Anima Sana - Counselling and Personal Development

Anima Sana - Counselling and Personal Development Please visit website at www.animasana.co.uk

Counselling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples and families online Monday till Wednesday 10-8 by appointment and in person at 10 York Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3EP on Thursdays 2 till 8.

19/02/2026
19/02/2026

When a particular part carrying an old wound is triggered, it tends to take us over so we can't see outside of the worldview of that part.

When we relate to a triggered part from a place of compassion, we become dis-identified with the part and can make wiser choices.

19/02/2026

You have spent so much time believing that the next version of you is the one that finally gets to feel peace. The more healed one. The more disciplined one. The more successful one. The one who has it all figured out.

But what if the rush has been the only thing stealing your peace? What if there is nothing wrong with who you are in this season, only a habit of postponing your own approval?

You do not have to earn the right to enjoy your life. You do not have to become someone else before you let yourself feel content. Growth is beautiful, but it does not require you to reject the person you are today.

There is real comfort in deciding that this version of you is already worthy of being lived fully.

19/02/2026

Owning our mistakes doesn’t require harsh self-judgment.
When we meet ourselves with self-compassion, we stay honest and kind—learning, repairing, and moving forward without getting stuck in shame.

11/02/2026

Progress is not always loud or visible to others. Much of it happens quietly, in the private moments where no one is watching and no praise is given.

It lives in the way you soften your inner voice, choose understanding over self-judgment, and respond with care where you once reacted with shame or urgency.

True growth is often measured by the compassion you offer yourself when the world is silent.

11/02/2026

💛Dear past, I honor you.

You carried me here. You taught me lessons I could only learn by living them.

But I need to tell you something now:
I’m not coming back.

I no longer want to repeat stories just to understand why I lived through each one.
I don’t want to carry the weight anymore…
I want to carry the wisdom.

So, past, you’re moving places now.
You no longer live in my decisions.
You live in my clarity.
You live in my growth.
You live in my strength to begin again without collapsing under what once hurt.

Thank you for everything.🙏
Now the future may enter…
and I am ready.

11/02/2026

⏱️ Waiting for the “perfect time”? It doesn’t exist. Start NOW with what you’ve got—better tools will follow. – Napoleon Hill

11/02/2026

Leave a 💙 if you agree.

11/02/2026

There is a quiet relief that comes when you stop trying to return to who you once were and allow yourself to fully inhabit who you are now. Growth is not about reclaiming the past, but about releasing the pressure to outgrow it on a timeline that no longer fits.

Often, healing begins as permission. Permission to rest, to change, to let go of identities that once kept you safe but now keep you small. Confidence tends to arrive later, after you have practiced honoring yourself without needing certainty or applause.

Becoming yourself is rarely loud. It is gentle, private, and deeply honest.

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