basic needs for love, acceptance, acknowledgment and appreciation went unmet. Additionally, a significant number of us were subjected to some combination of verbal, emotional, physical, or [...]

By |2024-03-29T22:38:17-04:00March 29, 2024|0 Comments
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