Hi I’m Annika! 28F and here’s my #introduction!
Cat mom.
Epicurean.
Showerhead balladeer.
The defiant lab rat in God’s pristine research facility.

I want to revive my interest in:
#art ✦ #books ✦ #typography ✦ #poetry ✦ #film

My current interests are:
#psychology ✦ #selfdevelopment ✦ #spirituality ✦ #highstrangeness ✦ #pkm ✦ #heutagogy ✦ #systemsdesign ✦ #revops ✦ #frontendwebdev ✦ #devops

I have a background in:
#graphicdesign ✦ #instructionaldesign ✦ #businessprocessanalysis ✦ #ecommerce ✦ #computerscience

Excited to be sharing this space with you!

Does anyone have ideas of alternatives to a mood or vision board, for a #blind person. Because I cannot cut out images and pin them up. Please boost for a wider reach. #selfdevelopment

So, I've been asking around about this #shame thing (even made an IATA thread). I really want to get to the bottom of it. I can't find anyone who thinks I did anything wrong or even a reason why I should feel this way. I'm starting to think it's similar to an irrational fear, which is why I've explicitly started telling people about it (because the shame wants me to hide it). It's interesting though, I don't think I've ever had this before.

Love is not enough to run a relationship. Relationships require more, such as trust, respect and friendship. Love won't solve our practical problems for us or resolve our fundamental differences either, nor will it align our values.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxQYKNqZB70

Part 2 of my introduction. I want you to know what you are getting into choosing to stick around.

I know, the dolls I make are not for everyone. I've seen a lot of confusion and even fear in the eyes of those looking at my dolls. I've also received plenty of compliments and there are a few people who collect my dolls. The biggest collection of my dolls lives in Germany with a witch who collects dolls made in the image of a witch, mythical creatures and goddesses. She currently owns about 100 of my dolls (and more made by other artists).

To be honest, it's the people who own my dolls who have opened my eyes to a doll as an important part of personal self-development and powerful vessel in spiritual practices. I knew nothing about it when I started. They are rarely just a decoration. Mostly they serve as companions, affirmations, expressions of the self and vessels of thought. And I love to talk about it all too. This is the vibe in my SiltiCrafts Witch Town. Yeah, I have a name for that mental space they come from and arrive to - it's Witch Town (although not all of them are witches).

One thing that may happen as you grow and step into your authenticity is that your current relationships may feel unsatisfying.

You may now crave a different dynamic and wish for different needs to be met (or the same needs to be met in a different/better way).

You don't have to end relationships with people who are in your life, but you may consider renegotiating the terms. Whether or not they are on board with that will remain to be seen.

I want to share my thoughts about the current market situation and suggest several steps on how to become a more valuable developer in these conditions. #Android #Programming #Selfdevelopment #SoftSkills #AI
https://medium.com/@yaugenslizh/developer-diary-29-time-for-change-935cdffe2b5e

I've always known about and heard about stress eating or emotional eating, but now I understand it first hand. That's exactly what's been going on and why I lost my self-control in general. Everything I was doing was just too much and I wasn't resting enough and that really does trigger those cravings and reduces the ability to resist them significantly. I've focused on resting the last few days and shit is WAY more reasonable. It's night and day.

I received a lot of unexpected praise today during a session with my coaching mentor.

She said I really supported the client to express her thoughts, held the space gently, noted shifts in energy, and reflected back the most important thoughts and feelings to enable the client to arrive at a point from which she could move forward.

So this was good hygiene in my coaching practice and makes me feel more confident in working with clients.

It feels good to have this ability and skill to support, be present, and take part in someone else's personal growth.