Stop Hiding Your Gift: How Embracing Your Strengths Can Protect You From Burnout

Stop Hiding Your Gift: How Embracing Your Strengths Can Protect You From Burnout

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…...
The 1% Shift: How Small Steps Create Big Change

The 1% Shift: How Small Steps Create Big Change

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...
The Truth About ADHD: 5 Myths and Misconceptions Unveiled

The Truth About ADHD: 5 Myths and Misconceptions Unveiled

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...
Happiness Begins with Selfishness and Ends in Meaning

Happiness Begins with Selfishness and Ends in Meaning

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...
Therapy Isn’t for the Weak – It’s for the Brave

Therapy Isn’t for the Weak – It’s for the Brave

by Florina Lungu | Feb 3, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Mindset, Stress and PTSD

Life has a way of testing us. Problems grow like shadows, stretching larger and darker, eclipsing the light we once relied on. When you’re in that place—lost in the overwhelm—it’s easy to wonder: Is help even for me? Is therapy for me? Let me start here: therapy isn’t...
Are We Treating the Person or the Label?

Are We Treating the Person or the Label?

by Florina Lungu | Jan 27, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection, Personal Growth

Have you ever wondered how many prescriptions are written, not for the person sitting across from us, but for the diagnosis they’ve been assigned? This question has been on my mind since a course I attended recently – a course that felt deeply personal to me,...
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