Mindset
Develop a strong, positive mindset and unlock the power of your mind to transform your life. Learn how to build resilience when facing challenges, boost your confidence and self-love, and engage in personal development practices that enhance your growth. Explore spirituality to find deeper meaning and purpose, learn how to set and reach goals, and how to handle imposter syndrome. Whether you want to learn new productivity techniques, or are aiming to better manage your emotions, our expert contributors provide the guidance you need.
Start Before You Feel Ready – That’s Where The Growth Lives
Impostor syndrome doesn’t mean you’re unqualified. It means you care. And that’s exactly why your voice matters.
The Intersection of Good Girl Syndrome and Imposter Syndrome
Every high-achieving woman has felt that unsettling, whispering doubt in the back of her mind, one that tells you you’re a fraud despite all the evidence of your brilliance.
How Imposter Syndrome Is a Sign You’re on the Right Track
What if I told you that imposter syndrome isn’t a red flag, it’s a green light? That the moment you start doubting yourself might actually be the moment you’re finally doing something brave. In this article...
The Emotional Cost of Saying “I’m Fine,” and Why So Many Women Mean It Even When It’s Not True
On the morning of my father’s funeral, I was physically assaulted by my life partner of 27 years, the father of my three sons. There wasn’t enough time to assess the damage. I didn’t check for bruises.
Authenticity Isn’t Found – It’s Remembered: A Therapist’s Guide to Coming Home to Yourself
In a world where "being yourself" is celebrated in hashtags, slogans, and self-help books, you would think it would be second nature. Yet, as a therapist, I’ve found that one of the most common struggles...
Why ADHD Fuels Perfectionism and How to Break Free
Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try, it’s never quite enough? If you’re someone with ADHD, that inner pressure to do more, be better, try harder might be more than a personality quirk...
Could Imposter Syndrome Be a Hidden Blessing
Imposter syndrome often feels like a heavy weight, convincing us we don’t belong or aren’t good enough. But what if those nagging doubts are actually a sign of growth, self-awareness, and untapped...
Not Broken, Just Becoming and How Person-Centred Therapy Restores Confidence After Trauma
Trauma is big. Trauma is harsh. Trauma is life-changing. As a result, it’s easy to lose sight of your confidence, sense of who you are, and even your own reality.
Redefining Success and Why Women Must Ditch the Old Playbook
What if everything you’ve been taught about success is quietly keeping you stuck? Behind the filtered Instagram smiles and LinkedIn promotions, too many women are silently crumbling under the weight...
Unlocking Self-Confidence and Human Motivation Amidst Love and Fear
Motivation and self-confidence are two sides of the same psychological coin, each feeding into and fueling the other. When you don’t trust yourself, your motivation often drops. And when you feel...
5 Ways to Build a Magnetic Mindset That Attracts Your Wildest Dreams
Are you currently dreaming about all your visions and manifestations, longing for more magic in your life, but noticing setbacks and feeling a bit stuck in making changes happen?
Living in Harmony With Yourself with the 7 Soulful Practices for Inner Peace and Personal Power
In a world filled with constant noise, endless demands, and unspoken expectations, choosing to live in harmony with yourself is one of the boldest and most freeing decisions you can make.
Embracing the Beauty in the Broken Journey of Healing Beyond the Wounds
When the soul is tainted by lifetimes of trauma, the subliminal voice within whispers nothing but destruction. There is a kind of beauty only pain can sculpt. I write this as a love story to the wounded...
How to Build Inner Confidence With Loving Self-Talk
Want to feel more grounded, confident, and at peace within yourself? One of the most powerful tools for building inner confidence is learning to speak to yourself with compassion and care.
Your Body's Secret Language – How to Decode the Difference Between Fear and Intuition
You know when you're trying to make a decision and you can't tell if that knot in your stomach is your intuition saying "hell no" or your anxiety being dramatic? After 13 years as a Holistic Psychologist, I've learned that most of us were never taught the difference—we're just expected to "trust our gut" without understanding what our body is trying to tell us. We’re not taught that our mind tells us stories, our body holds truth in the moment, and our soul knows the way forward. To decode...
Embracing Happiness Without Guilt
Happiness is a wonderful feeling that we all strive for, yet there are moments when, even amid joy, we catch ourselves hesitating. We question whether we deserve to feel happy or begin comparing our joy...
A Conversation on Contact vs. Connection
The clouds had just lifted over the forest-cloaked valley. The air was crisp, and the silence was so still that even the rustle of dry leaves sounded like a whisper of truth. Priya Arora, an emerging...
Your Team Isn’t Burned Out, They’re Emotionally Starved
My recent therapy client was a successful executive, a devoted mom, and disconnected from herself. She worked hard to hold everything together at work and at home. She smiled often but also cried a lot...
Achieving Inner Freedom by Reducing Stress Without Adding Time to Your Day
In a fast-paced world where time is currency and stress is epidemic, self-care has become both a buzzword and a burden. The advice is everywhere: meditate, journal, take a walk, unplug, get more sleep.
How to Counter Jealousy
Jealousy is an emotion as old as human interaction itself. It can be insidious, creeping into relationships, workplaces, and personal aspirations, often manifesting in ways that erode trust, hinder...
The Life Lessons I Learned the Day We Almost Lost Our Dog
We were an hour away from saying goodbye. The appointment had been made. I had spent the morning quietly crying, lying beside our thirteen-year-old retired racing greyhound, my couch companion...
High Achiever Burnout and The Hidden Cost of Perfectionism at Work
In today's achievement-driven culture, perfectionism is often worn like a badge of honour, a sign of ambition, responsibility, and grit. But behind the polished CVs, pristine presentations, and packed schedules...
How Life’s Struggles Forge Unbreakable Strength
Life has a way of testing our mettle. I mean we all face heated moments, the kind that make you melt or form you into something completely unrecognizable. The kind of fire that can burn a house down in minutes and demolish everything...
Resilient by Design – Emotional Architecture & the Neuroscience of Mental Strength
In today’s world of uncertainty, chronic stress, and rapid change, resilience is no longer a luxury or a personality trait. It is a critical life skill. But more than that, it is a structure...
Burn Out, or Burn Bright?
The brain is the most expensive organ in the body, not in terms of pounds or pence, but in terms of calories. It burns through more energy than anything else we carry around. At 5ft 6 (and a half), I was always acutely...
How to Understand PTSD Risk Factors and Build Resilience After Trauma
Trauma doesn’t wear one face it wears many. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often misunderstood as a military condition, but in reality, it affects survivors of violence, disaster, loss, and systemic neglect...
The Fascination with Resilience – My Personal Journey
Have you ever wondered what separates those who conquer challenges from those who crumble under pressure? This isn't just a theoretical question for me; it's a lifelong fascination that's shaped my...
The Art of Naming as a Life Hack for Resiliency
No one taught me this. I picked it up as life unfolded. A survival trick. A trade skill. A creative method for surviving and thriving.
How Intuitive Healing Rewires Your Body, Your Relationships, and Your Reality
You’ve done the therapy. Tried the mindset work. Pushed through the pain. But the anxiety lingers. The same relationship patterns keep repeating. And that quiet inner knowing keeps whispering...
Can a Morning Ritual Really Change Your Life? – Here’s What to Know
What if the way you start your morning could completely shift how you experience your day and your life? A daily ritual isn’t just about productivity or checking off a to-do list. It’s about aligning with your soul...
Receiving Downloads & Upgrading Your DNA System – How It Works & What’s Really Happening?
Have you ever felt a sudden rush of insight, like divine wisdom just “dropped in”? Maybe a message came through during meditation, a dream, or even while you were washing dishes, and it felt like...
Who Are Your Spirit Guides, and How to Connect With Them
Have you ever felt that subtle nudge, the quiet whisper of reassurance, or the mysterious synchronicity that seemed just too perfect to be random? You might already be in contact with your spirit guides...
The Misdiagnosis of Spirit and the Healing Power of Neurodivergence in Trans Lineages
In a world that prioritizes rationality over intuition and linear logic over ancestral wisdom, many spiritual gifts are mistaken for symptoms of disorder. What we often pathologize in clinical setting...
The Strength of a Virtuous Woman and Why Biblical Submission is Not a Sign of Weakness
Today, I would like to share a personal insight on a topic that is extremely important to me. In a world that often equates submission with silence and inferiority, I believe the concept of a virtuous woman...
The Hemispheres Within Rethinking Balance Between Logic and Mystery
Empiricism and spirituality often seem like opposing forces, one grounded in logic, the other in mystery. Exploring the division between the left and right hemispheres of the brain...
The Breaking Is Not the End, It’s the Becoming
What if the breaking wasn’t your undoing, but your awakening? We live in a culture that tells us to fix, to push through, to pull ourselves together. But what if the unraveling is here, your true...
Emotional Recovery, Narrative Rewiring & Life Design
Discover how to rebuild your emotional resilience and reclaim your life after trauma, stress, or loss in this insightful article by Catherine Gallacher. Learn the neuroscience behind emotional recovery...
Your Life is Full, So Why Do You Feel Flat?
You know that feeling. You’re successful. On paper, everything looks great. The business is humming, the clients are showing up, and the calendar is full. But inside? It’s starting to feel like Groundhog Day.
12 Tips on How the Power of Reinventing Yourself Can Be Your Sweetest Comeback
We’ve all been there, feeling stuck, invisible, overwhelmed, or just out of sync with the person we know we were created to be. Whether you’re rebuilding after a breakup, divorce, starting over...
The Gate Was Never Locked – They Just Needed to Know They Could Walk Through It
A quiet moment brushing a pony, the rustle of wind in the trees, the muffled snort of a horse breathing gently over my shoulder, this is why I didn’t give up. These are the moments that anchor me when the world...
Harnessing Your Inner Power – A Guide to Energy, Mindset, and Growth
We constantly participate in an invisible exchange of energy, and the most powerful transmitter is our own mind. Ancient wisdom traditions and modern psychology agree: we are active creators of our energetic signature.
From Surviving to Belonging – The Cross-Cultural Shift That Changes Everything
Have you ever felt like a square peg in a round hole? If so, you are not alone. That sensation of feeling out of place is one that many people living cross-culturally understand. It’s one thing to feel...
Why You’re Not Lazy and What’s Really Going On Beneath the Surface
Let’s get one thing straight: you’re not lazy. You’re likely overwhelmed, under-supported, and emotionally drained. And yet, society keeps branding exhaustion as moral failure. But laziness?...
3-Steps To Turn Vision Into Daily Inspired Action
Is this your current reality? You already know you’re called to more impact, more income, and more inner peace. Yet on some mornings, that bigger vision feels foggy, and fear whispers, “What if I...
A Guide to Harmonious Sustainability and Living a Balanced Life in the Optimization Era
In an age where every second counts and efficiency is king, we find ourselves in the midst of an "optimization era," a time when maximizing our time, energy, and resources is not just...
Take Small Breaks for Big Gains and Power Your Productivity in Minutes
Staring at your screen, fighting through fatigue, does this sound familiar? It’s easy to think that pushing through without taking breaks shows how committed you are. But what if I told you that...
Mindset Meets Innovation Through Purpose and Presence Driving Breakthroughs
Featuring insights from Matt Mueller, Author of The Mindful Innovator: Innovation isn’t just about the next big idea; it’s about the mindset behind it. In an age defined by rapid technological...
Human Being or Human Doing? – Reclaiming the Art of Presence In A World Obsessed with Productivity
Have you ever been so busy doing that you forgot how to feel? So caught in the grind that you stopped noticing your breath, your body, your own inner world? Maybe you’ve come home at the end of a...
What is Execution Paralysis?
You know exactly what to do. You’ve read the books, watched the videos, and made the plans. But when it’s time to act, you stall. You hesitate. You overthink. Then nothing happens.
Coaching Vs. Mentoring – A Journey of Self-Discovery and Authentic Living
In our quest for personal growth and professional development, we often find ourselves at a crossroads where we need guidance to move forward. Coaching and mentoring are two powerful tools that...
Breaking Through Mental Blocks and How Brainspotting is Revolutionizing Sports Performance
Picture this: You're a world-class gymnast who has performed the same routine thousands of times. Your body knows every twist, every landing, every breath. Then, suddenly, mid-air, your brain disconnects.
Why Humanity Will Seek Authenticity and the Genius of the Human Mind In the Age of AI
We’re living in extraordinary times. Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant promise. It’s here. In our homes. In our work. It answers our questions, writes our emails, drives our cars...
The Age of Real and the World is Craving Your Authentic Self
We’re in the middle of a profound shift. The world is tired of surface-level inspiration. People are yearning for something deeper, truer, more human. And we, the coaches, the ones who’ve been called...
Uncover the Hidden Truth About Gym & Joints
Whether you're an athlete or someone who likes going to the gym, bone and joint problems are always an increasing concern, especially for 30-70 year-olds. It doesn't happen straight away.
The Neuroscience of Courage and Why Taking Action Before You're Ready Rewires Your Brain
As a trauma-informed life coach, I often witness clients holding back brilliant ideas, not due to a lack of passion or capability, but because of a pervasive belief: "I'm not ready yet."
No Time To Workout? – 11 Tips From A Coach
Struggling to fit exercise into your hectic schedule? You're not alone and the good news is, you don’t need hours at the gym to stay active and healthy. In this article, a certified coach shares...
From Spark to Soar – How to Cultivate Desire, Discipline, and Dynamic Energy to Achieve Your Goals
Whether you’re a busy executive, a parent juggling multiple roles, or a student with big dreams and tight deadlines, the path to success rests on three timeless pillars: desire, discipline, and energy.
12 Reasons You're Limiting Your Success and What to Do About It
Feeling stuck, frustrated, or off track? What if the biggest roadblock to your success... is you? Success means different things to each of us, but at its core, it’s about living a happy, healthy, purposeful life.
The Unbreakable Formula For Success In Fitness, Relationships, And Business
What if the same principles that sculpt a strong body could also build thriving relationships and a successful business? In every area of life, consistency, mindset, and intentional action form an...
The Magic of Failure and Why Failing Should Excite You
"We live in a world full of magic." I thought long and hard about what my opening line should be as I share my first article with you on Brainz Magazine, and yes, that's the best I could come up with...
Three Keys to Living with Intentionality
Early in life, we are striving fast and hard to determine our path and build the life we think we desire. Often, we skip past the present because we are so focused on the future. As we continue to...
Clarity Is Power and Helps Young Athletes Set High, Hard Goals That Truly Motivate
We often celebrate goal setting as a vital part of the athletic journey. We ask athletes what their goals are and praise them for dreaming big. But what we don’t often address...
5 Essential Steps to Break Free From Procrastination and Grow Your Business
Every entrepreneur has faced the battle against procrastination. It's the subtle thief of time, the master of disguise that shows up as “I’ll do it later” or “I’m just planning.”
