Posts by Beatriz Victoria Albina
Ep #52: Unconditional Love
Unconditional love can be a tricky feeling state to harness at first, especially when you think that someone has caused you hurt in the past. Or if you’ve lived your life expecting the world to do you wrong. Though it can be hard to imagine now, this is how I used to go about my…
Read MoreSelf-Compassion and Dead-End Thinking
Self-compassion. How many times have you heard that term and kind of rushed on by it? I know it took me years to truly understand what it means to have compassion for myself and to act with self-compassion, to see my own pain and to attend to it deeply and with care, the way I…
Read MoreHypothyroid Is a Feminist Issue
. As a functional medicine practitioner, I work with so many people who are beyond fatigued. Perhaps your energy is low, your zest for life is waning. Your memory feels less than dependable, brain fog is a daily drain. You’ve been to your primary care provider, maybe even endocrinologist and were told that everything was…
Read MoreEp #51: Self-Compassion, Dead-End Thinking and the Emotional U-Turn
We’re diving into our topic for the month of February, which is going to be all around self-love and unconditional love for the world. To start off, today, we’re turning our attention towards self-compassion. I know it took me years, if not decades, to truly understand what it meant to have compassion for myself and…
Read MoreThe Secret Sauce to Healthy Relationships
What does it mean to have a healthy relationship with other humans? Does it mean putting up with all their foibles? Does it mean putting your own needs last? Taking care of them first and making sure they’re happy? While all of that may be what you learned or what was modeled for you growing up,…
Read MoreFuture Self Planning
One of the lessons that has been life-changing for me comes from cognitive-behavioral science. It’s that we have thoughts based on our history, our experiences, our socialization, our fears, worries, and our thoughts create our feelings. We take action based on our feelings and those actions create our lived experience in this world. It is…
Read MorePositive Self-Regard: Believe in Your Inherent Worth
Your thoughts create your feelings, my darling. And if your brain is used to thinking that you are anything less than amazing and magical, then you will feel that same way. The truth is you get to decide what you think about you. No one else’s opinion matters. And when you think the very best…
Read MoreEp #50: Positive Self-Regard
Before I dive into the month of February where I’ll be talking all about love – both self-love and unconditional love for the world – today’s episode is all about positive self-regard. How many of you have unconditional acceptance and love for yourselves? Do you find yourself believing all the negative things the world tells…
Read MoreAnalysis Paralysis
When we don’t manage our minds, our minds manage us. When we don’t get clear on what we want first and foremost for ourselves, everything looks like a golden ticket, a great opportunity. Our vision is clouded and our health can suffer. In contrast, when you plan what you’re going to think ahead of…
Read MoreBeing Okay with Being Wrong: It’s Liberating!
Who amongst us likes to be told that we’re wrong? If you’re nodding along going, “Yeah, I love being wrong,” then you, my love, are in the minority of humans. And yet, when we’re working to improve our lives, to put an end to painful patterns like codependent thinking, self-doubt, anxiety, and to work towards…
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