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What You Should Know If You Are Thinking About Killing Yourself
Thinking About Killing Yourself? It’s that time of year when sadness, loneliness, and isolation can become overwhelming for some people. They just want it to end, and suicide seems like a the easiest way out. If this is you, please read on and find out what you need to know if you are thinking about
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Why Addiction Isn’t About Willpower or Character
Why Addiction Isn’t About Willpower or Character The recent studies about addiction are stunning! I have to share. Now, maybe you’ve heard about the “rat park” study that came out in 1978? Canadian psychologist Bruce K. Alexander hypothesized that addiction was an environmental issue, not a psychological one. He set out to prove it by
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How To Make Your Home a Sanctuary
Make Your Home a Sanctuary Winter is almost upon us. We’re all spending more time indoors. If that’s not a safe and comfy place, it can be a long winter! So, why not make your home a sanctuary? My home has always been my sanctuary. In this article, I will share my tips on how
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How to Relax When You Don’t Know How
How to Relax When You Don’t Know How Don’t know how to relax? You’re not alone. Most of us grew up hearing things like “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop” and “Work now, play later” and “If you want to succeed, you have to work hard.” That can create a mindset of never letting your
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How to Be a Safe Person For Others To Be Around
How To Be a Safe Person The number one emotional need for all human beings is safety. Some of us think of it constantly and do things to create it. Others of us only think about it when safety is threatened. So if you want to have great relationships, it’s great to know how to
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Why You Need to Stop Watching the News NOW!
Why You Need to Stop Watching the News NOW! studies have shown that people in high income countries live in the safest time in recorded history. And yet, we are more stressed out than ever. We have more stress related conditions than ever. Why? What’s going on? It’s due in large part to the easy
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Want to Heal Trauma? Cultivate Consistency
Take Charge of Your Healing We can’t change the things that have happened to us, but we can grow beyond them and heal. The top hack to heal trauma is to cultivate consistency. When something traumatic happens, it’s like the rug is pulled out from under us. We respond by getting stuck in the fear
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Why Money Won’t Bring You Happiness
Why Money Won’t Bring You Happiness My recent return to social media has brought me face to face with news from an outside world that I had forgotten. I endure a daily onslaught of people talking about what is apparently the most important topics on the American mind – making money, sex, beauty, and politics.
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Ready For a Life Make Over?
Ready For a Life Make Over? You know those make over shows where women get a new hair cut and updated clothes because someone thinks they need a polish? Or those home renovation shows where a dated house gets paint, modern fixtures, and upgrades? Why don’t we do that for our lives? Are you ready
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Why Do We Engage in Negativity? (And What To Do About It)
Why Do We Engage in Negativity? I recently returned to social media by opening a Twitter account and was immediately assaulted with negativity. I wondered, “Why do we engage in negativity?” What I found out was actually no surprise. Humans have a negativity bias. We notice and remember things we don’t like or that hurt more