We are each bound to a unique karma that locks us in unwanted circumstances.

The first step in reversing your karma is pinpointing the areas of your life that feel stagnant.

Have you been suffering the same struggles with certain family members for too long?

Carmen Harra, PhD

Reflect honestly on your obstacles and understand where your problem lies.

Journal on the question: When and how did this all start?

Sever ties to toxic people.

Life is complicated enough: Don’t let the wrong people complicate it even more!

Learn from (and take responsibility for) your mistakes.

Taking responsibility can be difficult to do becauseyour egodoesn’t like to be blamed.

Perform actions that nourish your spirit and invoke well-being on every level.

We naturally perceive ourselves to be weak in certain areas and strong in others.

Maybe you think that you’re good at pleasing others but bad at standing up for yourself.

Instead, develop the courage to defy your downfalls and take the reins of karmic patterns.

Take a new action.

Sometimes we’re so stuck in a certain way of being that we don’t see its obvious drawbacks.

Slow down enough to notice if your old ways of doing things aren’t benefiting you anymore.

If they’re not, it’s time to modify your behavior.

Acting with principle is the simplest and most underrated way to compensate all karmic debts and generate positive karma.

Do good, even when you’re not expected to.

When in doubt, act in ways you would want others to act toward you.

To forgive is to detachfrom the anger, bitterness, and frustration you harbor internally.

Every person is fighting his or her own karmic battles.