A mistake a lot of us make is rushing into a friendship without knowing enough about the other person. You can’t tell if that person will be a good friend in a short amount of time, especially by letting them in too quickly. First, become acquaintances. It’s so much easier […]
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The thought of starting therapy can be scary for many of us. It can be especially difficult when it isn’t normalized to us or the people around us. For example, growing up we may have only heard negative things about therapy such as that it’s only for “out […]
Therapy: 3 Tips To Start
The mysteriousness of therapy can be a major factor in your hesitance to start. Learning as much as you can before starting will help you know what to expect and be less nervous getting into it. Not all of us have family or friends we can go to for therapy […]
Happy Thoughts: August 22, 2021 at 09:12AM
Letter writing is an easy self-care practice to start. Get yourself a notebook and pick a time at the end of your day to write. Start all your letters with “Dear” and address yourself. Write like you’re telling yourself about your day and its events. The next day, or even […]
Happy Thoughts: August 15, 2021 at 09:27AM
Even if we might be aware of our overall lack of boundaries, we might not recognize when we are allowing others to overstep them. Frequently reflecting is extremely important. When we lack that awareness, we must make time and sort of force ourselves to become aware. A great way to […]
Happy Thoughts: August 08, 2021 at 09:29AM
We don’t always have to take huge or dramatic steps to increase our confidence levels. In fact, taking small consistent steps is the best way to work on our self-esteem. We all have those things that scare us or that we would like to avoid. It can be something as […]
Happy Thoughts: July 29, 2021 at 09:28AM
Guilt is necessary to acknowledge and learn from past mistakes. However, constant guilt can be unhealthy and detrimental to our well-being. Many people, especially those with past trauma, deal with constant irrational guilt. This means that instead of feeling bad about something they actually did or caused, they experience feeling […]
Happy Thoughts: July 22, 2021 at 09:49AM
The unexpectedness, shock, and betrayal of having our trust broken are some of the most difficult feelings to deal with. To trust again, we first need to heal from what broke us in the first place. Explore what caused or triggered your trust issues. Journal or talk about it to […]
Happy Thoughts: July 15, 2021 at 01:18PM
Making mistakes is never a great experience and can sometimes result in feelings of embarrassment. This can lead to us wanting to cover our mistakes up, but ignoring them or becoming defensive when others bring them up only makes things worse. The best thing to do is to admit to […]
Happy Thoughts: July 11, 2021 at 11:00AM
We often think that our ultimate passion will just be discovered one day while we’re living our everyday lives. But it takes some digging and exploring for that to happen. We can’t know what we’re truly passionate about if we don’t try it out first. It could be something we […]