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Bumping with your ex leaves you emotionally drained? Here’s what not to do when you run into your ex.

We all have that ONE person who hurt you more than anyone else.

And running into that person isn’t exactly a walk in the park, even if years have gone by.

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Are you angry? Good – breathe through the anger.

Are you hurt? Excellent – let it hurt so it heals faster.

Are you sad? Well, last I’ve heard, crying makes you feel better.

Liberating, right?

Don’t deny yourself the right to experience the full emotional spectrum. Don’t numb the negative – because you may accidentally numb the positive too.

We keep talking about being emotionally intelligent and finding ways to deal with our emotions – and most of us, me included, struggle to really identify what’s been going on under the surface.

So I decided to dig deep into the matter.

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Is your mind constantly buzzing with the same burdening thoughts?

You try to shake them off - but you can’t.

It just goes on and on and on. All the wrong choices. All the past mistakes; all the right things you should’ve said - but didn’t.

Rumination is an act of obsessive thinking. It’s not exactly the same as worrying or overthinking and it’s not quite like having OCD thoughts -  most of the time, you’re ruminating about the past.

In other words, you’re obsessing about a past event or a past situation that can’t be changed, no matter how hard you think about it. let me tell you, we’ve all done it! It’s so easy to fall into the rumination trap and I know it feels almost impossible to get out of it.

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What are emotional triggers?

Emotional triggers can be anything – words, certain behavior, and even some people! – that manages to cause a negative emotional reaction in you.

Emotional triggers are strong and unpredictable. 

Anything can be a trigger – sometimes, even the way someone looks at you in the morning is enough to rub you the wrong way.

You’re not the only one!

I’ve been there and done that myself. I have some tips to share with you on how to deal with your emotional triggers.

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When I started earning more money in my previous job, I loved spending it on my sisters, my brother in law, my mom and  pets.

Each time I provided them with something unexpected or luxurious, I felt a deep satisfaction on my end. 

At the time, it was really confusing to younger Bernadette as to why I felt that - I actually felt happier buying things for them than I did for me!

Have you seen Friends?  There was an episode where Phoebe was trying to do an act of kindness without getting anything in return. 

And by anything, I mean without feeling good afterward – something that, by the end of the episode, even Phoebe realized it’s impossible to do!

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Hello everyone and welcome to  episode 5 of Spirituality and Self love in the modern world.    

I’m having some anxiety that the sun is going down earlier and earlier and soon it's going to be dark by 5pm.

 Last year, I wasn’t as sad as the year before.    

The holidays really affect me.  Does it affect you?

I don’t know what and why, I cannot get into the holiday spirit and I’m doing something about it this year.    

Naturally, I thought it would be a good podcast topic so here we go. 

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After several years of practicing meditation, there have been some occasions when I experienced time travel. During one of these sessions, I astral-traveled back to my childhood home, back to the room I had as a teenager, which was right next to my parents’ room.

As I stepped in, I immediately understood that my anxiety had actually begun many, many years ago. In that very room.

The feeling of anxiousness.

The feeling of dread.

The feeling of being helpless.

My father.

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I live alone. Most of the time, that means sleeping on my own, eating on my own and spending plenty of time on your own. You know how the standard drill goes, right?

I never realized how lonely that made me feel until I got Leo. Sure, I’m still on my own – meaning no other people live with me – but moments that felt very lonely in the past are not as bad after Leo came into my life.

It’s almost as if I found myself a new best friend!

Here’s how my pet improved my life and if you are considering a pet, perhaps this will help you too!

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You may not know this, but  your body is able to store memories of incidents from the past in different areas. Turns out, our brain isn’t the only place that holds our memories—other parts of our bodies are pretty good at it, too!

But what exactly are body memories? Well, they could be a smell, or a touch, or, like in my case, a sound. And our bodies can remember both good and bad times.

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Learning how to love yourself isn’t something you’re born with. It’s a skill you have to master.

Take a good look at your life. Which areas are you feeling stuck in?

Maybe your relationship isn’t as good as you thought it was. Maybe you’ve hit an invisible ceiling career-wise. Or simply, maybe it’s been way too long since you’ve dealt with your own emotions.

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