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I applaud you for making the effort in searching for the truth. It takes a great amount of courage and energy to say 'enough is enough' and go against your usual behaviour. Therefore I won't keep you any longer! My articles are 100% ad free and are a collection of my inner most realisations about love, relationships, life and happiness, put together for you to make sense of your own journey.
UNDERSTANDING LOVE
LOVE. The four letter word everyone likes to understand and possess. ‘What is love and how can I find it?’ I get asked daily. Like a...
Michaela Patel
Apr 28, 20184 min read
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THE BEGINNING OF AN END
What happens when we approach the sell-by-date of our relationship? What decides on if we stay or move on? We tend to greatly hang on...
Michaela Patel
Apr 10, 20183 min read
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THE SELFISHNESS OF SAYING 'NO'
Why do we find it hard to say 'NO' to others? In short, the answer is: Because saying 'YES' is our forte. Having practiced the same since...
Michaela Patel
Jan 10, 20183 min read
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REPEATED CRUSHES
Have you ever found yourself in a painful situation which has repeated itself, involving similar kind of people with (yet again) negative...
Michaela Patel
Sep 17, 20173 min read
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RELATIONSHIP GIVE OR TAKE
Relatioships aren't easy, are they? Relating to another implies constant negotiations. Push and pull. Give and take. Based on simple...
Michaela Patel
Jul 22, 20173 min read
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FINDING HAPPINESS 2
Sometimes the best place to start is to realise that you don't know. That you don't even know who you are. That you don't understand love...
Michaela Patel
Jun 11, 20174 min read
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FINDING HAPPINESS 1
A very good friend of mine had asked me: 'So how did you find true happiness?' I decided to dive deep under the surface of my...
Michaela Patel
Jun 4, 20174 min read
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ESCAPING YOU
Have you been told you are NEEDY? Do you fear solitude, hating to be alone? There is a reason you prefer to be with your partner all the...
Michaela Patel
May 3, 20172 min read
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BOUNDARIES 3 - YOUR ANGER
Those whose boundaries have been consistently crashed on one end build a REACTIONARY boundary to overcompensate for the lack of space in...
Michaela Patel
Mar 5, 20173 min read
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BOUNDARIES 1 - YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Our carers were the creators (and destroyers, surprise-surprise!) of our boundaries, of what we allow and what we absolutely don't. For...
Michaela Patel
Mar 5, 20172 min read
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LOVE ME PLEASE!
'I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED !' our Inner Child screams when feeling lonely, misunderstood, or rejected. This has happened to all of us at...
Michaela Patel
Feb 19, 20173 min read
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ARE YOU NICE?
'Nice' because you want to be liked, OR because it reflects who you truly are and how you deep down feel about yourself? Nice because you...
Michaela Patel
Jan 4, 20173 min read
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DEPTH OF CONNECTION - THE COMMUNICATION
What kind of space opens up for you when you come to communicate your wants and needs to your partner? Expressing ourselves isn't always...
Michaela Patel
Nov 23, 20163 min read
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DEPTH OF CONNECTION - THE RESPONSIBILITY
Relationships work as long as both partners want the same. When we are on the same page we feel we can take on the whole world together,...
Michaela Patel
Nov 15, 20163 min read
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EXPERIENCING CHILDHOOD NEGLECT AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS ON ADULT RELATIONSHIPS
Could your actions be subconsciously driven by your unfulfilled childhood needs? What are your needs and are they healthy? Our basic...
Michaela Patel
Oct 12, 20164 min read
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TRUE REFLECTION 2
2. When we lose it with our children, we rage. Naturally we need time and space to calm down, wanting them to acknowledge how much they...
Michaela Patel
Aug 17, 20163 min read
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RELATIONSHIP BUBBLE
All we strive for, since a very young age, is to be in a relationship. We are driven by what relationship REPRESENTS, rarely questioning...
Michaela Patel
Aug 11, 20163 min read
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I NEED YOU...
Dear Soulmate, I need to find YOU... because I lost ME. I NEED you to love me❤️... because I feel unloveable 💔 I NEED you to hear how...
Michaela Patel
Jul 26, 20163 min read
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THE SELF-LOVE ARROW
Most of us are looking to be loved, cared for, and protected, subconsciously still looking for a parent ( rather than a partner ) to...
Michaela Patel
Apr 24, 20164 min read
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RELATIONSHIPS 3 - THE TRUTH
Going into a relationship, all we know is that we want to find love. We want to be held to feel secure, protected, and cared for. We want...
Michaela Patel
Apr 14, 20163 min read
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