The Self Evolution Is Exhausting To Say The Least
The self I’m becoming isn’t angry—it’s just exhausted. Not from failure, but from the constant pressure to improve, evolve, explain. This isn’t a story of triumph. It’s a quiet reckoning with burnout, the performance of healing, and the deep desire to be seen without needing to be understood.
Jul 15 min read
When Self-Work Becomes Self-War
When healing becomes another checklist, another hustle, another reason to feel like you’re behind, it stops being healing. This piece explores the emotional exhaustion of self-work, the commodification of growth, and the quiet rebellion of choosing rest, compassion, and enoughness over endless optimization.
Jun 265 min read
Quiet Victories: The Healing That Doesn't Get Posted
Not all healing is loud. Sometimes it’s brushing your teeth, saying no, or letting go without making it a public statement. This piece explores the quiet, sacred victories that rebuild us slowly—from nervous system shifts to redefined success—without needing applause.
Jun 214 min read
Self-Aware but Still Spiraling: The Paradox of Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence doesn’t always save you—it just gives you better words to describe the spiral. In a world obsessed with self-awareness, I still find myself looping through the same patterns, just more eloquently. This is what it means to know everything about your triggers but still not be free from them.
Jun 144 min read
The Diagnosis Dilemma: Seen, Categorized, Or Misunderstood
I don’t want a label, I want language. I’m not malfunctioning, I’m responding. This is about how diagnosis can feel more like surveillance than support, and the quiet desperation of wanting to be seen without being boxed in.
Jun 124 min read
What Mindfulness Actually Looks Like: Beyond Calm, Into Consciousness
Mindfulness isn't about achieving serenity. It's about cultivating awareness—especially the kind that dismantles illusions, interrogates emotional reflexes, and dares to notice discomfort. This is not your typical self-help narrative. This is the raw philosophy of presence, sharpened by contradiction, lived through tension, and practiced with intention at Alpha Healing Center
Jun 115 min read
Gen Z Reparenting Themselves While Still Sitting at the Kids’ Table
We’re all reparenting ourselves while still being treated like children by broken systems. Healing has become a quiet rebellion, a performance, a survival tactic dressed in self-help language. But how do you grow when the world still rewards your silence, not your strength?
Jun 105 min read
