<?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[Life Coach Dubai | Ivana Velazquez]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life Coach Dubai | Ivana Velazquez]]></description><link>https://www.ivanavelazquez.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:45:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ivanavelazquez.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Your Brain Is Not Designed to Make You Happy, Is Designed to Keep You Safe.]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Ivana Velazquez —  Unlearning Coach, Dubai Let's start with the thing nobody tells you clearly enough: Your brain is not on your side. Not in the way you think. It is not optimised for your happiness, your fulfilment, or your sense of meaning. It is optimised for one thing only, keeping you alive long enough to survive. And the strategies it uses to do that are actively working against the life you're trying to build. Understanding this doesn't just explain why change is hard. It explains...]]></description><link>https://www.ivanavelazquez.com/post/your-brain-is-not-designed-to-make-you-happy-is-designed-to-keep-you-safe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a04406a48aeb3fcb2421f79</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:47:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ivana Velazquez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Signs Your Autopilot Is Running Your Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Ivana Velazquez — Unlearning Coach, Dubai Most people don't realise their autopilot is on. That's the point of autopilot, it runs quietly, in the background, making decisions that feel like choices. But there's a difference between choosing your life and executing a program someone else wrote for you years ago. Here are five signs the autopilot is running the show, and what it actually means. 1. You keep ending up in the same situations despite genuinely trying to change Different job,...]]></description><link>https://www.ivanavelazquez.com/post/5-signs-your-autopilot-is-running-your-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a043b064c277d8732ad79f3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:55:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ivana Velazquez</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>