September was a blur.XBIZ Amsterdam, TES Prague, Venus Berlin – three countries, three stages, and countless conversations about mental health, resilience, and burnout. The irony?I was giving those talks while exhaustion was quietly settling into my bones.Behind the smiles, the panels, the passion, was a body and mind running on fumes. That’s the deceptive nature […]
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Healing isn’t just about moving on from pain. It’s about reclaiming who you are. When you’ve experienced trauma, when you’ve been hurt by people or circumstances that left scars, the journey to heal is rarely straightforward. But each step forward is a declaration: I am not what happened to me. I am becoming me again. For […]
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When we start doing the work to improve our mental health, whether that’s through therapy, self-reflection, support groups, or just trying to be better humans, there’s a trap many of us fall into: justifying our behavior instead of understanding it. At first glance, they can look similar. Both involve looking at our past and examining […]
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High-Functioning Burnout Is Still Burnout
/in Blogs/by LeyaSeptember was a blur.XBIZ Amsterdam, TES Prague, Venus Berlin – three countries, three stages, and countless conversations about mental health, resilience, and burnout. The irony?I was giving those talks while exhaustion was quietly settling into my bones.Behind the smiles, the panels, the passion, was a body and mind running on fumes. That’s the deceptive nature […]
Healing is an Act of Resistance, Defiance, and Rebellion
/in Blogs/by Natalie PereiraHealing isn’t just about moving on from pain. It’s about reclaiming who you are. When you’ve experienced trauma, when you’ve been hurt by people or circumstances that left scars, the journey to heal is rarely straightforward. But each step forward is a declaration: I am not what happened to me. I am becoming me again. For […]
Justification vs. Understanding: A Mental Health Perspective on Self-Work
/in Blogs/by LeyaWhen we start doing the work to improve our mental health, whether that’s through therapy, self-reflection, support groups, or just trying to be better humans, there’s a trap many of us fall into: justifying our behavior instead of understanding it. At first glance, they can look similar. Both involve looking at our past and examining […]