Shame is part of being human, and so healing from chronic shame does not mean getting rid of it. Instead, it means learning how to recognise it and steady ourselves when it arises.
#DanielaSieff #ChronicShame #HealingShame #TraumaHealing #DepthPsychology #EmotionalResilience #SelfDiscovery
When I interviewed Daniel Siegel for my first book, he talked about how rigidity and chaos contribute to mental suffering.
Do you notice yourself pulled more toward rigidity or chaos?
#DanielaSieff #DanielSiegel #TraumaHealing #EmotionalHealing #HealingJourney #SelfCompassion
I first read Sam Keen’s book more than twenty years ago. These words spoke to me then, and they still talk to me now. I return to them again and again – especially at the start of the year.
#DanielaSieff #SamKeen #ReflectiveInquiry #QuestionsThatMatter #InnerQuestions #SelfReflection
A brief message to wish you all the best over the holidays ✨
#DanielaSieff #TraumaHealing #ChristmasReflection #HolidayRealities #GentleChristmas #InnerPeace #EmotionalWellbeing #YouAreNotAlone #ChristmasAndEmotions #EndOfYearReflections
What if your “bad” feelings aren’t bad at all, but evolution’s way of protecting you? Shame, anxiety, and sadness may hurt - but they can also heal.
@randynesse.bsky.social has written about this in his brilliant book: “Good Reasons for Feeling Bad.”
#DanielaSieff #ShameHealing #TraumaHealing
Working on my book about shame is reshaping how I see resilience. It’s not about bouncing back, but staying present with the pain we’ve avoided - and choosing responses that support growth.
#DanielaSieff #ShameHealing #TraumaRecovery #EmotionalResilience #HealingJourney #TraumaHealing
On World Kindness Day, I’m reminded: healing begins with self-compassion.
It took years to learn, but it changed everything.
#DanielaSieff #WorldKindnessDay #SelfCompassion #TraumaHealing #TraumaRecovery #HealingJourney #EmotionalHealing #InnerHealing #KindnessToYourself #OvercomingShame
Between cave and sky, Macfarlane finds a thin border.
Between light and shadow, so do we.
We slip between the conscious and the hidden self - sometimes gently, sometimes without warning.
#DanielaSieff #DepthPsychology #InnerJourney #ShadowWork #TraumaHealing #SelfDiscovery
Writing this book was so important for my own understanding, and I'm always deeply moved to know it contributes to others. Reviews like this mean so much.
#DanielaSieff #EmotionalHealing #InnerHealing #TraumaHealing #ShameAwareness #EmotionalTrauma #InnerGrowth #PersonalGrowth
The best part of writing?
When it’s done - and it actually says what I meant to say.
That click when the structure works, the ideas land, and I can think, Yes… that’s it!
#DanielaSieff #AmWriting #AmEditing #WritersLife #BookInProgress #AuthorsOfInstagram #NonfictionWriter #ChronicShame
We celebrate what is ‘up’: positivity, achievement, optimism. But in the psyche, as in the earth, the depths hold treasures too. Descent can bring understanding, transformation, and a different kind of light.
#DanielaSieff #DepthPsychology #InnerJourney #ShadowWork #TraumaHealing #SelfDiscovery
For World Mental Health Day, I’m sharing an excerpt from my conversation with Allan Schore. As he says, security isn’t automatic. It is something we build through lived experience, self-reflection, and nourishing relationships.
#DanielaSieff #AllanSchore #WorldMentalHealthDay
Imagination can be a lifeline, yet it can also become a prison. For many, retreating inward was once the only way to survive.
#DanielaSieff #Trauma #TraumaAwareness #TraumaHealing #EmotionalTrauma #MentalHealth
One of the themes I’m exploring in my upcoming book on chronic shame is how it takes root, how it distorts our sense of self, and how we can begin to loosen its grip.
#DanielaSieff #ChronicShame #ShameAwareness #ShameHealing #HealingFromShame #TraumaHealing #HealingJourney #EmotionalHealing
Healing from trauma isn’t quick or simple, but it is possible. Over time, we discover new ways to live so that trauma no longer defines us.
#DanielaSieff #ChronicShame #ShameHealing #TraumaHealing #ShameAwareness #HealingJourney #EmotionalHealing #InnerHealing #SelfWorth #SelfCompassion
When life is too much, the psyche makes a trade. It hides our most tender and vital parts, not because they are broken but because they are too precious to risk further injury.
#DanielaSieff #emotionaltrauma #healingjourney #traumarecovery #donaldkalsched #Jungianpsychology
