Ever feel like the world is just too much? Like your body is a sponge soaking up everyone else’s mess? That’s not a weakness, it’s your sensitivity trying to protect you. If you’re an empath, you probably know this all too well. In this post,…
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Lack of Self-Awareness: How to Spot It, and How to Grow Past It
Self-awareness is one of those things that sounds obvious until you realize how easy it is to lose touch with yourself in the chaos of life. You think you know who you are, until one day you’re reacting, spiraling, regretting, and you don’t really know…
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Toxic Relationships: How to Recognize the Signs
Toxic relationships can have a massive impact on your mental health and overall well-being. They can leave you feeling drained, anxious, and uncertain about your own worth. Sometimes, the red flags aren’t obvious at first, and they can creep up slowly until you’re in too…
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How To Stop Taking Things Personally?
Taking things personally used to feel like second nature. A weird look, a short reply, a cancelled plan, and my mind would run wild. But with time, awareness, and a lot of self-work, I started unlearning the habit. Here’s what’s helped me, and maybe it…
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Boundaries Are Not Barriers, They’re Bridges to Respect
This post shares real examples to help you start setting healthy, respectful boundaries for yourself, your relationships, your work, and everything in between. What Are Boundaries? Boundaries are the invisible lines that define where you end and someone else begins. They say:“This is who I…
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Holding the Line: What to Do When Someone Crosses Your Boundaries
Nothing feels more frustrating (and exhausting) than having to constantly explain your boundaries to someone who acts like they don’t exist. In this post, I want to talk about what boundary violations can look like and how you can deal with them in a way…
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Stop Wallowing in Self-Pity – Here’s How I Did It (and How You Can Too)
Oh well, life can be unfair. Things happen that shake us, break us, and make us question everything. Feeling sad? That’s normal. We’re human. But staying stuck in that dark little corner where you keep telling yourself life is harder for you than anyone else?…
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What Does It Really Mean To Be Emotionally Available?
Emotional availability is being there. For yourself. For others. Without shutting down, without hiding behind sarcasm, distractions, or that little voice in your head that says, “Feelings make you weak.” So what does it actually look like to be emotionally available? And how do you…
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How To Help Someone With Low Self Esteem?
…and what I’ve learned from dealing with my own, too. Let me start with this: I’m not perfect. I’ve had moments – hell, entire chapters – where I doubted my worth, over-apologized for existing, and convinced myself that I wasn’t enough. So when someone close…
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The Subtle Violence of Narcissistic Partners
Loving someone with narcissistic traits isn’t always a whirlwind of passion or chaos. Sometimes, it’s a slow erosion of your spirit. It can start with sweet words, late-night messages, and grand gestures that feel magical. And then, without realizing it, you’re in a relationship where…