You Are Not Broken: Healing Anxiety from the Inside Out

On July 18, 2025July 18, 2025 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing5 Comments

“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” — Kahlil Gibran

Anxiety is not a life sentence. It is not a sign that you are broken or that your spirit is lost in chaos. Anxiety often feels like something invading you, like an unseen force gripping your body and clouding your mind, but I want you to know: you are not powerless. Healing is possible. Profound healing.

And it begins when you reclaim your agency and release the identity of being the victim. Healing doesn’t arise from fear. It arises from presence, self-compassion, and truth.

Let me share with you three soul-deep understandings that transformed my own journey through anxiety—and that have guided many others home to peace.

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Unlocking the Chemistry of Joy: A Spiritual Approach to Inner Harmony

On May 28, 2025 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing3 Comments

“If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.” ~ Carlos Santana

Our minds and hearts are guided by a beautiful symphony of inner energies—what science calls neurotransmitters, and what the soul might experience as emotional tones. Four of these key messengers—dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins—work in harmony to help us feel connected, peaceful, purposeful, and alive.

In the years when I suffered from major loss, depression, and huge transitions in my life, I had no idea that I could take charge of my own emotions and actually steer them in a positive direction. But I knew that I couldn’t keep feeling this horrible…and that’s when, through a lot of reading and research, I discovered the magic of these four neurotransmitters. Dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins are often referred to as “happy hormones” due to their roles in promoting positive emotions, well-being, and pain management.

In this article, I am sharing all that I know you can do to consistently return to your happy space, no matter what life throws your way. ❤

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5 Positive Questions You Should Always Answer YES to

On March 19, 2025March 19, 2025 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, spiritual healing8 Comments

“If someone offers you an amazing opportunity to do something and you’re not sure you can do it, say yes. Then learn how to do it later.” ~ Richard Branson

There are some questions that never need to hear the answer NO.

Just imagine the possibility of what your life would be like if you always said YES more often. If you accepted every invitation, dared to enjoy every adventure and chose to be friends with strangers. Of course, this could put you in some risky positions but it could also make your life a whole lot more interesting. There are surely questions that should be answered with a resounding NO. When it comes to your emotional boundaries and healing you need to say No a lot more…but then when it comes to making life more interesting many more questions can be answered with a definitive yes.

“Yes” has magic within it. So often we are afraid of life — we fear failure, we anticipate the worst, we don’t know what to expect. So, we say NO. But often by saying “no”, we reject many of life’s brilliant chances.

Here is a look at five such positive questions that you should always answer YES to:

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