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Have you ever caught yourself talking faster, answering before you've even thought it through, or feeling a low-grade tension you can't quite name? 🤔 That's not just nerves — that's often your false self taking over.

Most of us have been performing a version of ourselves for so long that we've genuinely forgotten there's a difference between who we are and who we've built ourselves to be. Your false self shows up to gain approval, avoid rejection, or meet other people's expectations. Your true self shows up when nobody's judging — genuine curiosity, honest emotion, opinions that are actually yours.

The good news? Both leave clues. Physical, emotional, and behavioural signals that tell you exactly which version is in the driver's seat at any given moment.

This week, notice one moment your voice speeds up or your chest tightens — and one moment you feel curious, calm, and completely yourself. ✨

👇 What's one signal that tells you your true self just showed up? Share below.

Ready to map your own true self vs. false identity? Sign up for the TRUE YOU mini-course: https://strongmindt.com/mini-course/true-you/sales-page or find out how Authentic you really are for FREE: https://strongmindt.com/free-authenticity-assessment

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗧

Ever caught someone staring and had to decide, in half a second, whether to ignore it, explain it, or joke about it?

I live with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, and using crutches, being stared at in public is a given. However a lot of people may not realy mean to be rude, they're just curious. Most people never had to think twice how to move from point A to point B so when they finally see it done differently, of course they will look.

The question is not whether people will stare, they will. The real question is what you do in that moment: educate, ignore, or have a little fun with it.

In this video I share how I've learned to handle the stares without losing my humour, or my patience - ok, maybe sometimes. 😜

What do you usually do when you catch someone staring at you?



If you have questions about living with a physical disability as an individual with a disability yourself, a parent, significant other, a caregiver, or an employer of a person with a physical disability (spina bifida and paraplegia) you can book a 40 Min Live 1-on-1 Disability Q&A with me here: https://strongmindt.com/book-a-call.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 "𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘀" 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 🤔

Before you can live authentically, you have to see the water you've been swimming in. The invisible rules from your family, culture, gender, religion, and career have been shaping your identity your whole life — often without your consent, and definitely without your awareness.

Things like "be the responsible one," "don't make waves," "put others first," "fit in." They feel like personal beliefs. Most of them are actually borrowed blueprints.

Here's the shift: you can't choose your authentic self until you can clearly see which parts of your current self were chosen by someone else.
This week, pick one "rule" you live by and ask: is this genuinely mine, or did I just inherit it? ✨

👇 What's one script you've been living by that you're starting to question? Tell us below.

Ready to map your own scripts and reclaim what's actually yours? Sign up for TRUE YOU mini-course here: https://strongmindt.com/mini-course/true-you/sales-page

𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: think back over the last 5 years. What's one thing you achieved that you just knew would make you significantly happier? Got it? Now be honest — how long did that feeling actually last? 🤔

For most of us, it fades faster than we'd like to admit. That's the hedonic treadmill — happiness that spikes with a win, then quietly resets back to baseline.

But here's what doesn't fade: the deep sense of rightness you feel when you're being fully, unapologetically yourself. That's eudaimonic happiness — and it's not random. It's the direct result of living in alignment with who you actually are.

This isn't a philosophy lesson. It's proof you can find in your own life, if you know where to look.

👇 What's one moment in the last few years where you felt genuinely, deeply yourself — not just excited, but right? Tell me below.

Want the tools to build a life around what actually lasts? Sign up for the TRUE YOU mini-course here: https://strongmindt.com/mini-course/true-you/sales-page

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹

Happiness isn't a vague unachievable concept — Its actually much more atainable than you think and a code you can actually crack.

Behind every StrongMindt course is the PERMAH model: Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Purpose, Accomplishment, and Physical Health — plus 2 components I believe are non-negotiable for real wellbeing: Authenticity and Self-Knowledge, and Workplace Wellness

That's the 8 building blocks of a happy, thriving life. 8 full courses - One roadmap toward a life that's uniquely yours — not some unattainable idea of "perfectly happy."

And here's the part most people dont realise: happiness isn't a single decision you make once. It's a choice you keep making, on repeat, even after you've done the work.

Which of these 8 components do you feel is missing most in your life right now?

You can find out more about me and my approach here: https://strongmindt.com/about-me

Guilt is heavy on its own. Now imagine carrying it every time your body needs rest or you feel really ill or have complications as a result of your disability, and every time you're "absent again," someone raises an eyebrow at your absence and expects an explanation or you feel like you need to give an explanation.

If you live with a physical disability, you know this guilt trip well: justifying your existence, and ignoring your needs so others don't have to "cover for you," and feeling like you must go the extra mile just to be seen as equal. If you don't live with a disability, I'd bet you've felt a version of this too — guilt visits anyone the world expects more from than it understands.

Guilt tells you you're failing. The truth? That guilt was never yours to carry. You're doing more than you think. 💛

Let it go!



If you have questions about living with a physical disability as an individual with a disability yourself, a parent, significant other, caregiver, or employer of a person with a physical disability, you can book a 40 Min Live 1-on-1 Disability Q&A with me here: https://strongmindt.com/book-a-call.

𝗜 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗛𝗜𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 - Walk THE Talk! 🎥

Hi, my name is 𝗗𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗶 𝗢𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 and I am a Happiness Coach and Course Creator and the founder of 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘁. I Empower adults with physical disabilities, their parents, significant others, and caregivers — and anyone else ready to build genuine, lasting happiness to create their personal Blueprint for a Happy Life by improving their Authenticity and Self-knowledge, Physical Health, Emotions, Relationships, Meaning and Purpose, Engagement, Accomplishment, and Workplace and Career and ultimately put everything together into a unique, personal Blueprint for happy, thriving, fulfilled life.

So, I signed up for a Walk-and-Talk Video Challenge. Innitially I misunderstood the challenge and thought this was just going to be a practice run because I am scared to death of that big red record button and I really cringed at putting these videos on social media, since I am really not looking my best here and developed a cold as well. Until Sarah Cordiner double-dared me. And we all know - You don't dare a disabled person! 😂 So here it is. My very first, vey unkept me, live video!

Watch this space for more! If you have urgent questions about disability you need answers to, you can sign up for my 40 Minute Live 1-on-1 Disability Q&A here: https://strongmindt.com/40-min-disability-qanda/sales-page

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚

Ever feel exhausted after a day where nothing really "went wrong" to make you feel tired— you just spent the whole time being a version of yourself that isn't quite you? 😮💨

That exhaustion has a name: performance stress. And it's not the only cost of fitting in. There's also the resentment that builds when you keep saying yes while meaning no. And the disconnection you feel even when you're surrounded by people — because none of them actually know you.

These costs are patterns. And patterns can be traced, understood, and changed.

This week, notice one moment where you performed instead of showing up as yourself. What did it cost you — before, during, and after? ✨

👇 Which cost hits closest to home for you: stress, resentment, or disconnection? Tell me below.

Ready to stop paying these costs? Sign up for my TRUE YOU mini-course here: https://strongmindt.com/mini-course/true-you/sales-page for the tools to build a life that doesn't cost you yourself.