Posts by Victoria Albina
Ep #67: Why We People Please
Welcome to the first episode of a two-part mini-series on people-pleasing. There’s a lot to dive into here and I want to make sure you’re able to take in all this information, bring awareness and acceptance, and then take actionable steps to remedy this habit if it’s something you’ve noticed in yourself. When codependent and…
Read MoreRoot Causes of Why We People Please
When we are focusing on pleasing other people, the irony is in that moment, we’re usually not actually pleasing ourselves. We’re putting other people’s wants, desires, joy, happiness, as we imagine it, ahead of our own. This people pleasing habit often comes from our childhood, from a deep mammalian need and desire to feel safe…
Read MoreGOOP Wellness Summit
On Saturday, March 9, In goop Health was the club that had everything.* Ear seeds. Vitamin B12 shots. Psychedelic chats. Lypo-Spheric Glutathione served with organic watermelon juice. It was a day devoted to wellness—which to us, includes a hall filled with cafés by our favorite healthy restaurants in New York, as well as a stacked…
Read MoreLove is Medicine
AUDIO Victoria Albina can remember always being sick, which is why she started to adopt the identity of a sick person as part of her inner truth. Through her healing journey, Victoria realized that it was only by finding gratitude in her ability to feel symptoms and dismissing her habitual thoughts that were keeping her…
Read MoreThe Power of Healing Trauma
AUDIO One of probably the most important conversations we have had on the show, in today’s episode we explore how trauma shows up in our lives and in our bodies, and how to use healing modalities such as breathwork and meditation to help heal. Today’s guest on the show, Victoria Albina, will blow you away…
Read MoreReal Talk with Dana
AUDIO Codependency and the Nervous System, and Managing Stress in a Pandemic with Victoria Albina on Real Talk with Dana Victoria Albina is a Nurse Practitioner, Life Coach, has a Masters Degree in Public Health and is Certified Breathwork Practitioner. She coaches women raised by codependents and alcoholics to stop being anxious, exhausted and overwhelmed,…
Read MoreLive Happy – Breathwork and Covid-19
AUDIO – If ever there was a time to take a deep breath, it’s right now. And this week’s guest is uniquely qualified to walk us through how to do that. Victoria Albina is a functional nurse practitioner, certified breathwork meditation facilitator, life coach and host of the Feminist Wellness podcast. She not only understands…
Read MoreEp #66: Compare and Despair
Most of us are at home right now with a lot of time on our hands. You’re most likely buffering in a few ways, but one that’s common is using things like social media, scrolling Instagram, and seeing that other people seem to be doing so much and being so productive. Your heart might sink…
Read MoreCompare and Despair: How to Release Judgement
Do you ever hear about a friend’s achievements and your heart sinks? You’re totally happy for them, but something within you starts wondering why you didn’t get that job, that engagement proposal, why you didn’t reach that goal or milestone in the same timeframe that they did. This is called compare and despair. Your brain starts…
Read MoreEmotional Childhood
As children, we have limited capacity to control our emotions, and even less ability to take ownership over our behavior. Because we’re kiddos – and developmentally, we just aren’t there yet. As physical adults, we can easily slip back into an emotionally childlike state where our inner child is calling the shots, keeping us from…
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