Here’s what to do instead — If you’re juggling a lot these days, you know that stepping back and taking in everything that needs to get done can be, well, quite overwhelming. Managing all the responsibilities that life throws your way is hard. Finding balance is a never-ending challenge. Your to-do-list can bear down on you…

For a huge chunk of my twenties, I waited for boys in the wrong way. I waited urgently for them to call me, text me, or ask me out. I waded uncomfortably through the muddy dating marsh, waiting then too, to find men who might give me a hit of…

Low self-worth can be triggered at any point in your life. Imposter Syndrome is marked by persistent feelings of inadequacy and low self-worth, even when you have evidence proving that you’re a capable person. Dealing with it is undeniably tough, and it can become a nefarious obstacle between you and your goal. The horrible feelings that accompany this syndrome can have…

As energy dwindles, so does motivation. You don’t have endless energy. You may want to feel like you do, but your ability to get things done is conditional on the store of energy that lasts until it’s finished. Then, it’s critical that you recharge. A lot of professionals learn this the hard way, through burnout. Burnout…

What do I want to get out of this? This is the question that has allowed me to continue writing online for over three years. If you are starting out on your own writing journey, I advise you to ask yourself the same question. Producing content on a regular basis…

The need to be perfect has been following me around like a dreary cloud for decades now, and it has caused me to teeter on an emotional tightrope. I get lost on the spectrum that is, at best, a frustrating nuisance and at worst a debilitating personality crisis. Mine is…

What is Positivity Bias? Positivity bias is the tendency to focus on the positive aspects of something. That thing could be your own actions and attributes. Basically, our minds are designed to give more attention and weight to the good things than we do to the bad ones. It is a psychological phenomenon that…

When you smile, I don’t see it on you. Instead, before me is a woman I barely knew. The Who you were before trauma mutated, as it does, into the mistakes. And your mistakes are my injuries. I brush all of that away now, as best as I can. You’re…

Relationships are complex animals. If you’ve read more of my writing, you know that I’m talking about relationships in general. This includes the ones you have with your parents, with your friends, siblings, partner, etc. What does it take to keep a relationship alive? What kinds of relationships deserve to…