The 7 Mindset Shifts That Saved My Mental Health

And will probably save yours too, if you let them.

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I remember THAT day.

I was halfway through a pint of rocky road and a shame spiral when it hit me:

I am not broken. My mindset is.

See, for years, I believed I needed to work harder. Get up earlier. Meditate more. Manifest harder. Maybe buy a crystal or seven. But in reality? I wasn’t spiritually off-track or emotionally defective.

I just needed a mental software update.

So I rewrote the rules. Rewired the patterns. And, with time, these seven mindset shifts pulled me out of survival mode and into thriving.

Here they are. Sharp. Simple. Use them as medicine, not commandments. But trust me: they work.

Discomfort is Not a Threat But a Catalyst for Growth

For the longest time, I treated discomfort like a fire alarm: heart racing, palms sweating. Time to retreat. Shut it all down. Run.

Now I know:

Discomfort isn’t a sign to stop. It’s a signal you’re stretching. It’s a green light for growth.

Every time I felt anxious, I thought I was failing. Now, whenever I feel it, I…