Managing Emotions Category
Dealing with Overwhelm?! Your Body Has Answers
Posted on February 20, 2019 Leave a Comment
Experiencing a mind-body connection can keep us inline with our emotions, as well as a simple art therapy exercise that will help you figure out the physical manifestations (or symptoms) of each emotion on your body.
Cultivating Self-Compassion
Posted on February 23, 2018 1 Comment
We can lose days, hours of sleep, and precious energy mulling over the issues and choosing not to forgive ourselves. Or we can cultivate our self-compassion practice so that when we do feel let down or make a mistake, we can be patient with ourselves, learn from our mistakes, and give ourselves the space to grow.
Shame in the Indian Community
Posted on January 10, 2018 1 Comment
When we are taught shame, we are being separated from that very connection that we so desperately desire.
An Ode to Lonely Hearts this Holiday Season
Posted on December 22, 2017 Leave a Comment
To anyone who has been emotionally, physically, or mentally abused by close family. To anyone who cannot come out to their family. To anyone who has lost family support because you stood in your truth. This is for you. You are precious gem in this often soulless world. You will find a chosen family. You […]
What You Can Learn From My Scam Story
Posted on December 18, 2017 Leave a Comment
I get a call from someone impersonating an officer, with all my information, concerned about missing a court appearance for jury duty. Not only have I never even been called in to jury duty, but I have also never had any experience with missing a court date. I fell into the trap of listening to […]
Managing Emotions: Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions
Posted on December 9, 2017 Leave a Comment
I’m one of those people who frequently looks for ways to have my mind blown. For the first time ever, I was introduced to Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions, and I feel like I have been reunited with a long-lost friend. By looking at this graph, you can easily identify the “regions” in which we are allowing […]
Scheduling Time for Self-Care, Creativity + Managing Anxiety (video)
Posted on November 27, 2017 1 Comment
I created a video on my YouTube channel, BetiGrewUp about mastering habit trackers and organizing activities of self-love into your daily or weekly routines. Subscribe to my channel for more videos on self-discovery, self-care, and mental-health-related topics. My upcoming video series is focused on what contributes to our sense of self and how we can […]
An Introduction To Beti Grew Up
Posted on November 15, 2017 1 Comment
In this blog I aim to:
A) help you understand and manage your emotions,
B) dissect what having a sense of self means, where our own sense of self comes from, and how to begin to change that story, and
C) create a community that strengthens one another to decolonize, to unlearn, to relearn, and to cultivate our best selves.
Roshni