Kalen Michael

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Are unhelpful thinking patterns holding you back?We all fall into mental traps from time to time. From all-or-nothing th...
26/11/2024

Are unhelpful thinking patterns holding you back?

We all fall into mental traps from time to time. From all-or-nothing thinking to jumping to conclusions, these patterns can cloud judgment and add unnecessary stress.

Here’s the good news: you can break free!

Steps to Challenge Unhelpful Thinking:

✨ Recognize the pattern: Notice when your thoughts are extreme, negative, or overly self-critical.
❓ Question the thought: Ask, “Is this 100% true?” or “What evidence do I have for this?”
🔄 Reframe it: Replace harsh thoughts with balanced alternatives. For example, swap “I’m a failure” with “I didn’t succeed this time, but I’m learning.”
💛 Practice self-compassion: Treat yourself with the kindness you’d show a friend.

Save this post as a reminder to check your thinking and focus on growth, not self-doubt! 🌟

21/11/2024

Life isn’t always balanced.

I spent years trapped in extremes, giving too much, taking too little, and escaping through unhealthy habits. I thought chasing adventure or hitting the reset button would fix everything, but I always found myself back at the same starting point.

Therapy opened my eyes to the patterns I’d been stuck in. I realized I wasn’t broken, I just needed to nurture the parts of myself I’d ignored for too long.

Since then, I’ve worked to build a life rooted in balance. It’s not always easy, but the peace I’ve found has been worth every step.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, I want you to know you’re not alone. Healing takes time, but the journey is beautiful.

Thanks for being here. Let’s keep moving forward together.

🚶A big part of my healing journey has been coming to accept the instability in life. We have good days and we have bad d...
27/10/2024

🚶A big part of my healing journey has been coming to accept the instability in life. We have good days and we have bad days.

😓 Life is a sort of never ending pendulum. We are constantly swinging from one end to the other end. I spent a good part of my life trying to stop this motion, to almost freeze it in place when I believed I had achieved what I thought I wanted. Inevitably this just resulted in even more instability as I went from one extreme to the other.

🥵 Zero to one hundred and back again, a man of extremes. It became my identity and I accepted it as part of my journey. Until one day the realization came that this was not inevitable and that perhaps there was another way.

⚖️ These days I try to live my life at fifty percent but I allow room for the swing of the pendulum. Moving from forty to sixty percent rather than zero to one hundred.

⏰ I still have days that seem harder than others and I need to find the strength to remind myself that…

Everything is going to be ok! 👌

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