by KosjenkaM | 28.Jan. 2016 | Emotional wellbeing, Coaching, Recommended Articles
A quote from a client I was working with recently: “I don’t value myself, so if a girl falls in love with me, I automatically respect her less.” Let that sink in for a moment. Practically a whole novel is contained in this one sentence (as well as...
by KosjenkaM | 18.Feb. 2017 | Emotional wellbeing, Inspiration, New Articles
Human warmth is a fragile thing. Even children who show or ask for emotional warmth are often rejected, ignored or even ridiculed. School, college and business are often brutal environments where people who fight for power are often the loudest and have the...
by KosjenkaM | 1.May. 2019 | Emotional wellbeing, Inspiration, Integrity, New Articles, Personal growth, Recommended Articles
Physical pain is a signal that something is wrong. Our automatic reaction is to reduce it as soon as possible. It makes sense that we react in the same way to emotional pain. Besides, we are conditioned by our communities and culture to avoid unpleasant emotions, hide...
by KosjenkaM | 6.May. 2019 | Emotional wellbeing, Coaching, New Articles
Some time ago, I was working with a woman in USA who has a private business in which she is very engaged, creative and responsible, and potentially very successful. Still, things were going downhill, primarily because of her relationships with her employees...
by KosjenkaM | 23.Jun. 2019 | Emotional wellbeing, Coaching, New Articles
How helpers become helpers From social workers to medical nurses, nobody dedicates their career to helping people without a reason. OK, there are some charlatans who exploit people, like everywhere; there are some people who just hope for a safe job or status, but...
by KosjenkaM | 4.Sep. 2019 | Emotional wellbeing, Abuse, Integrity
Why is it sometimes so difficult to forgive? Many New Age and self-help books say that, to achieve inner peace, we have to forgive people who hurt us. A common message about how to actually do it is something like: just decide to forgive! Or they might instruct you...
