Do You Neglect Self-Care During the Holidays? 5 Tips to Better Holiday Self-Care in 2021!
2022 is just around the corner, and we are rapidly approaching the two-year anniversary of the beginning of the pandemic. The holidays look a little different this year; many of us spent the 2020 holiday season relatively isolated, but people are planning and attending gatherings this year. Amidst these reunions, we are grappling with the […]
The Antidote to Fear is Gratitude: The Secrets to Having Authentic Gratitude
Thanksgiving is this week; what are you feeling thankful for? If you gather with your loved ones every Thanksgiving, you may have a tradition of going around the table and naming your gratitude. You may not have been able to gather last year, given the state of the world. And perhaps you aren’t able to […]
How to turn Body Dissatisfaction into Body Celebration: 5 Steps to Loving Your Body
Loving yourself and our relationship with ourselves is complicated. There is no denying that. As we live our lives, we are tasked with the responsibility to learn to love many aspects of ourselves: our feelings, our thoughts, our actions, and most importantly, our bodies. You might read that and think, “Really? Body satisfaction is most […]
Time to Break Up with a Friend: How to Deal with Friendship Breakups?
Friendship tends to have a complicated place in our lives. For starters, our culture puts a lot of emphasis on the importance of finding a “romantic partner” and far less on finding a solid platonic friend or friend group. However, we often find that we have longer-lasting and more honest relationships with our friends. Many […]
When Change Turns Your Life Upside Down: How to Cope with Change?
Life is a series of change: we change physically and mentally as we grow, develop and learn. We change from being in school to going to work. We change from traveling the world to settling down and raising a family. We change from raising a family to being retired. We learn more about the world […]
How can I stop people-pleasing?
We all like to think of ourselves as kind. In an ideal world, we are polite and accommodating to others, contributing to making the world a better, happier place. With those we love, we may take pride in being giving, nurturing, and thoughtful. Whether they are to be intentionally kind and attentive to the front […]