<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mindful Connections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grounded Healing for Unsettled Souls]]></description><link>https://giorgiaatasteofwel.wixsite.com/mindful-connections/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:48:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.groundworkcounselling.com.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to Cope When Your Life Looks Nothing Like You Planned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever looked around at your life and thought: this is not what I had in mind? Maybe you imagined you would be further along by now. Maybe something happened that you did not choose — a relationship that ended, a career that changed, a move to a country that felt nothing like home. Or maybe nothing dramatic happened at all, and yet somewhere along the way the life you are living and the life you thought you would have quietly drifted apart. That feeling is not quite grief, not quite...]]></description><link>https://www.groundworkcounselling.com.au/post/how-to-cope-when-your-life-looks-nothing-like-you-planned</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a73d489cc18b115026eebd5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:29:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>giorgia addessi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Stop Being Your Anxiety (and Start Working With It)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever caught yourself saying "I'm so anxious" — as if it's just part of your personality? That "I am" statement. Something you were born with. Something that feels as fixed and permanent as your own skin. Except - here's the thing about skin. It changes too. We shed dead skin cells continuously, ending up with a completely new skin layer every seven years or so. We just never notice it happening. And yet, somehow, we're more willing to believe that we're stuck with being anxious. Our...]]></description><link>https://www.groundworkcounselling.com.au/post/how-to-stop-being-your-anxiety-and-start-working-with-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4097aead71d3b6876c7d2b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:17:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>giorgia addessi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Difference Between Worry and Anxiety — And Why It Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever caught yourself saying "I'm such a worrier" — as if it's just part of your personality, something you were born with and simply have to manage? Many people use the words worry and anxiety interchangeably. But understanding the difference between the two can be genuinely useful — not just as a clinical distinction, but as a way of understanding what is actually happening inside you. Worry lives in the mind Worry is a thought-based process. It is that running commentary rehearsing...]]></description><link>https://www.groundworkcounselling.com.au/post/finding-grounding-the-connection-between-culture-and-mental-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a262b9d750b8b39abbc76cc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:40:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/51de0d_6e5bb21eb6f247938c0a69256d7edf1c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>giorgia addessi</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How We Eat Our Feelings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of us have done it. Reached for something to eat when we were not truly hungry — because we were stressed, overwhelmed, or upset. Perhaps you found yourself at the fridge after a difficult phone call, or finishing a packet of something without quite noticing how it happened. These moments are far more common than we tend to admit. And they are not a sign of weakness. Why food and emotions are so connected From the very beginning of our lives, food and comfort are intertwined. Being fed...]]></description><link>https://www.groundworkcounselling.com.au/post/navigating-anxiety-mindfulness-techniques-for-adults</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a262b9cbcf454bfefd9fc32</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:40:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/51de0d_358a8fde6b024807aa1105226dbd0f58~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>giorgia addessi</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>