bullying Archives | Eva Hussain

Bullying is a horrible thing. It sticks to you and stays with you. It will make you susceptible to being bullied again and it will even define your worth if you let it.

Some bullies you grow up with, others you meet in the school yard. Yet more of them pepper your work life and it isn’t a question of if you’ll run into them, but when.

If you’re looking for a quick fix to bullying, this isn’t it. A quick search on your internet machine will turn up plenty of those articles.

This is my deep-dive into understanding and resolving the consequences of bullying; to understand what bullying looks like, how it can be difficult to see, the mechanisms that enable it and what I, as the victim, can do about it in order to affect tangible change.

Dr. Seuss said, “Be yourself because the people who mind don’t matter. And the people that matter don’t mind”.

With anxiety and depression rates in young people growing at the same rate as smartphone adoption, it’s more important than ever to raise strong, self-aware children who can not only survive meeting a bully, but thrive in a world full of them.

By extension, raising bully-proof kids, will also raise kids who don’t bully. Compassion and empathy is the only way we have back to each other, back to a place where we can connect with each other and be part of something greater than ourselves.

Compassion is not a virtue, it’s a commitment. It’s not something we have or don’t have – it’s something we choose to practice every day, every challenge.

The earlier we begin to foster compassion in our children, the easier it will be for them to choose compassion over antagonism.

Hello, Sunshine 🌻

Are you as fed up with the spiritual “love and light” scene as I am? You know, the one that calls for constant positivity even in the face of real trauma and true loss.

Do you feel like there simply has to be something beyond those clichéd positive quotes that, in fact, invalidate your anger, sadness and pain rather than fix it?

If so, you’ve come to the right place.

Because I don’t think it helps to ignore our feelings and tell ourselves that we’re perfect and whole when we feel broken. When real damage has been done.

And being an empath means that you feel deeply, all the time. That’s not an easy life.

It was only after I learned how to balance my empathic sensitivities that I was able to embrace both the good and bad of being an empath, and turn all that energy towards creating the life I really want. And be the person I really want to be.

And I’m here to show you those same practical exercises I use, that will help you navigate your intuition, create those much-needed boundaries and build confidence in the capable person you are.

The process of acknowledging and repairing your fragmented self isn’t always easy or pretty. But it can make you even more beautiful than before, because the wound is where the light enters you, if you just let it in.

xo, Eva

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