Are you feeling stuck? Like you’re treading in water, flapping around but not going anywhere? If so, you’re not alone. When trapped in a basic work-life routine, many feel frustrated, stuck, and ultimately unfulfilled. One great way to free yourself from that basic routine of going to work, going home, going to sleep, and starting … Read more
Mental health awareness is the major theme for the month of May in the US. We’ve made good progress when it comes to discussing mental health struggles publicly. These days, there are a lot of celebrities, artists, and other influential people opening up and sharing their experiences with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. … Read more
Have you ever considered how small changes can transform your life? Atomic Habits by James Clear is a revolution in the self-help genre. It promises a happier, healthier mind and body through incremental habit changes. This book is packed with actionable strategies, and complementary atomic habits worksheets are designed for further practical application. This article … Read more
Did you know that coloring can be therapeutic—that it is a form of stress relief? Indeed, several studies claim that coloring can be a healthy pastime. Aside from its obvious benefits, like improving vision and motor skills, it is believed to help a lot in dealing with stress and anxiety. Research shows that this particular … Read more
We all go through transitions in life. We all grow old, and in doing so learn a variety of lessons about life and our purpose. These lessons are what help us develop into the people we are destined to become. Some of these lessons are difficult and painful, while others are happy. Regardless, they are … Read more
Gender roles have a massive influence on how we see and understand the world around us. It also greatly determines our personalities and who we are. When I was little, my mom sent me to etiquette classes, where I was taught how to behave, talk, think, walk, and act like a lady. Not that I … Read more
Self-care is an essential part of well-being. Your co-workers, spouse, kids, family, friends beg you to take a day and re-energize, but you just don’t know what to do with that time. Everyone has a different idea of what it means to take a self-care day. Therefore, you must listen to your body and mind. … Read more
As a child, I was taught that talking about myself or feeling proud of myself was intolerable and unholy. The only acceptable feeling I was allowed was to be humble to the point of allowing others to trample all over me, and I wasn’t permitted to speak one word about it. Pride vs humility had … Read more
I think you’ll agree with me on this that the real heroes in our lives don’t have superpowers and don’t wear cool costumes. Instead, we most likely have a parent who does everything to make sure we are raised right and have a good life. It could be a group of strangers who offered a … Read more
Everyone has deep, dark parts of their psyche, whether they admit it or not. It’s a small fragment of all that makes us human. Many people shove these pesky, stigmatized shadows into the deepest corners of who they are, hoping no one else will notice them. Other people learn how to do shadow work to … Read more