“Perhaps the most liberating moment in my life was when I realized that my self-loathing was not a product of my inadequacy… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“When we can see our own self, angry and hurting others, within every villain, then we can love. When we can see… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“These times are hard, but I won't walk away jaded, darker, different. I feel. I cry to heal. If you saw me… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“A healer is someone who seeks to be the light that she wishes she had in her darkest moments.” — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“Do not settle for labels that presume you will never heal. Believe in yourself. Find a tribe who understands and believes in… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“No matter how much you cry, the tears will dry. No matter how many nightmares, flashbacks, visions, or terrors you endure, they… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“In any ten step instruction manual and every book of doctrines, there is complex advice that serves the very simple function of… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“Peace is not the absence of pain, but the welcoming of pain as a teacher.” — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“When I'm triggered, I think, "This will last forever" or "What if this lasts forever?" I get thoughts about how I should… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“You do not need any more strength. You need only to realize how strong you already are.” — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“We can only discover our true strength through struggle. Don’t give up. Find out what you’re made of.” — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“When we are in constant pain, we cannot empathize with others, nor can we help them. It is only when we allow… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“We don’t heal through objectification. We heal through understanding.” — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“Though your acts of love and compassion cannot penetrate bandages or armour, they are never wasted and never lost. They sit within… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“Your darkest moments are not meant to be swept under the carpet, hidden from the world in the silent pursuit of perfection.… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“What if each time you experienced an emotion, you acknowledged it, accepted it, and became curious about its message for you (instead of trying… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“Instead of labelling your emotions as problems to solve, you can see them as signals to interpret. Instead of judging your desires as shameful… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“The biggest mistake people make when trying to be authentic is just that: they try. They see these role models of what an "authentic"… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“We are like puzzle pieces who are perfectly suited to make a giant picture together, but we are assembling ourselves in the dark.” — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“Don't let your fear of criticism suffocate your leadership potential. Once you begin to speak your truth, you will discover the people who have… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“This is what a real teacher does: she opens the gates of our minds to the possibilities of the soul.” — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“Day after day, more and more medications are prescribed for depression and addiction, assuming that these things run in our blood, when really they… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“Any piece of advice comes with some risk of creating dependence. What we can do is add trust to the mix so it can… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“There was magic. Some kind of alchemy. I don't remember the moment you transformed from a prop into a main character. No, that's not… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“When you love people, you are curious about who they are, what they think, and how they feel. You watch them closely, wondering about… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“There is no transcending our minds, only using them optimally.” — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“We throw away real people searching for the "perfect" person the same way that we throw ourselves away searching for our "perfect" self.” — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image