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3 Steps You Need to Take When You Want to Set Healthy Boundaries
To take care of yourself properly, you need to start setting healthy boundaries. But how can you start to overcome feelings of intense guilt and begin to prioritize your own needs? Please, remember that setting healthy boundaries will be the most important self-care action you will ever make because practicing self-care also benefit those around you. Read More...
How to Stay Calm When it Feels Like Your Life is About to Fall Apart
Listen, I wish I could tell you it gets better, but it doesn’t get better. You get better. Joan Rivers said these words back in 2011, talking about her calling as a comedian and actress. But – as it goes with insightful thoughts conjured up by vibrant minds – Joan’s words stretch far beyond the context in which they came to life. Read More...
How to Help Your Loved One Who is Suffering
What can we do if our loved one is suffering? Seeing someone we care about in pain is never easy but with some help, you can help them get through life's challenges more easily. Read More...
7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Mental Health
On average, 1 in every 5 Americans experiences mental health issues each year. While some struggles may seem impossible to overcome, I’ve learned that by taking baby steps, you can start moving in the right direction. Reaching a healthy mental state is a constant battle, but the journey toward contentment is one of the most rewarding experiences. Here are some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned from transforming my mental health. Read More...
How to Cope When You Feel Too Stressed to Study
Have you ever felt the overwhelming wave of stress when it makes you lose your footing and you can't focus to study? College essay writing process is no exception and could be extremely time-consuming and anxiety-inducing. Of course, sometimes, some assignments provoke your most creative side when you are in the state of flow and it all lead you to great academic accomplishment. But it is hardly more than 10% of the whole assignment load. Problems with college essay writing assignments make the lives of the students way too stressful. You are not supposed to live in stress all the time, because the more stress you have, the worse you study and the worse you study, the more stress you have. It's a vicious cycle that you CAN break. Read More...
How to Be Happy with What you Have & Stop Wanting More
In a world that drills into our heads to upgrade to the latest devices, get the newer car, get the swanky house, and strive for the job promotion with the big raise and added bonus, it’s hard to be content with what you have. If we don’t live our lives currently content with what we have, however, we will spend our days in a sea of dissatisfaction with our current material possessions, professional career, and overall living status. To help find a balance, here are a few tips to be happy with what you already have. Read More...
What Are Essential Oils & Do They Really Work?
You've probably heard a thing or two about essential oils but weren't sure why they are considered so helpful when it comes to reducing stress, improving focus and overall sense of wellness. Essential oils are the natural distilled aromatic oils from particular parts of plants. That means the part of the plant that provides its fragrance has been distilled down and combined with another oil. But how does this do anything useful other than just give a nice smell? Let's find out. Read More...
3 Ways Buying a House Can Boost Your Emotional Wellbeing
The mere thought of buying a house — let alone your first house — could be formidable cause for a panic attack. Mortgages, moving trucks, and maintenance are the three evil M’s of homeownership. However, there are three ways how buying a house can actually boost your emotional wellbeing. Read More...
How to Cope with Responsibilities-Related Anxiety
I distinctly remember that feeling of dread and paralysis at the face of responsibilities way back when I...
5 Ways Spending Time in Nature Benefits Your Health
Spending time outside is good for us and our bodies, but sometimes we forget just how important it...
5 Simple Ways to Be More Peaceful this Holiday Season
I firmly believe that self-care shouldn’t stop just because the festive season is here and it’s still crucial to take the time to look after yourself mindfully – even if it’s just in a small way. Read More...
Should You Be Managing Your Expectations in a Happy Relationship?
Falling in love is the most beautiful experience. You have a spring in your step, a song on your lips, and butterflies in your stomach. However, staying in love may be quite a different feeling as emotions gradually get altered and you starting to understand that it's time to manage your expectations a bit better. But how? Read More...
5 Winning Strategies for Staying Stress-Free this Holiday Season
The holidays are undoubtedly the most stressful time of the year, so much so that sometimes people need a holiday from their holiday. Read More...
Are You Riding the Wave of Your Best Life?
Someone said to me that they were feeling a bit as if they were under a wave at...
How to Take Advantage of Technology & Improve Your Life
Of course, Social Media can be an amazing way to stay in touch with friends and loved ones all around the world. However, is it actually ruining our human connection? Is there a way to really take advantage of technology and improve our life? Read More...
Reduce Stress Quickly by Applying Pressure to These Points
Sometimes you need a bit more than just a cup of tea to relax and decompress. A good massage can be the most helpful and loving thing you can do for yourself. We have certain pressure points in our body applying pressure to which can help ward yourself off daily stress instantly. Read More...
How to Recover From Loss and Survive Grief
Grief becomes a scar on the part of our soul that survives. In a lot of cases, we will probably never completely get over the loss of this person. But there might be elements of good news in that loss. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals correctly—it still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp. Read More...
How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed and Accomplish Your Goals
Goals can be inspiring and can help create the life we absolutely love living. On the other hand, setting too many goals can also make us feel overwhelmed up to the point where we can’t move forward. Read More...
The Best Ways to Practice Self-Care at Work
For some of us, work is stressful only sometimes. For others, it’s more-or-less constant. So let's look into the ways you can practice self-care at work building an internal toolkit of stress-busting techniques that will give you ownership of your emotions, making you less reactive and more powerful to overcome any challenge. Read More...
4 Self-Care Strategies for Busy People You Need to Try
Prioritizing your own needs and making time for self-care can help you feel a greater sense of well-being and feel more balanced overall, which will allow you space and the energy to be an even better caregiver to your family. Read More...
Sensitivity is Your Greatest Asset & How to Heal After Pretending it’s Not
If you are a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), sometimes the world can feel too much. Although you are aware of the wonderful gifts of sensitivity – the capacity to empathize, a great love for nature and beauty and the ability to access greater nuances of meaning – you also have the sense that your sensitivity is tricky, shape-shifting. Read More...