5 Signs Someone/Something is Good for Your Healing Journey

On May 1, 2023 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn healing, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health12 Comments

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” ~ Helen Keller

Healing in this time and age is hard. And, can be confusing too.

Back when I started my healing journey, information and guidance predominantly came from books or mentors. There was a human element to understanding how to heal. It felt sacred. Now, everything is online or on apps, which can feel, less sacred.

Today, healing is harder because there is SO much information out there. It can get confusing for someone to actually find the right healing channels or mentors. This essentially slows down the process of healing, and takes the sacredness out of it.

But, hope is not lost. There are still people out there who genuinely want to help and guide you on your healing journey. You just need to know what to look for. I might even go so far as to say, that in this time of information, you can actually find very specific help to your specific situation and make your healing journey faster and mor satisfying. Crux of that is How to identify the right kind of help.

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7 Things to Let Go Of As You Heal

On January 25, 2023 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Heal Your Soul Column, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health14 Comments

“The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.” ~ Carl Jung

My own journey of healing continues to this day. Learning new things everyday about myself is interesting to say the least. In no way has it been easy, but it has been incredibly satisfying to move forward with a joyous and light heart.

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6 Simple Ways to Overcome Your Worries

On December 15, 2020 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health6 Comments

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.” ~ Corrie ten Boom

Problems can make you wish you weren’t born. Repeated tragedies can make you wish you never existed; money worries can get you sick of life already. Life is full of ups and downs, they say, but when the downs seem to be non-stop, you tend to worry. Take the covid-19 pandemic for example and how it has shaken all of us. You just sit there, day in, day out and worry about your problems. You would feel like nothing matters anymore. But the truth is, something still does – YOU. You still matter because you are still alive. The things you do and think matter. Worries will definitely not solve your problem.

The deep feeling of unease and fear that courses through our body, as we sit predicting the fearful outcomes the future will bring us, is what intense worrying feels like. It’s a very nauseating and physically uncomfortable state of being, and yet most of us live the majority of our waking hours in this manner.