Most couples don’t break down because they don’t love each other. They break down because what they feel doesn’t move. In my work with couples, I often explain emotions in a simple way: Emotion is energy in motion. When an emotion is allowed — felt in the body, named honestly, expressed safely — it moves. […]
Author Archives: Janaina Mahe
The Framework (IEF™)
How the Lived Experience Arc Reveals the Roots of the Innate Entitlement Framework™
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Dec
Dec
The Lived Experience Behind the Innate Entitlement Framework™ Before the framework became theory, it existed as lived experience. Before exploring the developmental theory itself, it helps to understand the lived experiences that shaped it. The ideas that later became the Innate Entitlement Framework™ did not begin as theory. They emerged gradually through lived experience, personal […]
My Journey
Confessions of a Counselor – Chapter 4 The Smile That Opened Every Door… and the Horizon That Changed Everything
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Dec
Dec
I’ve always believed that life leaves us clues — little signs that we’re moving in the right direction, even when everything feels impossible. And nothing felt more impossible than the moment I first decided I wanted to go to London. Because the truth is simple and brutal: I didn’t have a penny. Not for the […]
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Aug
Aug
“In the hush of that airport bathroom, I stared into the mirror and surrendered—I trusted life to guide me.” The second flight of my life was the one that changed everything. The first had been a short hop across Brazil, no more than half an hour. But this time, I was stepping into […]
My Journey
Chapter 2: I Had to Leave to Find Myself-A story of resilience, empathy, and stepping into the unknown
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Jul
Jul
There wasn’t one single moment that made me leave Brazil. It was a collection of moments, feelings, and deep truths that built up inside me like waves — until they could no longer be ignored. But there was one moment when I knew: I can’t live here. Not like this. Not as myself. One of […]
Relational & Emotional Life
✨ The Most Important Relationship You’ll Ever Have — A Therapist’s Reflection on Self-Esteem, Self-Love, and Emotional Healing
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Jul
Jul
When I work with my clients — whether they come to therapy for anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, relationship issues, or simply wanting to reconnect with themselves — there is one deep truth I always return to: the most important relationship you will ever have is the relationship you have with yourself. The way you […]
My Journey
“Chapter One: Trust, Presence, and the Journey from Brazil to London: My Journey of Mindfulness, Resilience & Radical Self-Care”
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Jul
Jul
When I was growing up, my environment was unpredictable. There were times when it was very, very good — full of warmth, love, and laughter. And there were other times when it was deeply painful and chaotic. In that environment, I learned to sense people deeply, to read the energy in the room, and to […]
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Nov
Nov
In my childhood, when I was first faced with the reality of life and death, I remember thinking: “is mother nature having a laugh? How am I supposed to live life pretending nothing is going to happen? How can I now continue going with the flow and hoping for the best? How can I get over the […]