Refuse to apologize for where you’ve been. Don’t hide or downplay anything that feels important to you. Share the pain of everything that’s happened to you and allow your strength in moving past it to inspire other people. Tell your story.īe honest about your past. We all end up thinking, behaving and being like the people we spend the most time around – so choose the ones who make you want to be the best possible version of yourself. Sometimes the best way to heal from the toxicity of past relationships is to allow the beauty of new ones to flourish. The positive effect we are able to have on one another as humans is immeasurable. Learn to pinpoint the opportunities for growth within the destruction of your past – and then move forward with those opportunities close to your heart. Visit a narrative therapist who can help you re-frame your experiences, or journal them out until you’re able to come to a new understanding of why things happened the way they did. The past is nothing more than a story we repeat to ourselves – and allowing ourselves to understand this is an incredibly liberating notion. Sometimes a change in mindset is as simple as a change in scenery – and being away from home allows you the space, the freedom and the tranquility to heal on your own terms. Take a day, a week or a month to escape your usual surroundings and welcome in the world outside your doorstep. In the words of Jillian Michaels, “ Fitness isn’t about a crunch or a push up. By harnessing your physical power, you’re reminding yourself that you’re capable of so much more than you used to be. Forget about how your workout routine is making you look and start focusing on how it makes you feel – on the strength, the dedication and the structure that it brings to your mindset. Strong bodies and strong minds go hand-in-hand. When you’re feeling lost and disheartened with life, here are 26 simple methods of taking your power back.

Of finding a way to progress with purpose, rather than simply letting life knock us around into whoever we will become next. Of making changes that will move us forward. It’s just a matter of doing so deliberately. It’s what we do with that time that changes us.” We are all more than capable of taking control back into our own hands when life knocks us down. There’s an old, outdated assumption that time heals all wounds.

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