by Shira Gura | Mar 7, 2023 | All blogs and podcasts
Do you ever pity yourself? In other words, do you ever portray yourself as a victim (whether of circumstances or of other people’s behavior) in order to gain sympathy from others? I think we all have a tendency to play the victim more than we’d like to admit....
by Shira Gura | Feb 28, 2023 | All blogs and podcasts
Surprises can be great. But they can also feel awful. Your default reaction to something negative you didn’t expect to happen is often automatic rejection. Your mind goes to a place of not being able to accept reality as it’s presented to you at that...
by Shira Gura | Feb 21, 2023 | All blogs and podcasts
Have you ever had the experience… When someone says something to you that on the surface doesn’t seem like a big deal, but you take it to heart, or When someone tries to get clarity from you, but you take it personally, or When someone is being judgmental...
by Shira Gura | Feb 14, 2023 | All blogs and podcasts
Are you the kind of person who tends to overly apologize? Over-apologizing is when you say “sorry” when you don’t need to. This could be when you didn’t do anything wrong, but you take responsibility for it anyway. Like when… The waiter...
by Shira Gura | Feb 7, 2023 | All blogs and podcasts
When you get emotionally triggered, a story automatically forms in your mind. And when that happens, you feel absolutely right about your story and your reaction to it feels totally justified. The problem is, you don’t always know the full story. And there...
