Category: Personal-Growth and Self-Esteem
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Millennials Struggle with Finances, Independence, and Boundaries
Millennials feel discouraged about their futures. For financial reasons, many of them are still living at home with their parents. They are desperately discouraged about whether the job market, wages, or the political direction of our government will ever help them achieve financial independence. Additionally, privacy and boundaries issues while living at home is a…
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Reinvent Yourself at Any Age to Avoid Settling for Less
Self-actualizing or re-inventing yourself at any age is possible. Too many people decide it’s either too late or too difficult to find a new career, passion, or relationship. The result of settling for less than what you want or not being who you are is a recipe for unhappiness. Feeling unhappy, stuck, bored or resentful…
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Are You a True Friend or Unknowingly Self-Centered?
Are You A Good Friend Or Do You Unconsciously Use People To Get Your Needs Met? Without Malicious Intent, Many People Call Themselves A Good Friend While Their Friends Needs Are Ignored And Feelings Are Hurt. The first thing to consider before trying to establish a friendship is how you are feeling about yourself and…
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Stop Letting COVID Fear Hold You Back—Reclaim Your Life
COVID isn’t gone, however, it’s time to stop isolating and avoiding your life. We have learned how to protect ourselves, and it’s time to resume or reinvent your life. It’s time to shake off the COVID fear and stop using the pandemic to hide. In March of 2020, our world as we knew it was…
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Why Individuality Is Crucial for a Happy Marriage
Being married should not deny one the right to certain privacies or aspects of their individuality. Anyone who gives in to the ‘we are one’ narrative will not be happy in their marriage. Anyone demanding a ‘oneness enmeshment’ relationship is insecure, controlling, and will ultimately be rejected or abandoned. Modern marriage is healthier…
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Can You Be Friends with an Ex? Benefits and Challenges
Becoming friends with an ex-lover is possible for some, but not for all couples. Deciding how much time is needed to heal from a break-up, what the benefits are to creating a friendship, and assessing the possible downsides are important issues to consider. If a relationship starts out as a friendship before becoming romantic, the…
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How Breaking Up Can Boost Self-Esteem and Personal Growth
Breaking up a relationship that is destined to fail can raise self-esteem, clarify authentic goals, and promote personal growth. A break-up can create lasting emotional growth and personal insight. The strength to let go makes it possible to discover the truth about what you want and what you don’t want. The first line of the…
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Why People Lie: Fear, Control, or Low Self-Esteem?
What causes people to lie? Is it a character flaw, a fear-based attempt to control, or low self-esteem? Can a liar change? The most common reason people lie is to protect themselves from embarrassment, rejection, or punishment. Most people who lie do not intend to damage others. Most people feel guilty about lying but are…
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Trust: Building It Slowly and Recovering After It’s Broken
Healthy trust builds over time through a series of kept promises. Trusting someone too soon is emotionally risky and is based on a desperate need to connect. Being unwilling to regain trust that has been lost can be just as self-sabotaging. Many people eager for a relationship make the mistake of deciding a person is…
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The Balance Between Healthy and Unhealthy Selfishness
Knowing How And When To Be Selfish Is Important For Maintaining Self Esteem. Being Unselfish Strengthens Intimate Bonds. Healthy Selfishness Is Self-Affirming. Unhealthy Selfishness Involves Self-Obsession And The Neglect Of Others. Selfishness involves being exclusively or excessively concerned for oneself and one’s own pleasure, needs, and wants. Selfish people are consumed with themselves and therefore…