Hello, I’m Mina and I’m so glad you’ve found your way here.
This space is for those of us who learned early to adapt, stay quiet, or stay strong.
It’s for those drawn to psychology, philosophy, and slow living not as abstract ideas, but as ways of living our daily life with more presence.
You’ll find here what I’ve spent over a decade collecting.
What Led Me Here
I grew up without a language for my experience. I was sensitive, intense, intuitive. In my family, that meant I was “weird” at best and “crazy” at worst. Such labels isolate rather than explain.
It wasn’t until my late teens that I stumbled upon terms like CEN (Childhood Emotional Neglect), fearful avoidant attachment, complex trauma, or ADHD — and each one felt like a key turning in a long-locked door.
These names didn’t limit me. They offered me understanding, direction, and relief. Suddenly, I wasn’t alone or broken beyond repair… just a person with a story, a pattern, and a path forward.
I believe naming things can be powerful medicine: a map out of the fog. That’s why I often share articles that unpack these concepts clearly and compassionately, offering tools for working with them. Because when we understand ourselves, we stop fighting our own nature and start partnering with it.
I’m not a therapist. I write from the intersection of lived experience, psychological frameworks, and daily practice as someone walking the path alongside you.
Motherhood as a Mirror
Becoming a mother cracked me wide open. As my daughter entered toddlerhood, everything I thought I had “worked through” resurfaced: my triggers, my fear of getting it wrong, my longing to parent differently without a clear map. Parenting forced me to learn regulation and repair as daily practice.
Here, I write for the mothers who want to break generational patterns through gentleness. I offer reflections on specific triggers, emotional regulation, and understanding children’s needs, especially when behavior feels confusing or overwhelming. I write about conflict in partnership, grief and loss, and the raw, unspoken moments of early parenthood.
I want this blog to feel like a companion in the hardest parts and a celebration of the small, beautiful ones too.
The Power of Living Slowly
I believe in a life that is meaningful, not manic.
In choosing time and presence over performance and hustle.
In saving rather than spending, so I can work in ways that align with my values, not just to get by.
Minimalism, for me, is a tool for clarity. It has helped me cope with overwhelm and show my children that joy comes not from what we own, but from what we notice.
I don’t follow strict rules, but I do follow rhythms: of the seasons, of my body and heart. Eating in tune with nature. Dressing warmly in winter, lightly in summer. Spending way more time outside than online.
Over time, I noticed how much of my own anxiety and overwhelm softened when I reconnected to what actually mattered in my days.
My Tools and Passions
Everything I share here, whether psychological, practical, or poetic, flows from a few core ways of understanding the human psyche.
Psychology and Inner Work
I was drawn to approaches like IFS, attachment theory, and Jungian psychology because they didn’t ask me to override my inner experience: they invited curiosity instead of control.
To explore all the specific frameworks that shape my work, check out this page that introduces each one and shares the book I most often recommend starting with.
Writing and Sharing
Writing is how I make sense of the world. It’s also how I offer what I’ve learned as someone walking the same path. I share resources I love (books, YouTube channels, and creators), as well as my own free guides, recipes, and exercises. Those are always free or with optional donation, because I believe healing tools should be accessible.
Seasonal Living
Honoring nature’s cycles changed everything for me. It helped me stop expecting the same productivity or mood year-round, and instead begin adapting my meals, habits, and expectations to the world around me.
Tarot for Inner Guidance
I use tarot as a reflective tool. It helps access the unconscious, reveal patterns, and offer new perspectives, just like a poetic conversation with your own psyche.
Conscious Simplicity
From cloth diapers to thrifting and homemade laundry detergent, I try to live in a way that does as little harm as possible to people, animals, and the planet. Our food is simple, whole, and mostly plant-based, yet very easy to prepare (if curious, check out my favourite recipes here).
And in Case You’re Wondering…
- I have a BA in English and Spanish literature, but found my real passion in psychotherapy, motherhood, and self-exploration.
- My favourite professional achievement is the Czech translation of Buddhist Boot Camp by Timber Hawkeye.
- I’m a former smoker and drinker: self-soothing tools I quit when I saw the kind of mother I wanted to be. That transition from numbing to noticing was one of the most powerful turning points in my life. And a very painful one, as it opened doors that had long been held shut.
- I know how hard it is to be the cycle-breaker. To me healing doesn’t mean erasing your past, but rather carrying it with kindness.
- I believe it takes a village to raise a child: and that the cost of not having support is burnout. However, a village is built, not found. And it can meet your most cherished values with understanding.
- And I believe that, as the Desiderata poem says:
“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
You have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.”
Start Where You Are
If you’re new here, welcome. I’ve put together a Start Here page to help you navigate the blog, whether you’re curious about emotional healing, exploring motherhood-related struggles, looking for seasonal inspiration, or feeling lost and just need a little light.
Wherever you are on your path, I’m so glad we’ve crossed.