Tag: wounding

Relationships, The Journey, Transformation

Broken, but Better

As a kid, I often felt helpless and unsafe around the people who were supposed to love me the most. I was at the mercy of their fluctuating moods and addictions. The experience of not being cherished or wanted was ongoing and relentless. My personal work today is sitting with how that wounding gets tweaked now as I meet people who resemble the cast of characters from childhood–the ones who seem unsafe, wildly fluctuating in their moods, addicted, and unable to cherish or respect me. On each of our paths, situations will arise where the patterns are repeated. Do not… …Read More »

Rock Star Readings

Belonging was never about you fitting in, it was always about coming home to yourself.

Most of us have a wounded understanding of what it means to belong. It’s not what our inner 5th grader thinks; it’s not the desperate longing to fit in so you feel normal and safe and okay. It doesn’t come from you conforming to what other people find acceptable. No, belonging isn’t what the inner 5th grader in you thinks it is. Most of us carry woundings around what it meant to be loved and accepted as kids. In one way or another, we had to betray our true nature in order to do things the right way and continue… …Read More »

The Journey

The Crack Where the Light Gets In

The Crack Where The Light Gets In by Robin Hallett

Hi. This was originally written Nov 2016. We were in interesting times and always, there is a personal relation to those times. Wanted to share here again, it feels so relevant. Hugs, Robin I’ve been spending a lot of time in quiet. Trying to get my bearings, waiting for the ride to slow. I’m reminding myself to breathe, to soften. Giving myself the little extras. I keep asking: Why am I so upset? Part of me is surprised to be feeling this way. As if it’s a problem, an inconvenience. As if some part of me is difficult because I… …Read More »

Intuitive Healing

Read This When You’re Beating Yourself Up Again

This is a love letter to my friends who struggle with repeating patterns of behavior and have a hard time breaking free. And sometimes beat themselves up about it. I put myself in that camp too. Ahhh what great company we keep! Hello Sweetie, I am writing to you now because I can see you are going there again. That thing you do has happened again and now you’re heading for that yukky-poo place you go to when you do the kinds of things you just can’t face. It’s okay if we don’t rehash what happened. I won’t make you tell… …Read More »

Intuitive Healing

Good Intentions Gone Wrong – How to Recover When it all Blows Up in Your Face

When Your Good Intentions Blow Up In Your Face

Sometimes, your good intentions are going to go wrong. Either someone you care about will feel misunderstood by what you said or did, or you’ll do something completely stupid outright (if you’re like me, you will only realize that in hindsight). Hurt feelings. Upset stomachs. You are going to screw it up from time to time. It’s okay. You are still a good person. Here’s what you can do to recover from the situation. Consider the other person Put yourself in their shoes and consider how it might feel. This will humanize your whole experience rather than leave you acting… …Read More »

Rock Star Readings, The Journey

Little Birdies Need Love Too: Understanding Why We Numb in Order to Cope

Many of us turn to numbing out as a coping strategy. I wish it wasn’t so hard to talk about openly. I hope my sharing helps you. I turned 52 this year. I’ve been loving myself more fiercely.  Making peace with my heart. Accepting who I am. Releasing who I am not. I’m deepening my love and appreciation for the parts of me I’ve struggled with. Less war and shame, more love and appreciation. Yay! I still struggle to find compassion. It’s getting better all the time though. Still, there are times when I find myself saying, Seriously? Even now,… …Read More »

Tea with Robin

Drama Llama // Tea with Robin Episode 145

Hello, to the drama llama. On today’s episode, we’re saying hello to the drama and chaos in our lives. How do you transform the familiar stuck sticky places in you? The stuff you think about the stories you tell… how do you change it, go beyond it. How do you get yourself to the next level? For those of us who carry a story that we are challenged, or we’re a problem, or we’re difficult, or we’re not like everybody else, we may not see how we create the chaos and perpetuate cycles that just don’t need to be anymore.… …Read More »

Tea with Robin

Love and Forgiveness // Tea with Robin Episode 135

In the spirit of our emotional well-being, it becomes important to forgive. To let ourselves process and grieve what we missed out on, and then (in my case anyway) to forgive our parents. All of life is a mother, a father, if we choose to let it be.   In this episode: Everything we’re walking through including the heaviness of world events. Small things being big things to lift your heart 🙂 finding what’s special and beautiful for us. Parents. Us being parents. Generational stuff. Forgiveness, compassion. Dealing with our baggage. Sharing a collective love and hug with you about… …Read More »

Tea with Robin

All Along, It’s Always Been You // Tea With Robin Episode 132

All along, the one you’ve been looking for? It’s always been you. In this episode: All along it’s always been you. And you gotta be you – doing what you love, honoring time for yourself, making the choices that work for you. No regrets. Take care of the weather in your heart, my friend, you’re the one in charge and you’re the one who can make things alright. This week’s inspiration: Fun time for you. Play for you. Joy for you. This week’s featured letter: Do we lose our spiritual progress when we get angry? All this and more! Come… …Read More »

Dealing with Upset, Entrepreneur, The Journey

Let Yourself off the Hook. Do Whatever You Want. Let Go.

Let Yourself off the Hook. Do Whatever You Want. Let Go. How to not lose it when things go wrong.

Or, what to do when you’re in a funk and you can’t make yourself do anything “productive” and you just wanna hang it all up and head for the coast but you’re scared that this will mean the end. I’m drinking coffee and reading Stephen King. The windows are open, I’m listening to crickets and the smell of smell of fresh cut grass fills the kitchen. The yumminess of this takes me back to a time when I had no responsibilities and life felt pretty easy. I take a beat and breathe it in. This doesn’t magically erase my heavy… …Read More »