personaldevelopment
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Losing Interest in Writing? My Mini Vacay from Blogging, Quarter Life Crises..and more.
Hello world. This has been the longest time since I’ve gone without posting. And I have a solid reason why. I’m taking a break. Essentially, last Friday I could not get out of bed—– and not in the regular, I can’t get out of bed on a weekday type of…
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5 Ways to Spring Clean this Month
Alas, Spring is upon us (at least if you’re in the northern hemisphere). The weather’s clearing up, the birds are chirping, and if you have seasonal affective depression, the clouds are also dispersing in your brain. Spring is a wonderful time to shed our winter drearies, and to hit the…
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6 Ways to Fall in Love with Yourself
Self-love to me means acceptance, understanding, and compassion. We’re often the harshest critics of ourselves, and we neglect our own health and priorities for the sake of others. We fall and stay in the wrong relationships because we don’t value ourselves enough. The deeper you fall in love with yourself,…
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10 Non-Preachy New Self Goals
With the new year upon us, it’s tempting to fall into the trap of comparing our lives to the lives we see on social media. Not everyone had as much of a fabulous year, and that’s okay. Can you focus on a few core areas this year, instead of a…
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My Intention Word of the Year is…..
Every year, I like to use one word to describe what my intention or overall goal is for that year. This way, it makes the idea of setting goals and resolutions much less daunting. I remember 2021 distinctively, if I could describe it as a feeling, it would be like…
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Three Non Break-Through Things I Learned in Therapy
I’ve been going to therapy on and off since I was 13 years old. When I was a teenager, it was a mandatory part of my treatment. I was hospitalized for having a pretty dire eating disorder. And I HATED therapy. I was used to lying through my teeth about…
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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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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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3 Mindful Tips to Keep in Personal Relationships
When it comes to our personal relationships, all of us have our weaknesses. As for myself, I have a difficult time these days remembering to make plans with the people I care most about. When it pertains to my intimate relationships, sometimes I say or act in ways I later…
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5 Alternative Investments To Stocks
In my parent’s generation, saving took more paramount importance over investing. Investing in itself implies that you have extra income to bet on the stock market, and for my parents, every dollar either went to my education savings, the mortgage, necessities, or the occasional trips back home (to Taiwan). I,…
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