Have you ever been in a situation where hours or days after you’ve engaged in a hard or uncomfortable discussion, argument, fight or disagreement, you find yourself replaying this heated debate. You beat yourself up about things that you ‘should have’, ‘could have’ or ‘would have’ said? This reality is frustrating & feels disempowering because most
BURNOUT DOESN’T NEED A VISA
Candice Malander
Living in a new country is a beautiful kind of chaos. Everything is unfamiliar. New language, new food, new systems, new weather, new “normals.” What no one told me is that acclimating to all of it doesn’t just take time—it takes a toll. And now I’m realising that yes, I may have successfully trumped some hurdles
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: From chaos to comfort…my psychological struggle in a new land.
Candice Malander
As many of you may or may not know, I moved to China a few months ago. I really needed a change. I was due one. I needed a radical uprooting. I finished up my studies, tied up a few loose ends & did the necessary mending to broken fences with family & friends, healed up
MOTIVATE YOUR ANSWER: “Go answer, go!” 😂
Candice Malander
No, it’s not motivation that you’re lacking, because believe me you have copious amounts of that. Sounds pretty contradictory since all you really wanna do is veg on your sofa while binging on reruns of “Family Guy”, doesn’t it?! But hear me when I tell you… YOU ARE HIGHLY MOTIVATED. Motivated to do the exact opposite
EXIT WOUNDS (PART 2)
Candice Malander
“The scab” First things first. No, we’re not gonna rush this thing. We are going to be fully present, & pay unadulterated, undiluted attention to every step of the piecing back of our characters & hearts. Here, we need to firstly allow the wound to close just enough for a ‘blood clot’ to form. Figuratively, I
EXIT WOUNDS (PART 1)
Candice Malander
What are they? Well according to the internet, these are wounds or injuries made by a bullet or small enough missile passing through & out of the body. Pretty graphic huh?! But that is what it is. So, imagine you find yourself in the middle of an intense gun fight & you get hit in the
HUMAN TRASHCANS
Candice Malander
Keep in mind that we’re in 2024, so street slang, trending catch phrases or ‘sayings’ on social media are ever-changing & on the up. “Now, if only there was a way to monetize these ‘concepts’, like they did with cryptocurrency or NFTs mmmmmm…” she says expressing a curious stare into the distance, while caressing her imaginary
DO THEY REALLY WANNA KNOW?!
Candice Malander
I dunno about you, but it really hurts me when I’m being falsely accused. And I mean, not just accused but almost mercilessly flogged into submission. The other person point blankly, accuses you & undoubtedly believes something to be true about whatever the given situation is. It is soul crushing, devastating & actually just down right
BDD
Candice Malander
I’d probably have been the poster-child for body dysmorphia disease, if it hadn’t been for inner enlightenment, floodlighting this mental disease. The behind the scenes gremlins, tinkering with my perception, were finally exposed. A rude awakening to say the least. What does BDD look like? According to google, “the symptoms of BDD include compulsively checking the perceived
TIME DOES NOT HEAL ALL WOUNDS
Candice Malander
Riddle: (Q): What is the one thing begging you to take advantage of it?… (LET THAT SIMMER) “Give it time” they say, “All you need is some time”, “Before you know it, you’ll be right as rain.” Is this even true? I call bullshit. Also, who are ‘they’? Lemme break it to ya… Time is not
