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How to Stop Self-Abandonment: What Changes When You Stop Leaving Yourself Behind
Self-abandonment often shows up as overthinking, exhaustion, and difficulty setting boundaries.
But what changes when you begin to interrupt this pattern?
This article explores how staying connected to yourself impacts your nervous system, relationships, and sense of self-trust over time.

Irena Simonovic
Apr 174 min read


Self-Abandonment: The Subtle Ways We Leave Ourselves Behind
Self-abandonment is the repeated, often unconscious act of disconnecting from your own inner experience - your needs, emotions, limits, instincts - in order to maintain sense of safety, connection or validation from the outside world. Recognising self-abandonment isn’t about catching yourself doing something wrong.
It’s about gently noticing moments where you disconnect from yourself. This is the beginning of a different relationship with yourself.

Irena Simonovic
Feb 72 min read


10 Ways to Stay Stuck Forever
10 hilariously relatable ways to stay stuck in life and avoid growth. A satirical guide that’ll make you laugh—and maybe spark change!

Irena Simonovic
Jan 7, 20256 min read


What to Do When You Don't Know What You Want in Life
"But I don’t really know what I want." When I first started working as a coach, I didn’t expect to hear this sentence as often as I...

Irena Simonovic
Oct 11, 20247 min read


8 Steps to Healthy Boundaries: A Guide to Authenticity and Self-Care
Growing up, the whole concept of boundaries was like a secret code nobody bothered to teach us. Then, fast forward a few decades, and sudden

Irena Simonovic
Apr 25, 20247 min read


The Courage to Choose Self-Awareness: From Denial to Healing and Self-Love
One of the participants in my recent self-awareness workshop posed a question that cut straight to the heart of our collective human...

Irena Simonovic
Sep 21, 20233 min read


Post-Holiday Blues: Navigating September's After-Holiday Depression and Anxiety
As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisper, September often marks the return to routine after the carefree days of summer...

Irena Simonovic
Sep 4, 20233 min read


How to Overcome Self-Doubt and Start Believing in Yourself?
Do you secretly fear that you don't have what it takes to live the life you truly want to live? Is there a tiny voice, somewhere in the...

Irena Simonovic
Aug 29, 20225 min read


When The Body Speaks Loudly
In October 2018, just a few days before my birthday, I was diagnosed with lupus. Lupus is a chronic illness, autoimmune. My body is...

Irena Simonovic
May 30, 20203 min read
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