Posts by Victoria Albina
Ep #59: Understanding Your Desire to Control
This week, we’re talking about control, the cousin of uncertain thinking, which we discussed in the last episode. I’m not here to tell you that your negative thoughts aren’t valid, but being able to take a challenging situation and pause to look at your individual thoughts is going to stop you from turning it into…
Read MoreStress Response Cycle
Stress. We’re all awash with it in this day and age. We’re even more aware of it with everything going on right now. While our actual lives are rarely in danger, our bodies can feel like we’re about to be killed and eaten. And they respond how they’re supposed to be flooding our perfect little…
Read MoreEp #58: Uncertainty
We’re living in uncertain times in the midst of a pandemic, but the truth, my loves, is that life has been and always will be uncertain. We all have moments where we freak out, panic, and spin out in our thoughts, and it’s completely normal. What I want to offer to you today is that…
Read MoreUncertainty
Uncertainty is in the air right now, along with fear, worry, confusion. Today, my darling, we’ll be talking about uncertainty and how you can support yourself now, as ever. Whether you’re reading this during the COVID-19 quarantine or long after, the central message and tenants are the same. Life is full of uncertainty and accepting…
Read MoreEp #57: Perfectionism: Keeping Your Enemy Close
On last week’s show, I dove into how perfectionism can show up in our lives, how it holds us back, and where it may have come from. If you haven’t checked it out, I highly encourage you to go back and listen, because today, I’m offering some simple steps on how you can start to…
Read MoreBonus Podcast Episode 2: COVID-19/Corona – Anxiety, Stress & Thought Work for Healing
My beautiful perfect love. This is a time of global freak out. The air is full with panic, worry, stress, anxiety… but that doesn’t mean you need to be. You have the skills and resources within you to calm and soothe your perfect mind, body and spirit. I’ve made two special bonus episodes of the…
Read MoreBonus Podcast Episode 1: COVID-19/Corona – Regulating Your Stress Response
My beautiful perfect love. This is a time of global freak out. The air is full with panic, worry, stress, anxiety… but that doesn’t mean you need to be. You have the skills and resources within you to calm and soothe your perfect mind, body and spirit. I’ve made two special bonus episodes of the…
Read MoreHow to Stop Worrying for Good
Few things are as ubiquitous as worry. We all say it. We all do it. And it steals your joy, my darling. Worry takes you out of the present moment and keeps you from taking action to make your life the intentional thoughtful life you dream of living. Today, I’ll be detailing the steps you…
Read MoreWorry and Your Nervous System
Do you find yourself rolling around in worry, not taking action in your life or spinning in your thoughts about what a symptom or a situation could mean, feeling paralyzed by not knowing the future, spending your time now worrying about something that might happen, or might not? Worry is so common and it keeps…
Read MoreEp #56: Perfectionism
Today, we’re talking about perfectionist thought habits, which is something I coach pretty much all my clients through, and something that was very much a part of my everyday life for a long time too. Perfectionist thinking is sneaky and insidious and can be extremely challenging to identify in yourself, so on this episode, I’m…
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