Stop lying to me and saying you’re okay. Stop pretending it’s normal to have topics you can never discuss with anyone. Stop refusing to feel things because the pain is too much. I’ve seen this …
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Stop telling yourself you don’t need therapy
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Best Quotes on Self Care
“My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.” – Michel de Montaigne Everyone spends a lot of time thinking about worst-case scenarios or perceived sleights in their head. And it …
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How to stop quitting – take more breaks
There’s been a lot of times that I couldn’t keep pushing on a goal. When life wasn’t necessarily bad, but it wasn’t good either. I felt like I should be doing something productive or fun …
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You are not a failure, your expectations were just unrealistic
Let me guess: You overallocated yourself on all of your goals, buckled when you got stretched too thin, and now you’re upset that you didn’t get everything done. Does that mean you’re a failure? Is …
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Go visit a graveyard
It’s easy to upvote a carpe diem quote, but when was the last time you looked at a picture of a 6 year old girl on a tombstone smaller than all the rest? Have you …
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Best Books on Relationships
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work – John Gottman I love research-based personal development books, and this one is incredibly empirical. With 3,000+ couples studied, the author shares useful tools, conversation templates, and frameworks …
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Finding the right partner starts with finding the best you
I know you’re lonely. I get it. You wish there was someone there. You wish someone could hold you. Maybe you just wish they could get you out of your head for 5 minutes. Your …
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If you’re not happy alone then you won’t be happy in a relationship
“I’ll be happy when I get a girlfriend.” “If I just wasn’t coming home to an empty house then life would be so much better.” “I need to have someone who loves me before I …
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Best Books on Overcoming Fear
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living – Dale Carnegie Dale Carnegie’s work is helpful because he does a lot of research and interviews. This is not just a book of fluff to sell copies, …
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Your goals are hard – but living with regret is harder
The cost of doing the right thing gets too much attention. The cost of doing nothing gets too little. Eating broccoli to lose weight sounds like a sacrifice until you compare it to hating your …