How to Recharge your Energy when you feel Emotionally Exhausted

On May 26, 2024May 26, 2024 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, Heal Your Soul Column, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing7 Comments

“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Few years ago, I realized that my own life energy was getting exhausted more often than usual. I was getting irritated easily, frustrated on the smallest things, angry for silliest stuff and tired beyond measure. It took me a while to realise that this is NOT me.

My default setting, if you know me or ask anyone who knows me is high energy and very bubbly. All those who know me say the same thing. I know this as my truth as well. So, when that very deep dip in energy levels took place years ago, I was forced to look deeper to try and understand why this was happening.

I then decided to take care of myself after feeling completely emotionally drained. Here is how I handled it positively…

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23 Empowering Quotes to Boost Body Positivity and Self-Love

On May 7, 2024May 13, 2024 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Heart&Soul-Inspirational Quotes, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, spiritual healing7 Comments

This week I feel like sharing some of my new favorite self-love quotes that will make you think, help you remember and inspire you towards a deeper, a gentler and a more loving connection with yourself and your body.

Your self-love journey is actually the journey back to yourself. Back to loving yourself, as a child in your pure innocence, you did love everything about yourself, till ofcourse the world took over when you grew up. Believe me, it is one of the most beautiful experiences you can have. Life is too short to be anything other than who you truly are.

I know, I grew up with severe body image issues. Lots of trauma surrounding my looks and how I was treated and body shamed from very early on in my life. I have since done a lot of work to heal from it. Its a hard inner battle. One of the ways(among many others) that helped me heal was reading empowering words like the ones I am going to share with you.

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How a Cozy and Calm life helps you heal

On March 30, 2024 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, spiritual healing2 Comments

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Embracing the simple and slow moments is what a cozy life is all about. Shifting the mind into a lower gear can bring better health, inner calm, enhanced concentration and the ability to think more creatively.

In the last article we tried to understand the different kinds of REST and how it is so important for our mental, emotional and spiritual health. To take that energy a step further, lets now understand what it means to live a calm and cozy life.

Understanding a Cozy life

“Enjoying or affording warmth and ease; marked by or providing contentment or comfort,” is the definition of cozy according to Merriam-Webster.

There is a healing appeal to living a cozy life. Which I feel is the need of today for us all. The world usually promotes being productive and staying on top of the hustle culture. In the recent years side hustles are what people are infusing their energy into. There are a variety of self-help books/youtube channels/tiktoks on how to be successful or increase your income. The unfortunate gist of this trend is to keep up the hard work, stay in the rat race, keep on grinding, and eventually it will pay off. There’s one big component missing in this hustle culture though, and that is to truly love the life you live by taking time to slow down and enjoy the simple, cozy moments that bring you true happiness.

And lets be honest with ourselves, who is actually happy and healed constantly hustling and running in the rat race? I know I am not and could never be. It would actually stress me out to the max!