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The Most Helpful Advice I Would Give My 20-Year-Old Self
On my 19th birthday, I woke up in my dorm room filled with balloons. My friends had put together a little surprise for me, in which each balloon was attached to a kind note from every person on my floor. I was struck with such elatedness which translated to a…
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The Real Secret Behind True Love
I used to think of love like it was in the movies. Love was supposed to be filled with desire, almost to a point of danger. At 23 years old, I finally realized that love, like everything else I preached, is a habit. If you choose to commit to loving…
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Letting Go of the Ungrateful Narrative
Nearly every single day, I repeat the same four words to myself. I am very fortunate. However, I’ve also come to realize that you can simultaneously feel fortunate for the things you have, and feel as if something is deeply missing. I have a life that most twenty third year…
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The Number One Thing That’s Holding me Back
Have you ever felt stuck? The feeling tends to start with mild frustration which tumbles into helplessness. You begin to think “this is just how it is and it’s how it’s going to be.” A couple of months ago, I was feeling this way much of the time. I had…
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Post-Grad Blues: Reflection on the Past Year + Thoughts on Entry Jobs
I didn’t have a conventional entry-level job out of college, and in some ways I regret it. And in other ways, I absolutely wouldn’t have wanted it a different way. Whatever type of job or school situation you find yourself in at this stage of your life, know that you…
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Why I go to Therapy for Emotional Regulation
Have you ever felt a burst of anger in your lungs, so much so that tears start to well up in your eyes? Something in your life, maybe a person or an event triggered these hyperarousal emotions to go off. You end up snapping at a colleague for something small…
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Practicing Wellness as a Privilege
If you’ve ever attended a yoga class for your mental health or sipped on a sugar-free, oat milk matcha latte because you were reducing your caffeine levels that month, you’ve attempted a go at this ‘wellness’ game. I’ve existed on both ends of the spectrum. One, abiding by a strict,…
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The One Reset that Transformed my Mood
If I told you that I altered just one thing in my life, and it changed how I felt on a daily basis, would you believe me? Did you start meditating? Nope. Did you start eating healthier? No again. Did you sleep more? No. To give you some context, I…
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The “Hack” that Makes You Happier
There’s this odd phenomenon I observed even whilst traveling, and that is: There’s always one factor that brings more peace and joy into the mind. This factor is nature. Nature is defined as “the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features or products…
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When Procrastination is Necessary: From a Creative
Great works cannot be rushed, nor are they fully appreciated in the present moment. This is what most of the greatest artists, poets, and musicians have demonstrated throughout history. A Dutch artist by name of Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting in his lifetime as an artist. Today, you…
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