Many people go through change, stressors and challenges every day. Those things change us but not always help us grow. When we also experience growth, we are going through personal transformation. Below are the signs that what you are going through right now is resulting in personal transformation or growth: You are aware of your…
Tag: stress
How to Check In With Yourself: Signs You May Need a Mental Health Break
How many of us stop through our daily stressors and routines to ask ourselves this question? With returning to work full time (hello corporate office, I could have used another year of not working), transitioning my 1 year old to daycare, looking after my pets, house, etcetera, having time to stop for a second and…
Chocolate banana pie with walnuts
This is basically the upscale version of banana bread – easy and quick to make and only requires basic ingridients. It tastes very nice and goes well as a desert for coffee or tea or even as a breakfast in the morning. Total time: 1h 10mins (10 minutes to make the batter and 1h for…
What does it mean to be really present?
I wrote a lot on how to be more present, but what does it really mean to be present? How do we know when we are actually present? When we are actually, 100 percent alert and intentional about everything we do? Due to a number of significant stressors, it has been several years since I…
Why Rest Is Important: How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Taking a Break
I was scrolling through Instagram posts one day when one post caught my attention. It said: “relax, you have done enough today”. It was so out of sync with other posts and ideas that I surrounded myself with that it made me stop. I love everything about productivity, inspiration, and efficiency. Faster, better, stronger… Every…
Why Rest Matters: Give Yourself Permission to Take a Break
I recently saw a post that made my blood boil. To be honest, it was an innocent post about what to do with the time between the Catholic Christmas (because Orthodox Christmas is in January) and New Years’ Eve. I think the intention of someone who wrote it was to give ideas for things to…
How to mentally prepare for the holidays
As Winter Holidays approaching, it can be both the happiest and the most challenging season. Holiday gifts? Sure, but also stress of finding and selecting the right gifts, gifting them in hopes for the right reaction and then, next month, getting the bills. Seeing friends and family after a long time? Sure, exciting, but also…
How to stop being triggered
As the year is getting closer to the end, I already sense general tiredness and layers and layers of negative emotions. Especially at work, there are several moments a day where I feel it is almost a test done by different people, intentionally or not, to see who gets to push me over the edge….
How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed: Practical Ways to Manage Stress
It is Sunday and I felt overwhelmed since the morning. And not just because it is Monday tomorrow and I have to return to work and face another series of *work crises* that happen on daily basis with no way to prepare for them. The problem was that there were about 100 things on my…
Authentic pizza from scratch under 40 min
This sunday we wanted to have a special meal by going out to get a pizza from Italian restaurant. However, after looking for restaurants, their menus and the delivery charges, we figured out that we can do a better job by making pizza completely from scratch by ourselves! It took me less than 40 minutes…
