Posts by Victoria Albina
Codependent Thinking-What are the Signs?
Have you ever found yourself chronically putting someone else’s needs ahead of your own? This could be a sign that you’re in a codependent relationship. Do you find it hard to make decisions for fear of someone’s disapproval? Do you often worry about what others will think of you? Sometimes even to the point of…
Read MoreEp #29: Codependent Thinking
Connection is a vital ingredient for a healthy, happy human life. Our relationships with others can be uplifting and fun in good times and safe havens in tougher ones. But it’s important to remember that relationships of all types should consist of autonomous people coming together to respect and support each other – rather than…
Read MoreLearn How to Give Emotional Consent
Emotional consent is when we check in with the folks we love before responding to their stories, concerns or fears. That allows us to show up in the most loving and respectful way possible. This is the flipside of asking for consent before we respond to others. We can also ask for what we need…
Read MoreEp #28: Giving Emotional Consent
Last week, we talked about emotional consent and why asking people if they want your input before speaking can be such a supportive practice. Building on that, today we’re talking about the opposite side of this interaction and being the person who’s sharing. If your conversational partner asks you for emotional consent before sharing their…
Read MoreLearn How to Get Emotional Consent
Emotional consent is a way to show up with greater love, care and gentleness for the people in our lives by checking in before we dive in. Have you ever had a conversation with a friend where you wanted to tell your story only to have your amiga launch into advice-giving? Have you ever found yourself…
Read MoreEp #27: Getting Emotional Consent
Have you ever wanted to talk to a friend about a problem – not because you wanted advice, but just to vent – and they jumped immediately into telling you how you should handle the situation? Or have you ever done this to someone else? It doesn’t feel very good to be on either side…
Read MoreReparenting in Action-Top Tips and Methods
How to Begin Reparenting Yourself Reparenting ourselves is a daily dedication to living our lives in alignment with our goals. Reparenting ourselves is when we do the work of actively showing up for the child selves within us. We ask them what they want and need and we support those parts of ourselves with love,…
Read MoreEp #26: Reparenting In Action
Reparenting ourselves is one of the most healing, transformative things we can do for our overall wellness. Understanding and tending to wounds that have been affecting us since childhood requires patience, self-compassion, and daily dedication – but I promise this process is so worth it. It can be hard to know where to start with…
Read MoreBegin Reparenting Your Inner Child Today
Reparenting your inner child can relieve burdens that you’ve carried for far too long. When our wounded inner child is at the helm of our emotions, we can feel like we’re waiting around to be rescued, to be saved, for someone outside of us to take care of us. We can be quick to anger,…
Read MoreEp #25: Reparenting Your Inner Child
All of us experience scary, unsettling, or patronizing events when we’re children – often many times. Kids are incredibly sensitive to both sorrow and joy, and it makes sense that our early impressions of these emotions (and the experiences that are linked to them) stick with us well into adulthood. And sometimes, the adults in…
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