Bara’s Blog
Step inside my head with me!
Would you like to say goodbye to a fear of rejection? Overcome social anxiety? Experience uninhibited joy, create better relationships, or build confidence and self esteem?
Here I share my own personal stories and tips and tricks on how to accomplish all of that and more!
How to Shift Your Narrative and Experience Life in a More Positive Way
I realized I was making a classic mistake: I was running away from what I didn’t want, instead of moving toward what I did want…
I trained myself to make my positivity and optimism stronger. So did Lyn, the climate activist I told you about above. And so can you.
Quit Future Tripping! How to Quit Letting Anxiety About the Future Ruin the Present
My mind was caught up in worries about the undefined, unknown future. It was essentially hallucinating unpleasant scenarios that were unlikely to become real. I was future trippin’…
Chances are good that you’ve been a victim of future tripping. Future tripping is incredibly common and shows up in a variety of ways.
How to Manifest Money (or Whatever You Want, Really)
I know how to manifest, so I could just focus on that… but first I decided to reflect. Was I holding myself back in any way? The answer came in quick–I was. With the three $100 bills hidden away in my closet.
The Universe had gifted me them a few months ago, but I had yet to fully receive them.
I get that this might sound a little weird, which is why I was hesitant to write this blog in the first place.
Do You Feel Stuck in One Area of Life? It's Hurting the Rest of Your Life, Too
I wasn’t the first person to make this mistake, and I won’t be the last. People frequently ignore the part of their life that sucks, or that they feel frustrated or “stuck” in. They convince themselves that the rest will make up for it. It doesn’t work like that though. When you resign to staying stuck in one area of your life it hurts the other areas of your life too.
5 Tips on How to Improve a Relationship (Like Mine With My Dad)
My healing journey kicked into high gear when I moved in with my parents in my 30’s. Being home with my parents was great at first. My anxiety about their health dropped significantly once I was able to police their actions in person. As the days stretched into weeks, it began to get more difficult…
How to Develop a Mindfulness Practice (aka a Meditation Routine)
Part of the reason I struggled when learning how to meditate was that I didn’t truly understand what my goal was. I thought it was to make my mind go blank, which I found impossible (likely because I’m human). Even when I did get my mind to quiet down during meditation I’d discover that I was thinking about how I quieted it down! It was an incredibly frustrating process that I could have avoided by understanding what mindfulness truly is.
Set Better Boundaries and Gain Confidence, Self Esteem, and Physical Benefits by Learning to Connect With Yourself
I define connection with the self as being consciously aware of what we have going on inside. Inside as in, within the mind and the body. With what’s ACTUALLY present, in this moment, vs. the stories in our heads about what may happen later or what happened in the past. I believe that it is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves. It minimizes all sorts of unpleasant things, like anxiety and fear of rejection, and maximizes some wonderful stuff like confidence and self esteem.