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The Many Faces of Healing(Four Ways We Actually Heal)

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection2 Comments

Positive Affirmation: “I am healing with every breath I take.”

There isn’t just one kind of healing.

Over the course of my own healing journey, I have realized that healing isn’t linear, and it’s rarely graceful. It doesn’t always look like doing yoga flows early in the morning or journaling in a cozy corner or meditating to the sound of ocean waves. Sometimes it looks like lying on the floor, staring at the ceiling, and wondering if you’ll ever feel like yourself again. And believe me, I’ve been there!

Healing is messy. It’s cyclical. It asks for your honesty more than your control. It meets you in the small, ordinary moments and whispers, “Here, too.”

Four Ways We Heal

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How Being Kind to Yourself Helps Heal Trauma+A Self-Kindness Ritual for Healing Trauma

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, spiritual healing6 Comments

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”~Buddha

Trauma leaves imprints not only on the mind and body, but also on the spirit. When we’ve been hurt, neglected, or overwhelmed, our nervous system often learns to live in survival mode: hypervigilant, self-critical, and disconnected. In this state, we may find it difficult to trust ourselves, our bodies, or even the goodness of life.

Self-kindness becomes a medicine for these wounds. Here’s how:

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You Are Not Broken: Healing Anxiety from the Inside Out

On 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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