by Arien Smith | Jun 23, 2020 | Heal with Mindfulness
Mindfulness is an almost essential practice when we’re recovering from a traumatic past. Whether it’s therapeutic techniques (like Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), straight up yoga practices, morning meditations, or reading The Power of Now—there’s some level of...
by Arien Smith | Jun 9, 2020 | Heal with Mindfulness, Prosperity Path
Does past abuse ruin our chances of living a good life (let alone finding joy)? My vision of a “best life” was essentially being okay with waking up each day. No longer wanting to give up. Surviving. I didn’t think any more than that was possible. That sounded like...
by Arien Smith | Mar 10, 2020 | Heal with Mindfulness, How To & Healing Solutions, Overcome Obstacles and Challenges
It’s super common for us survivors of abuse to have a scarcity mindset. That’s when we constantly feel like we’re struggling to have what we need to survive, usually not enough money. Abuse impacts us in many ways, and sometimes that means leaving us in poverty....
by Arien Smith | Oct 29, 2019 | Heal with Mindfulness, Peace Through Acceptance
Every survivor of abuse has experienced grief. It’s not always when a person leaves us or someone passes on—sometimes it’s the loss we feel over the fun childhood we never had. Or the betrayal of someone we thought loved us. Grief is always complex—even more so...
by Arien Smith | Aug 6, 2019 | Heal with Mindfulness, How To & Healing Solutions, Powerful Coping Strategies, Self Love
Us trauma survivors need self care to survive. But, it can be hard to think of the right method to use when we’re in the middle of a crisis-like a PTSD flashback or other symptom. This blog will provide you with a lifelong list of self care ideas, all meant to...
by Arien Smith | Jul 2, 2019 | Heal with Mindfulness, Prosperity Path
Three years ago, my therapist asked me, “Do you think you’ll be happy someday?” I thought about it for a moment before answering, “I don’t think so. Maybe I’ll learn to be okay and tolerate life, but I don’t think I’ll ever know how to find happiness.” I was so wrong....
by Arien Smith | Apr 30, 2019 | Heal with Mindfulness, How To & Healing Solutions
Generational trauma is something every survivor of abuse should understand. If you don’t know what it is and how it affects your life, you’re setting yourself up for repeating toxic cycles. But—if you know what generational trauma is and you own up to facing its...
by Arien Smith | Oct 31, 2018 | Heal with Mindfulness
There are incredible benefits of mindfulness for us survivors of abuse. It can help us heal from trauma, see the world in a more positive way, and tolerate the stress of recovery better. Plus so so much more. But, there are certain types of mindfulness that help…and...
by Arien Smith | Aug 22, 2018 | Build Your Dream Life, Heal with Mindfulness
“Switch to a growth mindset.” That’s a popular thing you hear in the personal development field, isn’t it? At it’s core, the concept is beautiful. It challenges us to keep improving ourselves and our lives, in turn transforming the world around us. But for us...
by Arien Smith | Aug 15, 2018 | Ending Mental Illness Stigma, Heal with Mindfulness
We can’t just choose happiness, especially after surviving abuse and living with PTSD. But this can be disheartening. If you can’t choose happiness, how do you start to love life? How do you begin to feel good? A love for life is still something you can experience....
