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About Shame

by Miriam Bross | September 21, 2023 | Emotions

In their book Conscious Luck Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline differentiate between guilt and shame: We feel guilt about actions we take, “mistakes” we make, or missed opportunities, but we feel shame when we believe that there is something inherently wrong with us. We...

About Anxiety

by Miriam Bross | September 10, 2023 | Emotions

A few years ago, I had crippling anxiety. Some days I couldn’t get out of bed with fear and worry. I had panic attacks and broke out in sweat and tears at the thought of going outside. I’m fine now. How did I get to this stage? By accident, actually. I tried to...

Emotional Hygiene – The Why, What and How

by Miriam Bross | August 18, 2023 | EI Basics, Emotional Hygiene, Emotions, Habit

Ugh, what? Another habit to add to my morning routine which is already 2 hours long… Wait, habitS? With an s?! No, thank you! I get it. We’re drinking our glass of water on an empty stomach and we’re doing our morning stretches and we’re meditating (unless we fall...

Intuition – Why doesn’t it always work?

by Miriam Bross | July 22, 2023 | EI Basics, EI skills, Emotions, Habit

Making decisions is hard. Have you ever been told to listen to your intuition when you make a choice? Having an inner voice that always knows what’s right for you sounds great, doesn’t it? Only problem, it doesn’t always work. Sometimes your gut tells you...

3 Reasons Why You Still Suffer From Anxiety

by Miriam Bross | June 19, 2023 | Emotions

I have lived with different levels of anxiety for as long as I can remember. Six years ago, it took over my life so slowly that I didn’t realise what was happening until anxiety crippled me. I tried everything: box breathing, meditation, hypnotherapy, tapping, Yoga…...

The Difference Between Emotions and Feelings

by Miriam Bross | June 17, 2023 | EI Basics, Emotions

Most people use the terms emotions and feelings interchangeably. I’m certainly guilty of that! But there is a difference. A big difference. And understanding it unleashes a power you never knew you had. Let me explain. What are emotions? Emotions are the unconscious...

What If Everything Is a Skill?

by Miriam Bross | June 17, 2023 | Emotions, Habit

It all began with Keanu Reeves. A few years ago I was in a deep depression. Even I couldn’t stare at the wall all day though so I found myself a project. I decided to watch every movie Keanu Reeves made. How hard could that be, right? Harder than I thought! But when I...

Why Do We Have Emotions?

by Miriam Bross | May 6, 2023 | EI Basics, Emotions

Ever had too much of a feeling? Too much worry, too much anger, too much sadness. Just too much. A lot of our daily habits are ways to cope with all those emotions and feelings raging through our bodies and minds. By cope, I mean suppress and ignore them. Nothing...

7 Things About Emotions

by Miriam Bross | April 29, 2023 | Emotions

I’m in control of my life. You’re in control of your life. We’re all in control of our lives. Right? We know what we’re doing! I know why I just ate a slice of that cake. Because I was hungry. It had nothing to do with me shouting at a colleague for five minutes. He...

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