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17/10/2025

Winter Blues Are Real — But So Are the Solutions 🌥️
Feeling low as the days grow shorter? You’re not alone — and there are gentle, science-backed ways to feel better.

Start with this simple step: bring more light into your day. Even a few minutes of bright morning light or a proper lightbox session can lift your mood and help your body remember it’s daytime.

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10/10/2025

💡 When Motivation Feels Impossible…

Feeling stuck, exhausted, or unable to start even small tasks? Motivation isn’t something you either have or don’t — it grows with action. Sometimes the tiniest step is all it takes to create momentum and confidence.

Want to learn simple, gentle ways to hack your motivation and keep moving forward — without pressure or perfection?

➡️ Read more on my homepage https://mierigi.lv/blog/2025/10/09/hacking-motivation/ or reach out to explore how support and guidance can help you take that first small step.

Hacking motivationBy admin / October 9, 2025 When Motivation Feels ImpossibleMany people believe motivation is something you either have or don’t. In reality, motivation is a feeling — and feelings change all the time.It’s common to wait until you “feel ready” before doing something import...

17/09/2025

How to Hack Your Brain 🧠✨PART II
What’s Really Harming Your Brain—and What You Can Do About It

Your brain is your most valuable asset, but modern life often chips away at its resilience. While some threats are obvious—like lack of sleep or poor diet—others are surprisingly subtle. Let’s look at the most evidence-based factors that can impair brain health and, most importantly, what you can do to protect and even strengthen your mind.

1. Chronic Exposure to Bad News (a.k.a. Doomscrolling)
2. Stress: Both Too Much and Too Little
3. Ultra-Low Cholesterol or Extremely Low-Fat Diets
4. High-Sugar and Processed Foods
5. Gut Microbiome Imbalance

Brain health isn’t about avoiding a single “bad” food or habit—it’s about patterns. Limit negative media exposure, balance stress, avoid extremes in diet, cut down on sugar, nurture your gut, and choose quality protein sources. Small daily adjustments compound over time, keeping your brain sharp, balanced, and resilient.

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https://mierigi.lv/blog/2025/09/01/how-to-hack-your-brain-part-ii/

19/08/2025

How to Hack Your Brain 🧠✨

Here are a few insights from brain research that I use in my work and also share in therapy. They’re simple, practical tools that can help you build a happier, healthier life.

1️⃣ Your brain is a prediction machine, not a truth machine.
It doesn’t see the world as it is, but as it expects it to be. The brain constantly makes predictions from past experience to interpret sensory input. What we “see” is filtered through expectations, not raw reality. And those “gut feelings”? They’re educated guesses, not gospel.

2️⃣ Your thoughts are not facts.
You can notice a thought without believing it, obeying it, or even liking it. That in itself can feel very freeing — and therapy often teaches exactly this skill.

3️⃣ Your comfort zone is a cage.
Growth requires discomfort. It feels challenging because it’s supposed to. Without leaning into stress and new experiences, your comfort zone actually shrinks.

4️⃣ You are not your thoughts — your behavior builds your identity.
Thinking about running ≠ runner. Acting in line with your values, again and again, is what shapes who you are. Likewise, acting against your values reshapes your identity over time.

5️⃣ Emotions are data, not directives.
They signal what matters, but they don’t always reflect truth. For example, fear may point to possible danger — or it may be a false alarm. Emotions deserve attention, but not blind obedience.

6️⃣ Behavior shapes feelings more than feelings shape behavior.
Research shows action often comes before motivation. Exercise, small tasks, and positive routines can lift mood and create momentum. Don’t wait to feel motivated — let action generate the feeling.

7️⃣ Your mind is built for survival, not happiness.
The brain has a negativity bias: it scans for threats, replays mistakes, and imagines worst-case scenarios. That kept our ancestors alive. But happiness? That’s a skill — something we cultivate through practices like gratitude, mindfulness, and connection.

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