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What You Need is Internal Autonomy
Wellness Victoria Silas Wellness Victoria Silas

What You Need is Internal Autonomy

We think we need external autonomy, and control of our surroundings and activities (and other people) in order to be happy, but what if awakening internal autonomy is all we need to shift to a more positive mental and emotional state?

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Find Your New Path
Coaching Victoria Silas Coaching Victoria Silas

Find Your New Path

The one thing I never worried about as a practicing physician, and I worried about a lot of things, was security. I was attracted to medicine for its goal of helping people, for the scientific exploration and foundation. But I also appreciated the sense of security. Doctors would always have jobs.

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Breaking Patterns
Coaching Victoria Silas Coaching Victoria Silas

Breaking Patterns

I broke a pattern today. Nothing big, I just did something I do not usually do. I joined a Facebook group associated with an online course I bought to help me with my website. Now, usually, when I join a new group, I lurk. Like for a while. Or forever.

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Would You Have More Autonomy At PetSmart?
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Would You Have More Autonomy At PetSmart?

I had a bit of a revelation recently when I brought my dog in for grooming. Some background: my dog is 10 years old and has a double coat from hell (although very pretty). She also had a spinal cord injury in November 2019 and has residual weakness in her back legs, so she has trouble standing for long periods.

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It’s All Greek To Me
Coaching Victoria Silas Coaching Victoria Silas

It’s All Greek To Me

Did you know that the ancient Greeks had the ability to drain lung infections? People got lung infections but there were no antibiotics. Sometimes the infection would get so bad that pus would build up in the lung cavity and drainage was required to save the person’s life.

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Stop Triaging Your Emotions
Wellness Victoria Silas Wellness Victoria Silas

Stop Triaging Your Emotions

Previously, I published a post entitled “Stop Triaging Your Life”. I had worked on it for quite a while until I was pretty happy with how it turned out. Then I realized that I had missed the first step in triage.

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