by AnnSheybani | Aug 16, 2015 | Adult Child of Alcholic, Alcoholic rules, anorexia, anxiety, attachment, Codependency, confrontation, Cultural Issues, culture shock, eating disorders, Expatriate Life, extreem dependency, identity, Intimacy, Iran, Life
When I turned thirty, I was angry and unhappy, but didn’t really know it. I figured that niggling feeling, the one I couldn’t really identify, the one that wouldn’t go away, was the natural result of having two little kids, too much time with...
by AnnSheybani | Aug 9, 2015 | Authenticity, coaching, identity, Interview, Remya Warrior, running, Writing
I talk about this stuff all the time. Two things changed my life: running and writing. From these two activities, man, did I learn to get in touch with myself. And that’s the key: connecting with who you really are and what you think and feel. Not easy for...
by AnnSheybani | Jul 20, 2015 | Anne Lamott, Authenticity, Confidence, connection, identity, Life, Reading, Traveling Mercies, vulnerability, Writing, writing lessons
I received this beautiful note last week in response to my newsletter, and I’d like to share it and my response with you. It’s relevant to you writers out there, AND to people-pleasers. Thank you for your raw honesty. Your courage inspires me, seriously....
by AnnSheybani | Jul 20, 2015 | identity, Life
I’ve been searching and searching for this video, which I saw a year or two back. Lo and behold, there it was in my Youtube feed this morning. There’s a couple of reasons I was taken by Zoe Chance’s TedX talk, why I wanted to share it with...
by AnnSheybani | Jul 13, 2015 | Codependency, desire, expectations, extreem dependency, identity, Life, meditation, mistakes
When I was twenty-one I found myself in an awful predicament. With a semester and a half to go before graduating from college, I got pregnant. I decided that snowy January that the only logical way to handle the unexpected turn of events was to marry my boyfriend, a...
by AnnSheybani | Mar 24, 2015 | Confidence, identity, Monica Lewinsky, shame, Ted Talk, Writing
I’m a big proponent of turning your mess into your message. And I think Monica Lewinsky’s recent Ted Talk is a wonderful example of turning one’s most shameful moment into a powerful call to action. Think about it. What are you hiding? What story...
