The Juan Psychologist

27/12/2025

Want to practice showing kindness?
Do it first to yourself.

Nasanay at tila nakaprograma tayo na laging may ginagawang trabaho kaya madalas nakakaramdam tayo ng guilt sa pagpapahinga.

Tandaan, hindi option ang pahinga, ito ay dapat na laging pinipiling gawin! Minsan nagse-self-sabotage tayo by thinking na hindi tayo productive if wala tayong ginagawa pero hindi! Ang pahinga ay productive!

Lalo na ngayong holiday season. Grab the opportunity na magpahinga. Deserve mo yan uy! Kaya naman, ipahinga ang isip at katawan.

Have a restful holiday!

26/12/2025

The “victim mentality” further victimizes the one who can’t get out of it.

Reflect and lay down all defenses. The victim mentality is a protection of a fragile self-esteem from a growing anxiety.

It may be painful to see you are the one to be accountable for but there is so much growth in owning it up, changing what needs to be, and moving past your old self.

Growth starts when egoism shrinks.

25/12/2025

Our feelings are valid - this is true!
But our behaviors are our responsibility and accountability.

‼️TW: Traumatic experiences‼️

This does not mean invalidating trauma responses or shaming those who struggle with maladaptive behaviors rooted in traumatic experiences.

Trauma is real, and many people carry wounds caused by experiences they never chose especially those harmed by human-initiated trauma. It is deeply unfair that survivors are often left to carry the weight of pain that should rest solely on the shoulders of their perpetrators.

At the same time, there are instances when trauma responses are deliberately fabricated or misused as a shield to save face or evade accountability. This blurs the reality of trauma and ultimately harms those who are genuinely suffering.

Healing and help are always possible.

But healing begins with a conscious decision to care for oneself, to reclaim one’s life, and to move forward despite the pain. Personal commitment, together with collective effort, is what allows us to build safer, more compassionate spaces where trauma survivors can truly heal.

25/12/2025

Giving back to the community is my humble way of thanking life for all its blessings.

Throughout the “ber” months, we were blessed with opportunities to collaborate with different institutions and serve through volunteer work.

Each encounter was a gift meeting new people, listening to their stories, and having the chance to extend help to others.

Expecting nothing in return, except to witness lives touched, hearts uplifted, and change unfolding one meaningful moment at a time 🫶

24/12/2025

The most wonderful time of the year isn’t always merry for everyone.

For some, Christmas comes with quiet battles, heavy hearts, and unspoken struggles. Still, may this season gently bring peace to restless minds, clarity to tired hearts, and stability to souls that are barely holding on so that, in our own time and in our own ways, we may truly feel the merry in Christmas.

🎄🎁✨💝🫂

23/12/2025

Feeling blue this holiday season? 🥺😢😭
Here’s what you need to know.

19/12/2025

GRABE! From the Netherlands to the Philippines, Italy - and now… Belgium! The Garden of Earthly Delights is set to premiere once again! 🎬✨

Congratulations! So proud of our film! 🥹🌸

Up next: Belgium! 🇧🇪

The Garden of Earthly Delights has been selected for the Main Competition (LOOK!) at Filmfestival Oostende (FFO).🌺

The festival runs from January 30 to February 7, 2026, with our Belgian premiere on February 6!

See you in Oostende!

🌺

14/12/2025

No matter how hard the waves hit,
No matter how hard it knocks you down,
No matter how it makes getting back up difficult,

Look up.
Stand up.
Show up.

13/12/2025

Final volunteer work for this year, teaching and training educators of Smart Achievers Academy - Subic, Inc. on effectively handling challenging and disruptive behaviors in the classroom.

It is truly an honor to serve a community that shares the same vision of touching lives and shaping positive change for the young generation. 🫶✨

10/12/2025

The freedom to know and to accept who you really are is powerful.

Minsan, our own judgment and fear of what others will say become the chains that hold our feet down, stopping us from soaring to heights we never imagined we could reach.

To accept who we are is the beginning of courage and strength, the moment we grow wings and learn to fly, knowing that at the end of the day, it’s not what others say that matters, but what you say to yourself. 🫶

Go and be who you are.
Fly high.

09/12/2025

Music can save us, even in the deepest darkness.

When no one else is around, music stays like a faithful friend who understands you in every lyric, comforts you in every rhythm, and lifts you with every beat.

Never let the music inside you fade.
Keep moving forward.
Let the sound within you grow louder, stronger, and more alive than ever before.

Drown out the noise.
Let your music shine. 🎶✨

09/12/2025

To feel truly supported, not necessarily by many but even just one person is often enough to give us the courage to do amazing things.

In psychology, one of the strongest factors that influences our self-efficacy (our belief in our ability to succeed) is social support.

Hindi sa lahat ng oras ay kaya nating mag-isa.
Oo, mahalagang maniwala tayo sa sarili nating kakayahan, ngunit darating pa rin ang mga panahong mapapagod tayo at tila mauubos.

May mga sandaling kapag tayo ay nadadapa, kailangan nating maramdaman na may masasandalan tayo upang muling tumayo.

Minsan, ang kailangan lang natin ay kahit isang taong tunay na maniniwala sa atin upang mas buong tapang nating maipamalas ang ating kakayahan.

Be someone’s support system.
Be someone who believes in the greatness that others can become. 🫶