Nedra Tawwab
Writer at Nedra Nuggets
Licensed Therapist, Boundaries Expert, and Author https://t.co/hZPmWM54fn
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1 week ago |
pacificu.edu | Stephanie Foo |Nedra Tawwab |Robin Wall Kimmerer
Body At Pacific, we believe that mental health matters. Prioritizing our mental and emotional well-being is essential — not only for navigating life’s challenges, but to help us show up as our best, most authentic selves. In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, our dedicated team at the Counseling Center put together a list of their top five book recommendations that offer insight, comfort, and support — many of which are available for our students in the Counseling Center office.
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2 weeks ago |
boredteachers.com | Nedra Tawwab |Emily Nagoski |Amelia Nagoski |Madeleine Dore
Let’s face it—teaching is 90% heart, 10% caffeine, and 100% exhausting. Between the lesson plans, endless emails, staff meetings, and trying to remember where you put your copies, it’s easy to put yourself at the very bottom of the priority list. This book list is here to change that. Below, you’ll find 30 self care books sorted into categories that support the whole teacher—yes, even the one hiding snacks in their desk drawer and forgetting what day it is.
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2 weeks ago |
nedratawwab.substack.com | Nedra Tawwab
I led a six-week course centered around finding your voice and protecting your peace, and one recurring theme was discerning the difference between what we’re obligated to do and what we choose to do. When it comes to family relationships, in particular, there seems to be an unspoken contract that says because we are family, we are obligated to step in if:Thanks for reading Nedra Nuggets! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Someone gets sick and needs care.
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3 weeks ago |
nedratawwab.substack.com | Nedra Tawwab
My acts of discipline started as New Year's resolutions. This is no way an encouragement to live by the code of creating annual resolutions—after all, we're already a few months into the year. However, as a teenager, resolutions were the only path I knew to self-discipline in a way others wouldn't question. I was not yet brave, and I needed people not to ask too many questions. If you said a change was due to a resolution, people understood. One year, I gave up candy.
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1 month ago |
nedratawwab.substack.com | Nedra Tawwab
Many things can trigger resentment in us, and some of them are hard to acknowledge. I’ve heard people say they resent:Their childrenTheir partner’s ability to avoid guilt when they have the freedom to do certain thingsTheir coworker who has a familyTheir coworker who’s childlessPeople who can dance well without ever taking a classWe often have to live with resentment in our relationships. We have to sit with it, unable to simply step away.
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Nurturing intimacy inside of our relationships looks like: Asking questions Listening Really caring about what the other person is saying Following up Taking an interest and being invested in who they are as a person Noticing when we are constantly leading or dominating the