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Personal Responsibility – life is what you make it
Personal responsibility is not a burden, it is freedom.

Vanessa Gillier
Aug 11, 20245 min read
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The Cobra Effect – when the solution is worse than the problem
Addiction and Mental Illness are two heads of the same snake.

Vanessa Gillier
Aug 4, 20244 min read
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Triggers – the spark before the flame
A trigger is the connection between the conscious mind and a buried painful memory.

Vanessa Gillier
Jul 28, 20246 min read
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Confusion not Confucius
Asking for help is not a sign of weakness, but a courageous step toward growth.

Vanessa Gillier
Jul 24, 20242 min read
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Progress not Perfection
Pursuing excellence for a perfectly imperfect existence.

Vanessa Gillier
Jul 21, 20244 min read
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The Giving Tree - 2.0 – setting healthy boundaries
Setting healthy boundaries benefits everyone.

Vanessa Gillier
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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Inmate ZZ108
We knew your beauty for a moment, but hold your memory for a lifetime.

Vanessa Gillier
Jul 13, 20241 min read
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Interpersonal Effectiveness (part 2) – Setting Boundaries
Communication now prevents conflicts later.

Vanessa Gillier
Jul 7, 20244 min read
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Interpersonal Effectiveness – Self-respect
While we may be born communicators, we are not born with effective interpersonal skills. Those we need to learn.

Vanessa Gillier
Jun 30, 20244 min read
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Distress Tolerance – Self-love
We are ever evolving. Evolution not revolution.

Vanessa Gillier
Jun 23, 20243 min read
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Emotional Regulation – Self-care
Surf the waves, without drowning in the swell.

Vanessa Gillier
Jun 15, 20244 min read
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Mindfulness – Self-awareness
The simple practice of conscious intention.

Vanessa Gillier
Jun 8, 20243 min read
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Two Wolves
A Cherokee lore about inner conflict.

Vanessa Gillier
Jun 2, 20243 min read
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Wabi-sabi – Beauty of the Imperfect
Acceptance and contemplation of imperfection, impermanence and incompleteness as fundamental truths.

Vanessa Gillier
Jun 1, 20242 min read
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Kintsugi – Journey from Brokenness to Healing
Have courage. Brokenness is the path to breakthrough.

Vanessa Gillier
Jun 1, 20242 min read
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