Author: Juliane Hoss
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The Five-Finger Rule: A Simple Tool for Challenging Conversations
The Five-Finger Rule is a simple way to stay clear and confident in challenging conversations. Start with a compliment or thanks (Thumb), state the goal (Index), highlight the challenge (Middle), share your needs or expectations (Ring), and finish with a clear request (Pinky). This approach turns difficult talks into opportunities for understanding and growth.
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How to get through a divorce or heal after a break-up: A Therapist’s Guide
Heartbreak is painful, but healing is possible. In “How to Get Through a Divorce or Heal After a Break-Up”, a therapist shares five gentle steps to move through loss, rediscover yourself, and begin again. Read the full guide to start your healing journey.
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Growth vs. Fixed Mindset Quiz
Do you see challenges as threats or opportunities? Are mistakes proof of failure, or stepping stones to growth? Take our quick Fixed vs. Growth Mindset Quiz to find out how your mindset shapes your work, focus, and confidence.
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The Pressure to Be Perfect – And How a Growth Mindset Can Free You
Do you believe your abilities are fixed, or can they grow? A fixed mindset sees mistakes as failure, while a growth mindset sees them as opportunities to learn. By consciously shaping your mindset, you reduce self-doubt, increase focus, and build real competence.
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Should I Leave My Partner or Stay in My Relationship?
Deciding whether to leave a relationship or stay is one of the most challenging choices we can face. Within us, different parts of ourselves pull in conflicting directions. This article can help you to work through this inner conflict and get some clarity.
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Understanding toxic relationships: Are you stuck in unhealthy patterns?
Relationships can be incredibly exhausting and we often lose hope, thinking things will never change. This is true for toxic relationships, but also other dynamics.In this article, I want to share how you can identify toxic relationships and which questions you can ask yourself to find happiness and feel seen and listened to.
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Healing the Inner Child Through the Chakra System: A Journey Back to Your True Self
Explore the chakra system as a map of our developmental journey, revealing how childhood experiences shape our present. Discover how these energy centers guide us to understand and heal deep-seated beliefs about love, safety, trust, worth, and connection. Through reconnecting with our inner child and rewriting our narratives, we embark on a transformative path of…
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How to cure a perfectionist or and insecure overachiever? Try these questions to believe In yourself again
Perfectionism can lead to stress if you are constantly afraid of not being good enough. To break out of this cycle, ask yourself what is really important to you, when you are satisfied and what you want to achieve with your perfectionism. Think about what you do without, what would bring you joy and how…
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Questions to Ask for Restless Bodies and Minds – and How to Use Them To Calm Down
Restlessness is characterized by inner restlessness and the urge to be constantly on the move. It can be caused by stress or anxiety and makes it difficult to relax. To deal with this, it helps to ask yourself what your body and soul need to find peace.
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How can I heal my inner child – the role of inner child work in systemic therapy
Inner child work is deeply personal to me—it helped me navigate some of the most challenging and darkest moments of my life. It helped me to unpack my limiting beliefs and patterns, cultivate self-compassion and improve relationships – and it also has the potential to heal intergenerational trauma. In this article I would like to…