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#239 🔸 How to maintain the balance between giving and self-protection

24 Apr 2026 5 minute read 0 comments luciman

We have just explored the power of active listening in conflict and arrived at an important conclusion: truly listening is an act of courage, not weakness. But there is a deeper tension that arises not only in conflict, but in the daily texture of an...

#239 🔸 How to maintain the balance between giving and self-protection

#172 🔸 The art of saying “no” to what drains you unnecessarily

10 Mar 2026 3 minute read 0 comments luciman

As you learn to treat yourself with more compassion, an uncomfortable question inevitably arises: why do you keep saying “yes” to things that exhaust you, drain you or pull you away from yourself? Self-compassion, taken seriously, does not remain onl...

#172 🔸 The art of saying “no” to what drains you unnecessarily

#104 🔸 Intense emotions and their unexpected impact on relationships

23 Jan 2026 2 minute read 0 comments luciman

After exploring how stress influences daily decisions, the next step feels natural: what happens when emotions are no longer a quiet background, but become overwhelming and hard to ignore. Relationships are the first space where these emotions make t...