Have you ever felt anxious, heavy, or uneasy without knowing why?Nothing obvious has happened, yet your body reacts as if something were wrong.   Many of us treat emotions like interruptions; inconvenient feelings that get in the way of being productive, rational, or “together”. We try to analyse them, ignore them, or push them aside. And often, that only makes them stronger.   What if emotions weren’t random at all?What if they were your body’s way of communicating something important,...

For a long time, I believed that being demanding with myself was a virtue.   I thought it meant I cared. I thought it meant I had standards. I thought it meant I was responsible, serious, committed.   What I didn’t see, at least not at first, was how much energy it was costing me.   The myth of “perfect” Perfection sounds reassuring. It promises safety. “If it’s perfect, no one can criticize me. If it’s perfect, I won’t be exposed.”   But perfection is an illusion. No matter how much time and...

Have you ever noticed that when something ends badly — a stressful meeting, a rushed argument, or a chaotic day — it colours how you remember the whole experience? It’s not just in your head. Psychologists call it the recency effect : our brain remembers the final moments of an experience more vividly than the rest.   🧠 Our brain pays special attention to endings.   That means the way we finish a day… a project… or even a conversation… shapes how we feel not only about the past, but also...