Tag: personal-growth
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The Spiral of Unrealistic Expectations: Getting Your Life Together
How to get your life together and make total life changes that can be sustainable? There’s a common trap many of us fall into on the journey of self-improvement and life changes: setting sky-high expectations that we can’t realistically meet, then beating ourselves up when we don’t. Sound familiar? You decide you’re finally going to…
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3 Small But Powerful Tips to Support Your Mental Health and Self-Improvement Journey
In a world that moves fast, scrolls endlessly, and constantly demands our attention, it’s easy to feel like we’re falling behind in our self-care or personal growth. But the truth is, you don’t need to do everything at once. You just need to do something, consistently and intentionally. Self Improvement and self development are a…
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Sadfishing, Validation-Seeking & the Trap of Social Media Culture
Why Vulnerability Deserves a Safer Space We live in a time where sharing our lives online is normal, expected, even. From carefully curated highlights to raw, tearful stories, social media is a digital diary for millions. But somewhere in this space between authenticity and attention, a new phenomenon has emerged; the sadfishing social trend. It’s…
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What Does a Life Coach Do? Teacher & Self Development
A Life Coach’s Perspective on Listening, Leading, and Learning Together. We’ve all had teachers in life, some in classrooms, some in quiet moments, some on horseback, and others disguised as challenges. But what really makes someone a great teacher and what does a life coach do? Is it knowledge? Experience? A degree? While things things…
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Cozymaxxing: Self Development Through Comfort or Just Another Face of Toxic Positivity?
In the whirlwind of internet trends, a new aesthetic has quietly taken hold, cozymaxxing. It can promote self development as well as provide space for growth. So, what is coxymaxxing? It’s soft, warm, and wrapped in fuzzy socks and ambient lighting. On the surface, it seems like a harmless (even healthy) embrace of comfort and…
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When Toxic Positivity Dismisses the Human Experience
In recent years, mental health spaces have been flooded with bright pastel graphics, motivational mantras, and a tidal wave of affirmations. You’ve probably seen it: “Good vibes only,” “You attract what you are,” or “Hustle harder, no excuses.” These messages are everywhere, from Instagram stories to wellness merchandise to therapy-flavored self-help books. While there’s absolutely…
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Trauma is Trauma: The Strength in Reclaiming Your Story
When people hear the word trauma, their minds often jump to the most visible, intense experiences like natural disasters, violent events, war zones, or physical abuse. But trauma isn’t always loud. Sometimes, it’s small. What the difference is, is the relativity of these experiences. I have also included a simple trauma test * in this…
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One of my favorite moments wasn’t joyful in the traditional sense; but it changed me.
The Day Everything Fell Apart, And What I Learned When I Looked Up I didn’t have a phone.I didn’t have my wallet, keys, or even my meds.I was sitting in a café, trying not to lose it completely, sipping on the only thing I could afford with the loose change in my pocket, a green…
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Have You Tried Being Kind to Yourself? With Self Compassion Exercises
For many of us, self-criticism became a default. A way to stay in line. To push through. To motivate ourselves when the world already felt too loud, too fast, or too much. But that voice inside, the one that constantly says “not enough”, isn’t helping. It’s hurting. Here are some ways to move from self-criticism…