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For the past few days, I have barely worked. That is unusual for me. I am somebody who can become deeply absorbed in creating. When an idea arrives, I can follow it for hours, sometimes days, building, writing, researching, designing and connecting one thought to another. And somewhere along the way, I can also begin […]
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There are few things in life more restorative than a good night’s sleep.
When we sleep well, we wake with more clarity, patience and energy. Our thoughts feel lighter, our emotions become easier to navigate and even ordinary tasks require less effort. Yet for many people, deep rest feels increasingly difficult to find.
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10 Gentle Ways to Support Your Nervous System When temperatures rise, it’s easy to assume that feeling drained is simply part of summer. However, heatwave exhaustion affects more than just your body. Hot weather places extra demands on your nervous system, making it harder to regulate emotions, concentrate, sleep, and maintain your usual energy levels.
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There are few things more quietly disorienting than the moment you feel misunderstood by someone you hoped would see you clearly. It can leave you questioning your words, your intentions, your memory, your emotions, and sometimes even your right to feel the way you do in the first place.
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I Thought Healing Meant Becoming Someone Else For a long time I believed healing meant fixing everything about myself that other people found difficult to accept. I thought healing meant becoming calmer, quieter, more conventional, and easier to understand. I believed that if I could just remove enough of my rough edges, I would finally
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The title of my book, Maybe I’m Crazy, But the World’s Gone Mad, often makes people smile. Some laugh. Some pause. Others immediately understand exactly what I mean.
Why Labels Can Be Harmful | Oya Omore Read More »
For much of my life, I misunderstood the difference between healing vs fixing yourself. I believed that healing meant correcting everything that seemed wrong with me. I thought I needed to become calmer, more productive, more accepted, more successful, and somehow more worthy. Looking back, I realise I was not trying to heal. I was trying to fix myself. The distinction may seem small, but it changed everything.
Healing Vs Fixing Yourself: The Key Difference Read More »
