Not only is happiness available to you right now, but you already hold all the keys within you to unlock and release the chains that have been holding you back. As children, each of us learnt and programmed certain attitudes and assumptions about how the world works and who we are. Because these programs were laid down through the eyes of our child self, when left unexamined they can create barriers in our adult lives between us and the love and happiness that we yearn for. Through cultivating a practice of witnessing our inner dialogue and stories from the perspective of loving self compassion, we can enter into a powerful process of reparenting ourselves and stepping into our own Truth and wellbeing. Though far from an easy or quick path, this process can in the long run lead to our finding a much more free, easy going, imperturbable way of being in the world. Once we gain space from our limiting and painful stories, we may find that we are able to step back and simply enjoy with a sense of wonder each new experience that life offers us. Once we cultivate a sense of self love and acceptance, we may find that nothing in life can disturb us or pull us from our equanimity, and that we now have only love and compassion for our fellow humans where before we may have held resentment or bitterness. Once we understand our own suffering and its origins, we may come to realize that every human is dealing with a life just as complex and confusing as ours, and that they deserve only compassion for the journey they are on and the attempts they are making to find their own happiness. Once we realize our own inner light is infinite and sacred, we may find ourselves shining it for the betterment of all so that they too can realize the Truth of their own divinity.

Works referenced and other resources:

Dr. K on youtube, talking mental health, spirituality, east meets west, and doing interviews with people to help them understand their origins and how to become free from their limiting stories:
Interview with Reckful - https://youtu.be/LZVTbFuZrNw

Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClHVl2N3jPEbkNJVx-ItQIQ



TRE - Tension and Trauma Release Exercises for calming the nervous system and recalibrating towards a state of inner calm:
Summary - https://youtu.be/9Flm8v8IKCg

Walkthrough - https://youtu.be/FeUioDuJjFI



Book on ACT Therapy for learning to reframe our stories from helpless to empowering:

A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters by Steven C. Hayes PhD
https://amzn.to/3K4MdmW



Book on the modern day psychedelic resurgence and their potential for healing mental illness

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan
https://amzn.to/3GlX5L5



For more on Breathwork check out Wim Hoff, or on instagram see
@owakenbreathwork and @timmorrison_



For a more comprehensive look at this approach and its applications see
@the.holistic.psychologist on instagram or read her book:

How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self by Dr. Nicole LePera :
https://amzn.to/3nlyZZo