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My book on love addiction is now out on Amazon!
It’s a truth universally acknowledged, that a writer in possession of a blog, must be in want of publishing a book š I went the self publishing route and did it. My mini guide to healing love addiction is now … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, love, self
Tagged addiction, buddhism, crush, happiness, happy, healing, love, meditation, mental health, nomad, psilocybin, psychedelics, psychology, relationship, self help, soul, spiritual, universe, unrequited
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The allure of unrequited love, or why we fall for unavailable people #crush
To all love addicts out there…
Posted in addiction, love, video & film
Tagged addiction, alain de botton, crush, happiness, happy, love, nomad, universe, video & film
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Love addiction – the ultimate postĀ (inspired by @melissabroder)
My book on love addiction is now on Amazon, read for free with Kindle Unlimited orĀ get it here. This article by Melissa Broder and herĀ bookĀ ‘Pisces’ were the latest eureka moment in my understanding of love addiction. The dots connected, the … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, love, self
Tagged addiction, crush, happiness, happy, love, melissa broder, nomad, obsession, pisces, universe, unrequited
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Melissa Broder on love, longing and infatuation #happiness
Melissa Broder is the modern shaman/ philosopher/ poet. I’ve read her article for NY Times, and felt seen – most of what she says about love is what I’ve been recently realising/ discovering. In fact, her article triggered a reflection … Continue reading
Michael Pollan’s “How to change your mind” and theory of the entropic brain #happiness
I continue to explore the new world that opened to me. I heard that Michael Pollan’s ‘How to change your mind’ was a sort of Bible of psychedelics so I borrowed it from the local library (interestingly, it had a … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, brain, depression, ego, happiness, happy, nomad, pollan, psilocybin, psychedelics, universe
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How to love yourself more – 7-day self-love programme #happiness
Last year I focused on self-love. I realised my love addiction stemmed from the lack of it and I wanted to embark on a self-love programme but discovered there was no ready made package. So I read about it and … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, fun & joy, learn, love, self
Tagged guide, happiness, happy, Lissa Rankin, lori deschene, nomad, programme, self appreciation, self compassion, self love, tiny buddha, universe
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‘Hello, my name is Doris’ is not what you think it is. Must see for love addicts #happiness
What attracted me to this movie was Max Greenfield the idea, I thought it would be a bubbly romcom about a delusional, yet adorable, old lady with lots of laughs and aww moments. A bit like Happy Go Lucky or … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, doris, film, happiness, happy, love, max greenfield, movie, nomad, review, universe
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Fear and love addiction: do you love not to fear? #happiness
I continue to quote Lissa Rankin’s The Fear Cure, the book that taught me a lot about fear. I’ll start with this one: Studies show that most emotions last no longer than 90 seconds unless we attach stories to them. … Continue reading
Love crushes, obsessions, poetry… How to start reframing a love crush (Part 2)
In my recent intense, somewhat all over the place post Love crushes, obsessions, poetry… Love addiction and what pain-body has to do with it (Part 1) I promised Part 2. Here we go.
Love crushes, obsessions, poetry… Love addiction and what pain-body has to do with it (Part 1)
Romantic love is an unachievable fantasy — Dalai LamaĀ Ā Love. What a tricky, elusive, individual thing. We all know what it should or might be, we never really know if it is what we’ve got. When I was young, … Continue reading
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