Tag: Self-Help

Note to Self: Take Your Time

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn healing, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health7 Comments

In case you need to hear it today, it’s absolutely ok to follow your own heart, live according to your own timeline, and in your own unique way.

Nobody else can do that for you. Only YOU can.

That’s a fact I keep learning to accept, whenever I think about all the books I still want to write. Or anytime I’m out for my walk and my body tells me to go slower.

I’m so driven by the end result, that sometimes, I feel like I need to be running at hyper speed to get stuff done. When in reality that only adds to my angst. My almost 17 year old’s favorite thing to calm me down is saying: Chill ma. chill.

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5 Things to Forgive Yourself for, Today

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health11 Comments

Forgive yourself first. Let go of past hurts and direct your spirit to goodness and hope by having gratitude. ~ Janet Taylor Spence

Forgiveness can be hard. I totally understand that!

Everyone makes mistakes. Maybe you missed your daughter’s school recital because you left work late, told a lie that caused problems for others, or perhaps your actions resulted in life-altering consequences. No matter what happened, practicing self-forgiveness provides an opportunity for important growth, meaningful change, and improved emotional well-being.

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How to Deal, Recover and Heal from BURNOUT

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health2 Comments

“The land of burnout is not a place I ever want to go back to.” ~ Arianna Huffington

We’re living in an incredibly stressful time, and burnout is rampantly prevalent. I am seeing a lot of people who are very very tired. Physically and emotionally tired.

Burnout is real.

Despite what some may say, burnout is a legit experience people go through. 

Burnout happens when your work-life balance gets out of sync. This has been a common occurrence in the last few years, with the rise in remote work and technology permeating our daily lives.

I’m seeing people that are having a very difficult time finding the necessary boundaries in order to manage their personal life and work demands.

If you’re feeling exhausted and sluggish, and even simple tasks feel extremely overwhelming to complete or you find yourself so stressed out that you’re quick to get angry or frustrated, you might be experiencing burnout.

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