by Florina Lungu | Apr 7, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Personal Growth
What We Miss When We Rush to Treat the Pain She walked into my office with a neat handbag and tired eyes. A retired nurse. Sixty-seven. Slender frame, hands clasped tightly in her lap. She didn’t want to be there. Not really. But the panic attacks had become...
by Florina Lungu | Mar 16, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection
I’ll never forget the day I met her. She walked into my office, her shoulders hunched, her eyes heavy with years of exhaustion. She didn’t say much at first. But when she finally did, it was a whisper, a question so familiar that I could feel its weight in the air....
by Florina Lungu | Mar 9, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Stress and PTSD
The air in the room felt heavy. He sat across from me, head down, exhaustion etched into every line of his face. “I don’t know what’s wrong,” he said, voice barely above a whisper. “I’m doing everything they told me to. Hustling. Putting in the hours. But I feel…...
by Florina Lungu | Mar 2, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Mindset, Personal Growth
I want to share a story with you. A story about airplanes, mental gardens, and how the smallest changes in your daily habits can transform your life. Imagine an airplane taking off from New York, bound for Los Angeles. The pilot adjusts the heading by just one degree...
by Florina Lungu | Feb 19, 2025 | ADD / ADHD, Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Mindset
Let me take you to a scene I’ve witnessed countless times in my work. Imagine a middle-aged professional – let’s call her Anna – sitting across from me. Her posture is tense, her hands fidgeting with a pen. Her voice trembles as she confesses, “I’ve always...
by Florina Lungu | Feb 16, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Mindset, Stress and PTSD
Clara sat across from me, her fingers wrapped tightly around her coffee cup. She looked exhausted. Not just physically, but the kind of exhaustion that settles deep in your bones. The kind that comes from living for everyone except yourself. “I should be happy,” she...