When a woman becomes a mother, a lot changes in her body and her mind. Many people say that a woman just doesn’t give birth to her child but also births her new self. The entire birthing process is life altering, some process it well and succumb to the intensity of the process. There are many physical and mental health conditions that a new mother experiences like postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum psychosis, postpartum rage and a lot more. These conditions calmsage

“If you don’t love yourself, nobody will. Not only that, you won’t be good at loving anyone else. Loving starts with the self.” – Wayne Dyer And so does comfort. When we comfort others, it looks different – maybe an embrace, some kind words, or a gift but then when it comes to comforting ourselves, why don’t we extend the same courtesy? If I ask, how do you comfort yourself? What will your response be? Well, if someone had asked calmsage

By now, you’re aware of the term, “Gaslighting” right? This term is used to describe a type of manipulation and emotional abuse that can be common in different relationships in your life. Manipulators that use gaslighting as their form of abuse are subtle and do so to control the relationship. The effects of this manipulative tactic can make the victim question their reality and can make it harder for them to walk out of the abusive relationship. Why? Gaslighting is calmsage

If you’re a small business owner and if you have stopped by this article searching for ways to cope with your everyday stress, I am grateful that I could be of help. Running a small business isn’t easy but you’re already doing so great! Have you ever figured out how far you’ve already come?  The way, challenges, and struggles you’ve already overcome were not easy but you still proved that you’re the right fit for your business. One thing I calmsage

The concept of Subjective well-being was first used by Ed Diener in 1984 when he developed the first model of Subjective well-being. Diener’s subjective well-being model talks about people’s experiences of life including emotional reactions and cognitive judgements. According to Diener’s Subjective well-being theory, there are three main components of subjective well-being; Frequent Positive Affect: frequently experiencing positive emotions on a daily basis Frequent Negative Affect: frequently experiencing negative emotions Cognitive evaluations: involves what people think of their life, happiness calmsage

The road of letting go and self-forgiveness, the journey takes time and a lot of healing within. Forgiveness is not a linear road, to self-forgive ourselves, we must learn how to accept and how to bring peace and move on. In order to forgive ourselves and let go, we must stop getting angry and should stop feeling resentful toward our past. Forgiveness is all about dealing with emotions that help you in moving on and forgiving yourself or others. Working calmsage

Music is an art, one that can satisfy the artist and the one appreciating it by listening to the music. Music is a powerful tool as it motivates you, evokes strong emotions, and helps you relax and center your brain. But music affects everyone differently, depending on your personality and preferences. For example, I may prefer rock music as motivation and classical instrumental music for mediation while you might prefer something else. When performing brain-intensive tasks, people find specific genres of calmsage