5 Tips to Practice Gratitude to Get Through the Day
According to Robert Emmons, a leading gratitude researcher, positive emotions wear off quickly. We respond excitedly to newness. So when new jobs become routine, romance…
Category: Self esteem
6 Ways You Can Break Free from Your Trust Issues
Psychologists have reported that within the past 10 years, there has been a rise in mistrust between partners in romantic relationships. With the widespread of…
7 Tips to Set Healthy Boundaries with Others
Being nice is great when you can make someone’s day. But like all things in life, too much of one thing can be bad for…
5 Things To Remember When Your Life Is Falling Apart
It’s hard to talk about things. That’s why sugarcoating exists. Pain, in fact, makes some of the world’s greatest actors, because they know which face…
5 Ways to Stay Motivated Once You’re Ready to Do Something
The world is becoming more demanding and fast-paced everyday. As a result, it’s easy to feel burnt out and unmotivated. Just when you think you’re…
5 Effects of Physical Discipline
In the past, physical discipline was more common. Even to this day, because there is no law that protects people from it, it is still…
How to Overcome Your Failures & Build Your Self-Esteem
Although “self” is a simple four-letter word, establishing a strong, confident sense of self requires our ability to battle through self-doubt and a great deal…
How to Cope with Your Social Anxiety
Social anxiety is something that I’ve struggled with. I’m sure you’re reading this because you have it, too. It’s a common problem that many of…
The 4 Mental Effects Of Swipe-Dating Apps
A World of Swiping It was in autumn of 2012 that our smartphone-addicted society was changed forever by the rise of the most infamous dating…
6 Side Effects of Toxic Parenting
When Rapunzel left the tower and the evil witch she thought was her mother, she stepped into freedom and found adventure. But despite her escape,…
6 Ways to Help Your Friend in a Toxic Relationship
Sometimes, relationships don’t just take a turn for the worse—they can impose danger or even be life-threatening. Abuse and manipulative behavior can be hard to…
LGBTQ+: The Mental Effects of Not Being Accepted
In the Closet When it came to the word “gay”, my neighborhood was pretty conservative. I grew up in Catholic schools, and not much was…
Contentment with the Unknown
“The Way of Being Lost” is an inspirational memoir that shares the candid moments lived by Victoria Price. Despite a period of personal circumstances, Price…
7 Strange Signs You Will Be Successful
Do you ever feel uncertain about the path you’re on, because you’re not where you want to be? Or maybe you’re sitting there, second-guessing your…
7 Signs You May Not Be Ready for a Relationship
Have you been going on dates and wondering whether you and your romantic interest should be in a relationship? Or perhaps you’ve just relocated because…
7 Ways to Stop Procrastinating
Still haven’t done the laundry or the dishes? What about applying for your dream job or wanting to write that book you always had ideas…
The 5 Types of Children from Toxic Families
Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, a family therapist and former founding chairperson of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics, discovered that children who come from dysfunctional families…
8 Common Characteristics of a Dysfunctional Family
Families are generally known to be the people you can lean on during tough times and have open disagreements without feeling attacked or judged. At…
5 Tips for Parents with Highly Sensitive Children (HSC)
Highly sensitive children are naturally charming with their great ability to empathize with others that people often warm up to them easily. Creative, reflective, and…
6 Ways to Handle Embarrassment
We’ve all experienced embarrassing moments, whether that means tripping down (or up, if you’re more ambitious like me) the stairs, spilling coffee on ourselves, or…