Tag: progress
Posted on November 15, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Growth happens when we leave our comfort zone. It is important to take baby steps outside our familiar surroundings, routines & hobbies in order to experience a new part of ourselves in the newness of the unknown. The unknown can sometimes surprise us, so… Continue Reading “Venture beyond the familiar”
Category: Coaching tips, Life tips, Resilience, UncategorizedTags: Blogging, development, growth, learn from your weaknesses, leave your comfort zone, life coaching, personal development, personal freedom, personal growth, positive psychology, progress, unfamiliar territory
Posted on November 14, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Nobody told you when you were a child that life could feel so tough sometimes. Nobody told you that life could drain the joy right out of you, just when you thought things were getting better. Life is a crazy rollercoaster and you have… Continue Reading “You are not a failure”
Category: Adversity & support, assertiveness, Blogging, Compassion, Dealing Criticism, Life tips, low self-esteem, mental health, Negativity, Resilience, self careTags: becoming resilient, Blogging, comfort, criticism, failure, health, inner critic, low self-esteem, low self-worth, mental health, Mental illness, mistake, motivation, Negativity, not good enough, outer critic, positive thinking, progress, reduce stress, Resilience, self care, self-doubt, stress, you are enough, you are not a failure, you are worthy
Posted on September 30, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Some of you may have had the experience of moving abroad for the first time to follow your partner’s work. Some of you may have actually been the ones that were offered a job in another country. Whatever your circumstances, being an expat is… Continue Reading “Living as an expat and the additional challenges of those with a mental illness”
Category: anxiety, complex ptsd, Depression, Expat life, Loneliness, mental health, Mental illness, Resilience, self careTags: an expat in germany, coaching, comfort, cptsd, dealing with criticism, Depression, Expat life, homesickness, isolation, leaving your comfort zone, living abroad, living as an expat with mental illness, Loneliness, mental health, Mental illness, moving house, progress, ptsd, raise awareness of mental illness, reduce the stigma of mental illness, stressful life experiences
Posted on September 27, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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‘Selfish’ means that you care enough about yourself to get your needs met; selfishness is a choice. On the other hand, when you think about being ‘needy’, this means that your unmet/unknown needs motivate you — there’s no choice. This is when you become… Continue Reading “Being selfish the right way”
Category: Life tips, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, UncategorizedTags: being selfish, dysfunctional relationships, healthy selfishness, Life tips, mental health, progress, put yourself first, self care, self compassion
Posted on September 10, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Healing from PTSD is tough! Healing from Complex PTSD is even tougher. In honour of World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day, I want to tell every single one of you survivors out there that you can look at your PTSD & CPTSD differently, just for… Continue Reading “CPTSD= Courage Progress Tenacity Survival Determination”
Category: Adversity & support, Compassion, complex ptsd, Depression, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, self care, UncategorizedTags: Child abuse, childhood trauma, complex trauma, cptsd, Depression, Emotional abuse, healing, mental health, Mental illness, moving forward, Narcissistic abuse, narcissistic father, narcissistic mother, persistence, progress, ptsd, self compassion, suicide prevention
Posted on September 1, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Although grief is a huge part of life, it is something that none of us want to experience. We can grieve over the loss of a loved one or beloved pet. We can grieve over the loss of a job or home. We can… Continue Reading “Grief”
Category: Adversity & support, courage, grief, Life tips, mental health, Resilience, self careTags: abuse, bereavement, coping mechanisms, coping with grief, death, Depression, grief, life change, life changes, loss of a home, loss of a job, loss of a loved one, loss of a pet, mental health, overwhelming grief, progress, self care, self compassion
Posted on August 12, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Loneliness is an unpleasant feeling that a lot of people experience at some point in their lives. Loneliness is a feeling of emptiness or hollowness inside you.You might experience loneliness as a feeling that something is not right, a kind of minor emptiness. Or… Continue Reading “How to deal with loneliness”
Category: Coaching tips, Life tips, Loneliness, mental health, Mental illness, Negativity, Persistence & commitment, self care, UncategorizedTags: being active, being passive, childhood trauma, Depression, emptiness, hollowness, Loneliness, low self-esteem, low self-worth, making changes, mental health, Mental illness, negative thinking, no family, no friends, no support, orphan, persistence, progress, self care, self compassion, self growth
Posted on August 4, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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If we were able to count how many times we avoided our own suffering, I think we would fail miserably.. We have all at some point avoided emotions that are uncomfortable, by distracting ourselves, by numbing ourselves and by completely ignoring what is really… Continue Reading “The importance of feeling our feelings”
Category: Coaching tips, Depression, Life tips, mental health, Mental illness, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, UncategorizedTags: acceptance, anxiety, change, childhood trauma, Depression, dissociation, fear, feel your emotions, growth, healing, improvement, mental health, moving forward, pain, progress, self growth, self-awareness, suffering
Posted on August 2, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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This video is the 2nd one of my codependent series on my Youtube channel. It is mostly informational in text, with the help of a few cute characters! Just the way I like it! ♥ Feel free to re-blog or share 🙂 I love… Continue Reading “5 tips on healing codependency & dysfunctional relationships”
Category: Coaching tips, codependency, complex ptsd, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Life tips, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, Trauma Bonding & Love addictionTags: abuse recovery, change, childhood trauma, codependence, codependency, codependent relationships, cptsd, dysfunctional family, dysfunctional relationships, Emotional abuse, healing, healing journey, mental health, moving forward, narcissism in the family, Narcissistic abuse, progress, self compassion, self growth
Posted on August 1, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Happy Monday to all of you! It’s the 1st of August today and time seems to have flown by so quickly! Today’s post is about another topic very close to my heart, due to my own healing journey from codependency to healthy love. It… Continue Reading “Codependents & Narcissists in a relationship. Why are they so attracted to each other?”
Category: Boundaries, Child abuse, complex ptsd, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, self care, Trauma Bonding & Love addiction, UncategorizedTags: change, Child abuse, childhood trauma, codependency, codependent relationships, cptsd, dysfunctional relationships, Emotional abuse, healing, mental health, narcissism in the family, Narcissistic abuse, progress, self compassion, therapy