Amr Aly
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Healing from Trauma Without a Timeline
Part 1: I Thought I Was "Over It" For a long time, I thought healing was linear. You go through something hard, you cry it out, you journal about it, you maybe talk to a therapist — and then, after enough time, you’re “healed.” You get your closure, your happy ending. The story wraps itself up neatly.
By Amr Aly9 months ago in Motivation
Title: "What I Wish I Knew in My 20s: A Letter to My Younger Self"
Part 1: “Your Career Isn’t Your Identity” At 23, I wore my job title like armor. Fresh out of college, I’d landed a coveted role at a glossy tech startup. My LinkedIn bio sparkled with buzzwords like “innovator” and “disruptor,” and I wore my 80-hour workweeks as a badge of honor. My desk was a shrine to productivity: a wilting succulent, a stack of energy drinks, and a framed “Employee of the Month” certificate I’d earned after pulling three all-nighters in a row.
By Amr Aly9 months ago in Motivation
The Habits That Actually Changed My Life
If you’re anything like I was a few years ago, you’ve probably tried a lot of “life-changing habits” that didn’t stick. You downloaded five different productivity apps, started waking up at 5 a.m. for a week, read three self-help books and highlighted everything — and still felt stuck. I get it.
By Amr Aly9 months ago in Motivation
My Journey from Self-Hate to Self-Worth
Part 1: The Voice in My Head Wasn’t Kind For years, I lived with a voice in my head that tore me apart. Not literally—just that constant internal narrator who always found something wrong. With how I looked. With how I sounded. With what I did, or didn’t do, or should’ve done better.
By Amr Aly9 months ago in Motivation
I Stopped Chasing Hustle and Found Peace
Part 1: The Hustle Was the Only Language I Knew For most of my adult life, hustle was my default setting. I wore “busy” like a badge of honor. I scheduled every minute. My calendar was stacked. I said yes to every opportunity. I equated rest with laziness and slowing down with falling behind.
By Amr Aly9 months ago in Motivation
Therapy Taught Me These 5 Truths
When I first walked into therapy, I wasn’t sure what I was expecting. Maybe I thought I’d get “fixed” in a few sessions. Maybe I wanted someone to tell me I wasn’t broken. Maybe I just needed to speak the words I had kept inside for too long.
By Amr Aly9 months ago in Motivation
Why I Write Even When No One’s Reading
Part 1: The Quiet Beginning It started with a notebook. Spiral-bound, covered in stickers, pages warped from being shoved into backpacks and drenched in spilled juice boxes. I was nine, maybe ten, scribbling short stories that made no sense but made me feel alive. There was no audience. No feedback. No “platform.”
By Amr Aly9 months ago in Motivation
