by Erena Oliver | Jul 4, 2020 | Anxiety, Grief, Thoughts, Toxins, Trapped
Grief can be experienced at any age. A child with a toy taken away or a promise never kept because of any reason can experience grief. They may be hard to console but they effectively release the grief they are feeling by crying their heart out. Abuse and trauma can...
by Erena Oliver | Jun 25, 2020 | Grief
When we lose a loved one, the pain we experience can feel unbearable. Understandably, grief is complicated and we sometimes wonder if the pain will ever end. We go through a variety of emotional experiences such as anger, confusion, and sadness. At some point in...
by Erena Oliver | Jun 15, 2020 | Blame, Brain, Depression, Emotional, Grief, Mind
“Feel the pain, embrace it, live it and when you’re ready, know that it’s okay to let go of it for the healing process can’t be complete until you learn to let go. Let go in order to be happy once again.” Letting go of grief is no easy task. Grief is something you...
by Erena Oliver | Jun 4, 2020 | Abuse, Anger, Anxiety, Blame, Brain, Bullied, Bully, Bullying, Clarity, Commitment, Conscious, Criticism, Depression, Dream, Emotional, Fear, For Women, Grief, Happiness, Hormones, Judgement
Most of us don’t remember our first two or seven years of life — but our earliest experiences may stick with us for years and continue to influence us well into adulthood. Many of us have suffered from certain childhood incidents that are haunting us, even...
by Erena Oliver | May 27, 2020 | Criticism, Emotional, Fear, Judgement, Know Yourself, Love, Self-Worth
We all wear so many masks. We wear them to fit a role: mother, sister, wife, good worker. We wear them to protect us in social situations: good girl, bad girl, tough girl, sweet girl. For so many of us we hide true selves because we’re afraid that the truth of who we...
by Erena Oliver | May 20, 2020 | Abuse, Anger, Bullied, Bully, Depression, Fear, Powerless, Relationships
Hurt people hurt people. Today, I was looking back on the New Zealand, Christchurch mosque shootings. It brought terror to us all. It was just so wrong – morally, physically, ethically. The people of New Zealand will never forget this event. We know that our...
by Erena Oliver | Apr 27, 2020 | Love, Manipulating, Mental Health, Mind, Parents, Powerless
Our society establishes family as the core institution of a person’s life. It’s true. Family shapes the first years of our lives. And this upbringing is crucial to the kind of people we become as adults. However, not everyone is blessed with a healthy, loving home....
by Erena Oliver | Apr 17, 2020 | Abuse, Bullied, Bully, courage, Fear, Parents, Powerless, Psychology, Self-Worth, Stress, Take Action, Value Yourself
“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer Have you ever taken a selfie, but got too scared to post it because you know that you will be attacked in the comments? Being a victim of any kind of bullying feels really bad, and...
by Erena Oliver | Apr 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Being cooped up indoors is a small price to pay to help defeat the alarming spread of coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19. With schools and workplaces closed temporarily, it’s affected the way we live every day. So much has changed in such a very short...
by Erena Oliver | Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Quarantine, Relationships
COVID Quarantine – A Blessing In Disguise? If I was back, say a year or two years ago, I would be completely freaking out about the idea of having to spend 14 days in the company of my husband. Now this is no disrespect to my husband, or to...
