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The Truth About Healing
Why Healing Feels Impossible—And Why It’s Not For many people struggling with depression, anxiety, or other forms of emotional distress,...

Maryam
Mar 25, 20252 min read


Love...the One Who Carried You
You may think no one is watching when you stand in front of the mirror criticizing yourself.
You may think no one is watching when you eat the ice cream and immediately feel guilt.
You may think no one is watching when you repeat the same story of inadequacy for the thousandth time.
But there is a watcher.
The subconscious mind is listening.
And whatever it repeatedly hears, it accepts as truth.

Maryam
Jun 256 min read


Only Love Lets Go: Only Love, Let's Go
We often think we are trying to create a new future. In reality, we are changing the present. And when the present changes, our relationship to the past changes with it.
The event remains.
The meaning transforms.
The emotional charge dissolves.
The story evolves.
In this way, we rewrite the past. And by rewriting the past, we rewrite the present. And by rewriting the present, we rewrite the future, which is simply another now moment waiting to arrive.

Maryam
Jun 196 min read


Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear
The more clearly a person understands their values, needs, boundaries, and patterns, the easier it becomes to recognize what belongs to them and what does not. They can take responsibility for their triggers without making excuses for poor treatment. They can acknowledge their own projections without abandoning their standards.

Maryam
Jun 162 min read


Presence: The Foundation Beneath Effort
Presence is not simply relaxation or stillness. It is a quality of attention, an ability to be with your direct experience without immediately filtering it through judgment, fear, conditioning, or automatic reaction.

Maryam
Jun 92 min read


The Garden and the Seed: Why Healing Requires More Than Insight
When we learn to listen to the wisdom of the body, uncover the patterns residing beneath awareness, and consciously cultivate new ways of being, we gain the ability to participate more fully in our lives.
We are no longer ruled by unconscious patterns.
We are no longer living by default.
We become active participants in our own evolution.

Maryam
Jun 24 min read


Becoming the Change: Transforming the World from Within
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind,” Gandhi also said. In the same way, a heart that chooses love opens a window for the whole world to see again.

Maryam
Sep 10, 20253 min read


Fear Has No Place in the Life of a Mother
Fear has no place in the life of a mother. Not because we’re perfect. Not because danger never exists. But because fear is a poor teacher. Love is better.

Maryam
Jul 11, 20252 min read


Safe in Our Bodies: Reimagining Birth Without Fear
This is what I teach: Embodiment. Returning home to sovereignty within yourself. No longer dependent on the outside world for permission, safety, or approval.

Maryam
Jul 9, 20253 min read


Embodying the Holy: A Prayer for Presence Without Crutches
When we speak of being embodied, it often conjures images of deep spiritual experience, of feeling the weight of life’s mysteries and the...

Maryam
Jul 1, 20251 min read


You Are the World They Grow In
There’s something I’ve been reflecting on lately—something I feel more mothers need to hear: Your peace is not a luxury. It’s not selfish. It’s not a bonus if there’s time. It is the foundation of your children’s world. We live in times where fear is everywhere -politics, the economy, the news, even playground chatter. It’s easy to feel pulled into it all; to believe we must join the collective panic to be responsible or informed. But here's the thing I know in my bones now:

Maryam
Jun 6, 20252 min read


You Belong Among the Wildflowers: A Sacred Reclamation of Beauty
There’s a certain kind of beauty that hums quietly in the soul, one that doesn’t ask to be seen, but simply is . It isn’t loud. It...

maryamlempke
Jun 5, 20252 min read


Healing in Relationship: Letting Go, Holding On, and Stepping into New Patterns of Connection
In the journey of healing, we often think of transformation as something deeply personal, an internal awakening, a return to self, a...

maryamlempke
Jun 4, 20252 min read


Reimagining Care: The Body as the Doorway to Conscious Healing
Healing isn't linear. But we believe the journey begins in the body, and that every step taken with reverence and intention opens a doorway into something more.

Maryam
Jun 1, 20252 min read


Embodiment as a Path to Healing: A Somatic Approach at Pura Vida Psychiatry
Whether you are sipping tea quietly, managing the complexities of parenting and work, or healing from deep emotional wounds, these practices are your allies.

Maryam
May 14, 20253 min read


This Moment is Enough Because I AM: Receive It
Receiving Where You Are: The Key to Transcendence and True Change In the journey of healing and transformation, we often focus on...

Maryam
Mar 30, 20254 min read


The Freedom of Being
The Power of Presence: Stepping into Awareness and Aligning with Your Highest Self In the fast-paced world we inhabit, we are often...

Maryam
Mar 9, 20254 min read


Knowledge of Self for Personal Transformation: The ANS
Understanding the Autonomic Nervous System: Balancing Our Inner World The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is our body’s command center for...

Maryam
Mar 9, 20254 min read


The Pura Vida Way
Somatic Processing Therapy Combined with Talk Therapy: A Bidirectional Approach to Healing and Transformation The healing journey is...

Maryam
Mar 9, 20255 min read


Breathe In, Breathe Out: Embracing Mindfulness with the Power of Breath Prayer
In today’s fast-paced world, finding moments of calm can feel like a fleeting dream. Responsibilities and distractions pull us in...

Maryam
Mar 9, 20254 min read
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