Posts by Victoria Albina
Ep #39: Failure
I’m diving into the concept of failure today, all within the continued context of self-care and the think-feel-act cycle we’ve been discussing over the last few weeks. In our culture, failure is often taught to us as something to avoid if you want to succeed; so I see you, if you’re scared of failing and…
Read MoreEp #38: Courageous Action
How do you live the life of your dreams? This is what we all want, isn’t it? We also want it to be easy, but the truth is it takes some bold new actions to change the course of your life to what you dream about your future self having. We’ve been exploring the think-feel-act…
Read MoreAction: Why You Do the Things You Do
Think, feel, act. It’s what we do as humans. Once you really understand this cycle, you can use this tool, think-feel-act, to not only understand why you do what you do, but to get in touch with the thoughts and feelings that lead you to take action for your own life. If you want: More…
Read MoreEp #37: Action
As we close up this series on the think-feel-act cycle, I’m addressing the last aspect today; action. If you’ve been listening to the last couple of episodes, you’ll know that the greatest act of self-care available to you is to learn how to manage your mind. Awareness is key in practicing this concept that you…
Read MoreFeeling Your Feels: Listen to Your Body
It is vital, grounding, and empowering for us to feel our feelings in our bodies. A feeling is an emotional state, a reaction. In the thought work protocol we use, we recognize that our thoughts create our feelings, and we work with each feeling as a single word. Bored, angry, frustrated, happy, calm, peaceful, annoyed,…
Read MoreEp #36: Feeling
In our conversation about self-care, I introduced you to the think-feel-act cycle last week and the importance of thinking about your thinking to evaluate and understand them better. Today, we’re diving into the second part of this cycle; feeling. It’s vital to understand how our feelings play a part in our results and in going…
Read MoreHow to Bring Awareness to Your Thoughts
The thought work protocol is how we put the think-feel-act cycle into action to change our lives. The think-feel-act cycle is based in neuroscience, cognitive behavioral and somatic theories. This protocol is applicable to literally everything in this beautiful life and has been a vital part of my healing my mind, body, and spirit. Once you…
Read MoreBe Your Own Watcher
Mindfulness is about getting present to what is and accepting life on life’s terms. It’s about getting in touch with ourselves and the world around us in new and deeper ways. And it’s about creating cognitive distance between ourselves and our thoughts. This lets us ask the simple question, does this thought I’m having serve…
Read MoreEp #35: Thinking
Last week, we talked about the importance of showing up for your self-care from a loving place. I’ve had many clients in the past who show up saying they want to lose 10 pounds. We work together and they lose that weight. But then their target weight drops another five pounds, and the cycle goes…
Read MoreEp #34: Self-Care
The topic of self-care is so prevalent in our culture right now, and it’s being marketed to us in a thousand ways. We all absolutely deserve self-care, but what I see is a confused message and understanding of what it truly means. You might think of a bubble bath, getting a manicure, or going out…
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