Dissolving the Anchor: Untethering Dysphoria and Self-Doubt to Create an Empowered Life

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"Heal my wounds and let my fading scars be stories of my triumphs…."
​​​​​​​After a suicide attempt, Luv Mrk Founder Hailima Yates wanted to stop feeling numb, sad, and angry at the world. When life's challenges anchored her down, emotional distress kidnapped her spirit. She needed to rediscover her power.
​​​​​​​To change her life, Hailima faced the sources that birthed her fears, shattered her self-esteem, and created her self-sabotaging behavior. Part memoir and part self-help guide, Dissolving the Anchor illustrates a journey from self-critical thoughts and suicidal ideation to an elevated mindset.
​​​​​​​Depression, insecurities, and adversities can shackle you from living your truth, recognizing your resiliency, and moving forward. But peace, happiness, and having love for ourselves, others, and receiving love are possible. Untether your mind from your anchor and free yourself to live the purposeful life you choose with Hailima's touching story-telling, inspiring poems, and striking artwork.
​​​​​​​You'll discover:
- Skills to replace a destructive mindset with new authentic, positive internal dialogue.
​​​​​​​- How to stop the judgment of others from influencing your self-esteem, identity, and inner peace.
​​​​​​​- Self-care methods to fight vacant-spirit feelings that weigh you down.Daily confidence-building affirmations and boundary settings to show others how to respect you.
​​​​​​​- True, lasting joy that doesn't depend on the temporary highs of relationships or material items.
​​​​​​​Release the heavy links of the anchor holding you back from happiness. Get Dissolving the Anchor now and transform those links into wings that will empower you to be free to fly and embrace your truth.

About the author

H.I. Yates

Hailima I. Yates is the CEO and Founder of Luv Mrk, a coaching company providing transformative workshops, events, and multimedia productions on self-empowerment; social, emotional, and mental wellness; and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Luv Mrk inspires others to recognize their power to transform themselves in ways that positively impact their life and their community.
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Her clients include nonprofits and national and international companies embracing positive self-identity, recidivism prevention, and an inclusive and equitable work environment. She has over 20 years of experience participating in and providing various programs, workshops, and multifaceted performances addressing self-esteem battles, social issues, and cultural competence to cultivate a more compassionate approach to the way we treat ourselves and others.
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In 2009, Hailima directed and produced Saints Rising, a documentary exploring the multitudes of challenges facing New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the breech of the levees.