With Father’s Day approaching, you might be experiencing some mixed or unpleasant emotions. Both Father’s Day and Mother’s Day tend to bring up a lot of feelings for people, and with good reason. Our relationship(s) with our parents play a significant role in our development, as they often lay the emotional blueprint for the rest […]
Feeling Anxious About Graduating? 3 Ways to Manage Post-Graduation Anxiety
Every milestone brings with it a mix of joy and anxiety. There is a lot to celebrate, yet there are also a lot of unknowns. You might be graduating from high school, college, or university. While you may have been looking forward to graduation for a long time, you may also have been aware that […]
Are You Ready to Stop Being a People-Pleaser? 5 Steps You Can Take to Correct People-Pleasing
Being a people-pleaser can sneak up on us. We value friendship; we value the memories we make with people we love. We value celebrating special occasions with others. There is no denying that relationships add irreplaceable meaning to our lives. It can be difficult, then, to consider that we may do “too much” for those […]
When Mother’s Day is Not Joyous! 3 Ways to Cope With Difficult Emotions on Mother’s Day
It can be difficult when there are events – or entire seasons – that come with an expectation of happiness. These times don’t take into account grief, loss, and/or stress, or that their passing may come with mixed emotions for people who have unpleasant associations with the thing being celebrated or observed. With Mother’s Day […]
Is College Causing You Anxiety and Stress? 3 Ways to Deal with Anxiety in Colleg
If you are feeling stressed out about college, I feel for you. It’s tricky how something that is happy or exciting can also be a source of stress or anxiety. Logically, we might know that we have elected to do something and yet feel out of control or apprehensive. This is because change is a […]
4 Ways to Build Stronger Communication in Your Couple’s Relationship
Communication can seem so simple: we tell each other things all the time. We speak, send text messages, and write notes. We tell each other we’re happy by smiling or angry by frowning. There are so many ways to express or share information! Especially in a relationship where you share your living space with another […]
Are You Afraid of Failing? How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure!
Sometimes, it can be challenging to understand how certain people take on certain tasks or projects. From the outside, all we see is a confident person stepping up to the plate, ready for action. Even if we know the person pretty well, we are probably not with them in their private moments of doubt, worry, […]
Is Your Mental Health at a Breaking Point? 5 Things You Can Do Today to Drastically Improve Your Mental Health
No matter how well you generally cope with pressure, there is no denying that the past two years have been exceptionally stressful. And this is just a baseline! For some of us, we have had to cope with struggles unrelated to COVID-19, and for others, the pandemic has made everything so much worse. Whether you […]
Is Your Teen’s Anxiety Getting Worse? 3 Tips to Help Manage Your Teen’s Anxiety and Stress
Looking back on our teenage years, many of us can relate to common experiences: changes in our bodies and emotions, pressure about our futures, navigating social dynamics, and the stress of trying to cope with all these things. Some of us were also dealing with discrimination, housing insecurity, mental and/or physical illness, relocation, and more. […]
Do you Believe in New Year’s Resolutions? 3 Tips for Successful New Year’s Resolutions!
Every year it’s the same thing: the calendar is about to change, and you feel the need to plan to, too. This is the time to be goal setting, whether those are short-term goals or long-term goals. The truth is that a fresh calendar year and a culture of setting resolutions is a great excuse […]
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