Hi, I’m Neftys… And this is a bit awkward. Welcome to my little corner. For the Gen Z out there : I’m a cisgender, cat mom, neurodivergent, queer millennial on the spectrum. My pronouns are She/Her and I’m a Leo♌ For everyone else: I’m just a girl that loves to…

A Guide to Cultivating Peace, Focus, and Well-Being in Your Daily Life — After years of trauma-based mindfulness therapy, I decided to deepen my understanding of mindfulness by enrolling in a course. This decision was influenced by my positive experiences with a skilled neuropsychologist who introduced me to mindfulness. I’ve found that mindfulness can be incredibly transformative and life-changing. My goal is to…

The Writer’s Dilemma: Quality or Quantity? — Ever tried reading a whole article and found it tough? I did too. I was skimming through Medium (like every day) and I was trying to read a whole article (How many of you can actually do this? Just curious) but I found it extremely difficult. …

Exploring the Depths, Finding the Light — There are days when I find myself disliking almost everything, yearning for nothing more than to sleep, eat, and repeat. I’m caught between questioning if this is a bout of depression or just a bout of laziness. …

In those moments when life felt too raw, like an open wound, I found comfort in the depths of the spiritual and astral world. I often found myself, at my mere 25 years old, fearing ageing and death, fearing time and humans, until I remembered that life is much more…

Navigating Vulnerability in the Digital World -Embracing Self-Compassion — “When I started blogging, I was incredibly thrilled to share the thoughts and emotions that had weighed on my mind for so long. …

Medium and Me: A Tale of Resilience . You cannot unlove your family, but you can hate them… Trigger warning: It might mention suicidality, mental illness, sexual assault and dysfunctional environments. I often wonder what it’s like to grow up in a loving, healthy family. Sometimes, I even question if such a thing truly exists. However, when I talk to some friends, I…

Healing requires hard work. — Therapy is not a passive experience but an active commitment. Through my personal experience, undergoing psychological therapy should be viewed as a transformative journey, a sort of advanced course where individuals can acquire essential skills that for some reason they didn’t get to have. …

All the steps helped me learn almost 4 languages in 4 years. — I still remember when I relocated to the Netherlands 4 years ago. At that time, I was around 21 years old, and the only languages I knew were Italian (my native language) and Neapolitan, a local language spoken by a few million people only (most people still believe it to…