by Melissa Noel Renzi | Dec 8, 2017 | Personal Growth, Trauma
This post was republished with permission from www.tinybuddha.com. You can find the original post here: “How to Move Past the Fear of Judgment and Break the Silence of Shame”. “If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Nov 13, 2017 | Highly Sensitive Person, INFP, Personal Growth
Can INFPs be ambitious? Have you ever questioned your ambition as an INFP? If you’re anything like me, you may have once thought you were ambitious only to later question whether you have any ambition at all. Maybe you wonder if you ought to be more ambitious. People...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Sep 29, 2017 | Anxiety, Grief and Loss, Personal Growth, Self Care
“You must plan to be spontaneous.” – David Hockney A couple years ago, I attended a workshop taught by James Boag, who teaches applied yoga philosophy. He mentioned the above quote and it’s been with me ever since. Yet, I began to understand it at a deeper level...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Sep 28, 2017 | Anxiety, Personal Growth, Self Care, Trauma
Scars. We all have scars and we all hide them. Today I’ll share with you one of my biggest insecurities, as well as some steps to embrace your scars. I confess that my insecurity is rather superficial. As deep as some of my thinking may be, at times I get down on...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Sep 27, 2017 | Anxiety, Grief and Loss, Highly Sensitive Person, Personal Growth, Self Care, Trauma, Travel
Today I’d like to share a few ways I see pain as one of my greatest teachers. If you’re human, you’ve experienced pain… many kinds of pain. Loss of a loved one. A broken bone. A break-up. Discrimination. Chronic illness. Bullying. An absent parent. Sensitive people...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Sep 26, 2017 | Highly Sensitive Person, Personal Growth, Self Care, Travel
Last week, I returned from hiking the famous Camino de Santiago in Spain, but I never made it to Santiago. Over the next few days, I’ll share with you what happened along with some Mindful Camino Lessons I learned along the way that just might resonate with you. But...