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    Orthorexia: When “Clean Eating” Becomes Dangerous

    July 11, 2024

    Having some knowledge about healthy eating habits is generally helpful. Implementing such knowledge is even more helpful – to a point. When a person spends an excessive amount of time thinking about the quality of one’s diet and taking great measures to eat in a “healthy” way, this can be termed orthorexia. Although orthorexia hasn’t […]

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    Orthorexia: When “Clean Eating” Becomes Dangerous

    July 11, 2024

    Having some knowledge about healthy eating habits is generally helpful. Implementing such knowledge is even more helpful – to a point. When a person spends an excessive amount of time thinking about the quality of one’s diet and taking great measures to eat in a “healthy” way, this can be termed orthorexia. Although orthorexia hasn’t […]

    Filed Under: Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Eating, General, Mental Health, Relationships Tagged With: anxiety, black and white thinking, clean eating, depression, healthy eating, obsessive-compulsive disorder, orthorexia, trauma

    10 Questions To Ask Yourself For A Happier New Year

    November 10, 2023

    As the New Year approaches, you may be evaluating what has transpired this year, and what you’d like to experience in the year to come. The following questions may help you to constructively and compassionately consider where you’ve progressed during this year, where possibly you’ve taken some unexpected or unhelpful detours, and where you’d like […]

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    10 Questions To Ask Yourself For A Happier New Year

    November 10, 2023

    As the New Year approaches, you may be evaluating what has transpired this year, and what you’d like to experience in the year to come. The following questions may help you to constructively and compassionately consider where you’ve progressed during this year, where possibly you’ve taken some unexpected or unhelpful detours, and where you’d like […]

    Filed Under: Courage, General, Goal Setting, Happiness, Holidays, Personal Growth, Relationships, Self-Compassion Tagged With: grateful, happier, kindness, new year, relationships

    Post-Traumatic Growth During COVID-19 and Beyond

    April 12, 2023

    What constitutes trauma or adversity? Essentially anything that causes physical or psychological pain or injury. This includes personal illness or injury, witnessing the same in someone else, natural disasters, enduring abuse, the death of someone close to us, job loss, addiction, financial problems, relationship difficulties, and incarceration. The range and magnitude of trauma is vast. […]

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    Post-Traumatic Growth During COVID-19 and Beyond

    April 12, 2023

    What constitutes trauma or adversity? Essentially anything that causes physical or psychological pain or injury. This includes personal illness or injury, witnessing the same in someone else, natural disasters, enduring abuse, the death of someone close to us, job loss, addiction, financial problems, relationship difficulties, and incarceration. The range and magnitude of trauma is vast. […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Emotion Regulation, General, Happiness, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: acceptance, COVID, growth, openness, post-traumatic growth, relationships, spiritual, strength, trauma

    4 Essential Components Of A Balanced Life

    March 28, 2023

    It’s been said that we are human beings, not human doings. Reminding ourselves of this concept can help us to keep things in perspective. Busyness can masquerade as “getting things done”, which may temporarily bolster our self-esteem, at least on the surface. However, putting excessive focus on staying occupied can alienate us from ourselves as […]

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    4 Essential Components Of A Balanced Life

    March 28, 2023

    It’s been said that we are human beings, not human doings. Reminding ourselves of this concept can help us to keep things in perspective. Busyness can masquerade as “getting things done”, which may temporarily bolster our self-esteem, at least on the surface. However, putting excessive focus on staying occupied can alienate us from ourselves as […]

    Filed Under: Emotion Regulation, General, Happiness, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Peace, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: balance, fun, growth, meditation, social

    22 Steps To Better Communication In Your Relationships

    February 14, 2023

    Be it in work or personal situations, the ability to communicate effectively can make the difference between a cooperative and enlightening conversation and a combative and anxiety-provoking argument. In the longer run, good communication can deepen and enrich a relationship which poor communication might otherwise damage or even end. Some tips for better communication: Let […]

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    22 Steps To Better Communication In Your Relationships

    February 14, 2023

    Be it in work or personal situations, the ability to communicate effectively can make the difference between a cooperative and enlightening conversation and a combative and anxiety-provoking argument. In the longer run, good communication can deepen and enrich a relationship which poor communication might otherwise damage or even end. Some tips for better communication: Let […]

    Filed Under: General, Relationships Tagged With: communication, relationships

    14 Ways To Practice Empathy

    February 3, 2023

    Are you the type who instantly attunes to another person’s experience and seemingly knows the right things to say and do? Or do you secretly wonder if you’re just lacking in the empathy gene? Empathy refers to the capacity to comprehend and other people’s feelings and emotions. It is a vital component of building and […]

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    14 Ways To Practice Empathy

    February 3, 2023

    Are you the type who instantly attunes to another person’s experience and seemingly knows the right things to say and do? Or do you secretly wonder if you’re just lacking in the empathy gene? Empathy refers to the capacity to comprehend and other people’s feelings and emotions. It is a vital component of building and […]

    Filed Under: General, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: empathy

    15 Facts About Forgiveness

    October 10, 2019

    “How dare she do such a thing?” “I’ll never get over this!”  “I want him to pay for his actions!” “I’ll never be able to trust him/her/anyone again.” When we’ve been hurt by someone, any or all of these thoughts can plague us. We’re filled with (and tormented by) anger, resentment, tension, anguish, anxiety, and […]

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    15 Facts About Forgiveness

    October 10, 2019

    “How dare she do such a thing?” “I’ll never get over this!”  “I want him to pay for his actions!” “I’ll never be able to trust him/her/anyone again.” When we’ve been hurt by someone, any or all of these thoughts can plague us. We’re filled with (and tormented by) anger, resentment, tension, anguish, anxiety, and […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Emotion Regulation, General, Mental Health, Peace, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: accept, forgive, forgiveness

    30 Ways To Increase Your Happiness In The New Year

    January 2, 2019

    Whether or not you set resolutions for the New Year, you probably would like to maintain or increase your happiness quotient. If so, the following tips may prove to be helpful: Write down three positive things that happened to you each day and think about how and why they occurred. Maybe they seemed to happen […]

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    30 Ways To Increase Your Happiness In The New Year

    January 2, 2019

    Whether or not you set resolutions for the New Year, you probably would like to maintain or increase your happiness quotient. If so, the following tips may prove to be helpful: Write down three positive things that happened to you each day and think about how and why they occurred. Maybe they seemed to happen […]

    Filed Under: Emotion Regulation, General, Goal Setting, Happiness, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: exercise, forgive, gratitude, happiness, mindfulness

    The Four Communication Styles That Predict Divorce (and Their Antidotes)

    November 6, 2018

    In any relationship we are bound to have differences with our partner. This is all the more true when we’re in a close, committed relationship which means a great deal to us – so much is at stake. Given no two people are exactly alike, our goal should be to develop skills in the area […]

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    The Four Communication Styles That Predict Divorce (and Their Antidotes)

    November 6, 2018

    In any relationship we are bound to have differences with our partner. This is all the more true when we’re in a close, committed relationship which means a great deal to us – so much is at stake. Given no two people are exactly alike, our goal should be to develop skills in the area […]

    Filed Under: Emotion Regulation, General, Relationships Tagged With: communication, divorce, four horsemen, Gottman, relationships

    14 Reasons To Practice Acceptance

    November 2, 2018

    How do you usually respond when life just isn’t going the way you want it to? Maybe your spouse forgot your birthday, you got a flat tire on that day when you simply have to get to an important meeting, or you received a scary health diagnosis. What to do? Yes, you could yell at […]

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    14 Reasons To Practice Acceptance

    November 2, 2018

    How do you usually respond when life just isn’t going the way you want it to? Maybe your spouse forgot your birthday, you got a flat tire on that day when you simply have to get to an important meeting, or you received a scary health diagnosis. What to do? Yes, you could yell at […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, General, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: acceptance, feelings, health, relationships

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