Tiny Buddha

47 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• Mother quits drinking after alcohol pain outweighed remaining joy · An author shares her personal experience after ten months of sobriety from alcohol.
• Psychologist Reflects On Avoiding Vulnerability And Personal Excuses · A licensed psychologist describes internal conflict over sharing health news with a friend.
• Autistic author found better life after stopping social masking · Autistic writer Jimmy Clare describes ending masking to end chronic burnout.
• Self-Knowledge Can Harden Into Limiting Fixed Self-Definition · A 70-year-old executive coach reflects that self-awareness may become rigid self-definition.
• Grief after friend's death teaches author to choose presence over fear · Author Myra Goodman shares life lessons learned following the loss of a close friend.
• Parent Recognizes Own Angry Tone Reflected In Their Child · A parent resolves to change after hearing their harsh tone spoken back by their child.
• Car crash survivor reflects on life's uncertainty and presence · Author recounts a hit-and-run crash and lessons on living with uncertainty.
• Anxiety Reactions Stem From Nervous System Patterns, Not Failure · Rebecca Wells explains healing anxiety through nervous system body awareness.
• Accepting Life Tradeoffs Instead Of Chasing Perfect Control · Psychotherapist Steve Hauptman explores the human struggle with control and unavoidable tradeoffs.
• Queer therapist shares journey from religious upbringing to self love · Queer therapist Danny Trip recounts finding self-love through living authentically.
• Author Rebuilds Life After Sudden Husband Death Using Project Skills · Angelina applied project management methods to heal after devastating 2018 family loss.
• Independent woman describes persistent loneliness despite following social advice · A Buffalo resident recounts chronic loneliness while living a functional independent life.
• Five Harmful Habits That Make Stressful Days Worse · Author outlines harmful post-stress habits and healthy nervous system reset alternatives.
• People Pleasing Erases Self Identity Even In Loving Relationships · A woman learns her habit of being 'easy' erased her own personal preferences.
• Author traces 45 years of trauma to father's cruel childhood comment · A woman links 45 years of personal shame to a single cruel remark from her father at age 14.
• Author finds hope after multiple sclerosis diagnosis by letting go of control · A former banker shares lessons 12 years after receiving an aggressive multiple sclerosis diagnosis.
• Medical Student Learns Rest Is the Substance of Attention · An Ayurvedic student discovers that constant screen focus degrades attention, leading to restorative eye practices.
• Tech security professional loses $3M savings due to unrecognized burnout · Former infosec worker lost $3M retirement funds after burnout impaired his judgment.
• Man with Strokes Rebuilds House and Life After Health Changes · Bill Webster shares how he rebuilt his home and life after two strokes changed his physical abilities.
• Neuroscience of Recovery: How Writing Rewires the Brain After Emotional Abuse · A nurse practitioner explains how neuroscience reveals emotional abuse triggers as survival reflexes and how writing aids recovery.
• Father Rebuilds Life Amidst Grief and Chaos Without Waiting for Perfect Conditions · A Las Vegas father rebuilt his life and business while managing grief and chaos, rejecting the need for perfect conditions.
• Psychologist Shares Journey from Anxiety to Acceptance via Morita Therapy · A counselor describes overcoming chronic anxiety by practicing acceptance and action rather than trying to eliminate feelings.
• Woman breaks free from parents' emotional control through detachment · Silvia Turonova stops letting her unhealed parents define her self-worth by setting boundaries and practicing detachment.
• Author learns fear disguised as heroism led to controlling behavior · A writer realizes her urge to control her fiancé's health stems from childhood trauma and fear of loss.
• Author Overcomes Habit of Taking Others' Moods Personally · A writer describes overcoming the habit of interpreting others' silence as personal rejection.
• Counselor's Tattoo Marks 13 Years of Healing After Domestic Violence · A counselor recounts how she mistook a partner's manipulation for love before surviving domestic violence.
• Woman Ends Eleven-Year Marriage After Realizing She Was the Only One Trying · A woman ends her marriage after realizing she was the only one trying to keep it alive for a decade.
• Repeating painful relationship patterns stem from unexamined childhood beliefs · Writer Chuck Waters explains how childhood beliefs drive repeated harmful relationship patterns
• Former 'strong friend' documents journey learning to accept help · A lifelong over-giver breaks down, then stops hiding loneliness behind forced independence.
• Author learns to accept uncertainty instead of controlling outcomes · A writer describes overcoming the habit of compulsively checking work to manage anxiety about uncontrollable results.