Have you ever wondered how much control you really have over yourself and the world around you? Has anyone ever labeled you a control freak? Control fallacies are basically mistaken beliefs or assumptions we make about how much control we actually have: over ourselves other people or the situations we find ourselves in These fallacies […]

“So far, you’ve survived 100% of your worst days. You’re doing great.” — unknown Our mind can be our best friend - and our greatest enemy. And sometimes, life can feel a tad overwhelming. You might find yourself spiraling into a pit of anxiety-inducing thoughts to the point that you can’t really think straight. Sound […]

You already know this. From the small to the big things, life is full of decisions – it is cliché, but it is true, and a very persistent truth at that. If your choices are beautiful, so too will you be. - Epictetus, philosopher The truth of this statement is without question, but what isn’t […]

There’s a quiet kind of exhaustion that creeps in when you’ve spent too long taking care of everyone but yourself. You tell yourself you’re fine… just a little tired, just busy, just doing what needs to be done. But somewhere in the mix of deadlines, relationships, and endless to-do lists, you stop hearing your own […]

Parent-child relationships can have a hint of drama, especially during the teenage phase. However, when your parent is a narcissist, this drama is part of your life despite age, and it can leave a long-lasting scar. Sadly, because this scar has been there your whole life, you might not even notice it unless you pay […]

Before writing this article I decided to comb through the internet in search of what people felt guilty about enjoying – i.e. what was other people's “guilty pleasure”? What I discovered really surprised me: To my astonishment, a lot of the things other people considered embarrassing or a guilty pleasure were things I indulged in […]

The average person checks their phone 144 times per day. On top of this, most of us spend over four hours on our phones each day—about one full day per week!  We’re more connected than ever before, yet more distracted, too. I still remember when phones were just for calls and the occasional text. Flip […]

There are days when life feels like one giant to-do list that keeps adding to itself. You wake up already behind, spill your coffee, open your inbox, and - boom - instant overwhelm. It’s not that you can’t handle life. It’s that life sometimes forgets you’re human. When everything’s coming at you at once, the […]

Whether we do it intentionally or not, all of us have parts of ourselves that we hide from the world. This 'shadow' follows us through life. We might not even notice its weight on our shoulders or its interference in our relationships or day-to-day. Yet, it’s there. Surprisingly, the part of you that you keep […]