4 Secrets to Finding Goals Again
How to Rebuild Interests When Life Has You Down
It’s New Year’s resolutions season - the time to create, take a stab at, and seemingly fail at nine out of ten resolutions. Of course, chances are that you have had some really quality resolutions before – goals that you wanted to achieve!
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Why EQ is a Buzzword You Need to Know
Emotional Intelligence can predict life success
Have you ever gone to a high school reunion and looked around and exclaimed, “She married him? And they have seven kids?” This is a truism that many…
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Against the Odds
Strategies for Combating Burnout Among Young Adults
YES, we have our lives ahead of us, we probably have a lot more to see, and we ARE in the prime of our lives! But if you’re a young professional or young adult…
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Life After Trauma
How to Cope With Unexpected Life Events, Build Resiliency, and Move Forward
No matter where you’re from, your sex, what your social status is, or your intelligence, the truth is that not one single person is immune to trauma.
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Don’t Believe Everything You Think, Part 2
Understanding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Ana has suffered a heartbreaking number of traumas in her short life that have decimated her self-confidence, filled her with anxiety, and snatched away her joy….
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Don’t Believe Everything You Think, Part 1
The Ten Cognitive Distortions
“I’ll never feel comfortable with his family,” Alina bemoaned as she rested her face in her hands. Nicole leaned forward across the restaurant table and patted Alina on her sagging shoulders.
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Why I Went Plant-Based
And Summer Recipes Your Whole Family Will Love
When I heard the phrase healthy food growing up, I was convinced I was going to either be eating dry lettuce and carrots like a rabbit or something bland and chalky, devoid of texture, salt, and appeal.
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How I Was Loved Back to Life
Christy’s Story
I shouldn’t be here. I tried to commit suicide 5 times. I had struggled with depression off and on since the age of 12. Growing up, my family and I moved around quite a bit, which created a sense of not fitting in and feeling socially disconnected.
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Suicide Beyond Statistics
Approaches to support our loved ones
“When I drive to work in the morning, I keep imagining what it would be like if I drove off the road or into the oncoming traffic…” My friend admitted to me the obtrusive thoughts were getting stronger.
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I’m Not Okay, But Don’t Tell Anyone
Unraveling the mystery to change the mental health crisis
It’s as if we like to think that if we don’t talk about it, mental illness is not real or certainly will never happen to us. But we couldn’t be more wrong.
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