by Sybil Brun | Aug 5, 2025 | Faith, Health & Wellness, Mental Health
It started quietly — not with a sharp pain or dramatic symptom, but with something I couldn’t ignore. My body felt way off. Enough to stir something deeper than fear. A knowing. I tried to wait it out. But it kept intensifying — subtle, steady, and persistent. It...
by Sybil Brun | Jul 28, 2025 | Faith, Mental Health
I used to feel like it was my job to hold everything together. Hold space. Hold peace. Hold people. Hold pain. Did I realize I felt this way? Nope, not at all. This came from subconscious beliefs formed when I was younger. I carried these beliefs in my blind spot. And...
by Sybil Brun | Jul 12, 2025 | Inspiration and Encouragement, Mental Health
Are You Trapped in a Diva–Doormat Dynamic? How to Recognize Emotionally Entitled Behavior — and Reclaim Your Own Voice There’s a polarity that quietly plays out in so many trauma-bonded relationships: One person seems to take up all the emotional space, while the...
by Sybil Brun | Jul 9, 2025 | Developmental Neuroscience
What Developmental Neuroscience Reveals About Early Brain States — and How to Support Children (and Yourself) During These Sensitive Years Introduction: The Hidden Programming of Early Childhood Have you ever wondered why certain emotional patterns feel like they’ve...
by Sybil Brun | Sep 20, 2021 | Inspiration and Encouragement
When you’ve spent a lot of years wandering in the desert, it can be hard to maintain a vision for your promised land. You may have even wandered so long that you’ve begun to IDENTIFY with the desert. Maybe this means reflexively telling yourself the trials of...