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How to deal with resistance and self-doubt: practical tips

Daily practices | June 16, 2025 | By Pavlina Papashimova

We don’t avoid what we don’t care about—we avoid what we most care about.

Our greatest fears point to what we most strongly desire. The more you’re afraid of something, the more likely it is that you care about it deeply.

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What becomes possible when we take off the limiting lens?

Self-knowledge | June 7, 2025 | By Pavlina Papashimova

The lens we look through shapes what we see. And what we see shapes our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Someone who procrastinates is most likely looking through a lens of “I’m not good enough.” 

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What perfectionism really is

Self-knowledge | June 6, 2025 | By Pavlina Papashimova

You might call it discipline. You might think that your high standards are a sign of excellence. But what if they’re not? What if the real reason you can’t stop improving, fixing, overthinking… Isn’t because you want to do your best—but because you’re terrified of what it means if you didn’t?

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The liberation from pain is through the pain

Life philosophy, Self-knowledge | June 5, 2025 | By Pavlina Papashimova

I shared something I was deeply ashamed of with a mentor. And even though they said it was understandable and normal, the words “not that it’s okay” slipped.

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Change requires letting go of always knowing

Self-knowledge | June 3, 2025 | By Pavlina Papashimova

One of the biggest obstacles to change is the desire to be right. 

We’re often very invested in our knowledge, understanding and views about the world, ourselves, others. 

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Calm in the midst of chaos

Self-knowledge | May 30, 2025 | By Pavlina Papashimova

Inner freedom and peace is not about reaching a perfectly tranquil, problem-free state of life. It’s about being calm in the midst of chaos. Having clarity in the midst of confusion. Feeling confident in the presence of self-doubt. 

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No amount of success can ever satisfy a self-image built on lack

Self-knowledge | May 29, 2025 | By Pavlina Papashimova

The actions we take or don’t take are what creates our full experience and results of life. And who we are—the conscious and subconscious ideas we have about ourselves—is what creates the actions.

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What we resist is our access to peace and resilience

Self-knowledge | May 28, 2025 | By Pavlina Papashimova

By being with my painful feelings instead of wanting to get rid of me, I found within myself resilience, acceptance and love for myself that I hadn’t known existed. 

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I was there. But the seat was empty.

Self-knowledge | May 22, 2025 | By Pavlina Papashimova

When I think back to my childhood, I realise that I felt invisible, most of the time.
There, but not there. Me, but not me.

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Fear fights to be right about itself

Self-knowledge | May 12, 2025 | By Pavlina Papashimova

Fear chooses being right over being free. It fights for what is known, even when what’s known is pain, limitation, or self-sabotage. Because fear isn’t just a feeling. It’s the voice of the Wounded Ego Self— The part of you wired to protect what’s familiar, not what’s true.

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Pavlina is a mindset coach, writer and entrepreneur. She helps you transcend the limiting subconscious patterns that hold you back from attaining your greatest potential in performance, health and relationships. Master your mind, self, and life—and be the most expansive expression of yourself.

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