New beginnings collapse not from weakness but from the beautiful lie of all-or-nothing. Wednesday skipped becomes surrender till January, exposing how culture trains us to mistake effort for purity.| prickly oxheart
True freedom isn’t about winning or achieving — it begins when you stop running the machine’s scripts. This essay exposes the invisible programs and invites you to make meaning on your own terms.| prickly oxheart
Assumptions feel safer than not knowing, but they cost us everything. This essay is about projection, clarity, and the courage to drop the stories we invent about what others think.| prickly oxheart
The paradox of abundance and scarcity. Voluntary constraints creates freedom, imposed limitations destroy agency, choice overload paralyses decisions, and perceived control predicts stress response.| prickly oxheart
What if doing nothing was the only way to find out who you are? Not recharging to push harder — but exiting the machine and remembering what you actually want.| prickly oxheart
Emotional intelligence, psychological flexibility and the power of assuming good intent—how to stay grounded and connected in the mess of human relationships.| prickly oxheart
The space between feeling and fleeing holds everything. A meditation on how our relationship with discomfort shapes our capacity for authentic living, meaningful work, and genuine connection.| prickly oxheart
The chaos you're fighting might be your psyche refusing to be reduced to a system. Discover why your scattered state contains its own wisdom and how to trust the mess of being alive.| prickly oxheart
It's not productivity we're addicted to — it's the illusion of control. This piece cuts through the performance we mistake for living, and reveals unreasonable life waiting in the space between doings| prickly oxheart
A look at the gaps between lists and lived action, where self-trust, identity, and rhythm meet tension between performance, permission, and direction.| prickly oxheart
A raw exploration of how fear of missing out destroys presence, and why enough is the most radical choice you can make. The rebellion against endless wanting starts here.| prickly oxheart
Standing out isn't about being special — it's about being specific. Why thinking differently requires questioning everything you've been told about happiness, success, and belonging.| prickly oxheart
Explores three distinct ways we experience the present moment — monetizing, observing, or fully becoming it — and asks who decides if you’re not ready to live in the now.| prickly oxheart
The hidden cost of perfectionism, how hiding until you're ready keeps you from becoming ready, and why the fastest learners embrace being witnessed in their incompetence.| prickly oxheart
We think we're gathering data — but we're postponing action. This piece explores decision paralysis, the fear of choosing wrong, and why doing matters more than clarity or readiness.| prickly oxheart
Resistance feels like fear but hides grief. This essay unpacks avoidance, procrastination, and self-protection to reveal what you're really postponing — your next becoming.| prickly oxheart
A reflection on breaking performance habits, rejecting approval-seeking, and creating a life that begins before permission or validation is granted.| prickly oxheart
The unreasonable life thrives in rebellion against comfort zones. Explore somatic training, boundary-setting, and the radical art of choosing aliveness over safety — without negotiating with fear.| prickly oxheart
Fear doesn’t shout — it whispers. Learn why naming it is the first step, and how inner dialogue starts the work of untraining it, one act at a time.| prickly oxheart
Join the chain of generosity — Earn-It-Backward coaching credits for working artists and meaning-driven leaders — repay by contribution, not by fee.| prickly oxheart
Sharp look at how pursuit of healing became an identity; reflection on victim mentality, performative healing, and the discomfort of self-recognition.| prickly oxheart
Insights on journaling as a tool for psychological clarity using writing to notice patterns hold inner dialogue and support intentional self-change| prickly oxheart
A rigid daily routine built on five-mile walks and one meal shapes Jack Dorsey's approach to discipline, focus, and control in a world of convenience.| prickly oxheart
A coaching blog that serves ideas fresh. Practical, direct, and written with someone in mind — maybe you. No life-fixing formulas, no grand theories — just small shifts that make a real difference.| prickly oxheart
What if you could unfollow the part of yourself that second-guesses everything? A grounded, witty take on introspection and learning to listen in.| prickly oxheart
Unpack old baggage, overcome fear, reclaim autonomy, and create real change. Prickly Oxheart merges coaching and the art of psychology, enabling authentic transformation and self-leadership.| prickly oxheart
A closer look at the Saturday cheat day ritual — not as a loophole, but as a quiet act of balance. First in the This Is Not a How-To series.| prickly oxhe.art
We do not find time for self-care — we make it. The difference between burnout and balance is deciding what comes first. When self-care becomes non-negotiable, everything else changes for the better.| prickly oxhe.art
Prickly Oxheart transformative coaching with radical transparency. Explore intentional growth, clear pricing, & powerful agreements for lasting change| prickly oxheart
What makes someone coachable? It’s not hunger, it’s how they hold the work. This isn’t performance. It’s a threshold. And help is never owed.| prickly oxheart
Unpack old baggage, overcome fear, reclaim autonomy, and create real change. Prickly Oxheart merges coaching and the art of psychology, enabling authentic transformation and self-leadership.| prickly oxhe.art