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How Self-Compassion Can Help You Heal Your Inner Critic
This post is about healing your inner critic with self-compassion, understanding self-compassion, what it is and what it isn’t, and how self-compassion can start to change your relationship with yourself.
Five Words for Lasting Relationships
Brené Brown is one of our favorite researchers and authors for a reason. In this article by Drake Baer, and you’ll see why. She talks about Five Words for Lasting Relationships. A large part of Brené Brown’s research is on how individuals process their vulnerability, especially in communicating with their significant other.
How to Manage the Sunday Scaries
What are the Sunday Scaries? It’s a real phenomenon and you’re not alone in experiencing it. Feelings of anxiety and mild depression commonly affect individuals in such cases. The Sunday Scaries are truly dreadful, but the good news is you can learn to manage and even prevent them. With a little advanced
Career Assessments: Learn About Yourself to Get a Better Fitting Job
You’ve made the decision: It’s time for a career change. The only problem is that you’re not sure what you want to do, or even why you’re unhappy with your current job. That’s where taking career assessments can help.
What Shame Really Is — And How to Work Through It
Shame is something we all experience. Sometimes we feel it briefly and it leaves us like an unpleasant thought. Other times it stays, creeping inside our minds until it distorts both our perceptions of the world and how we believe the world perceives us.
Why Hard Decisions Should Be Easy (But Aren’t)
We make dozens of decisions on a daily basis: what to have for breakfast, which task to complete first, which article to read. Most of these decisions are easy. But then there are the hard decisions. This article will go over why hard decisions should be easy.
Best Anxiety Apps: 10 Therapist-Recommended Picks for 2026
Here are a few of our favorite apps to de-stress, relieve anxiety and clear your mind. You can download them to encourage a calm…
15 Signs Of A Quarter Life Crisis
Ah, your mid-twenties. What was once a settled period of contentment for many people has become a tumultuous time of confusing uncertainty for today’s young adults, many of whom feel stuck…
How to Make Friends in a New City: 5 Proven Tips for Adults
Moving to a new home can be hugely stressful but if you’re also moving to a new city at the same time you could find yourself experiencing a range of new emotions that might make you want to cower under the covers.