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Congruent Depression: What It Is and How to Overcome It

[ad_1] “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ~Leo Tolstoy ​Every day is the same. Every day I’m stiff. Every day I’m tired. These are the two main things that people with fibromyalgia deal.

10 Quotes You Need to Read If You Struggle with Anxiety

[ad_1] Have you ever received well-intentioned advice while facing intense anxiety, only to feel judged, misunderstood, or condescended? Like, “Calm down!” Or “Just be positive!” Or “Don’t worry so much!” The people who try to help generally want to do.

The Cages We Live In and What It Means to Be Free

[ad_1] “Always concentrate on how far you’ve come, rather than how far you have left to go.” ~Unknown I recently read Glennon Doyle’s Untamed, and like many who have read it, I felt as if it had changed my life—but.

When People We Love Die: How to Honor Their Legacies and Lessons

[ad_1] “The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.” ~Irving Berlin I never went for any of my grandparent’s funerals as a young child, and honestly, I was secretly glad that I didn’t. I was too young to comprehend.

Why I Now Believe Everyone Is Doing the Best They Can

[ad_1] “You just never know what someone is dealing with behind closed doors. No matter how happy someone looks, how loud their laugh is, how big their smile is, there can still be a level of hurt that is indescribable..

4 Ways to Overcome Alienation and Loneliness

[ad_1] “What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” ~Kurt Vonnegut Have you ever felt like.

8 Reasons We Judge Ourselves and How to Let Go of the Habit

[ad_1] “I am doing the best I can, and I am enough.” ~Unknown I don’t know about you, but I’ve recognized that historically, I’ve treated myself more harshly than anyone else ever has—and I’ve been in my share of abusive.

When You Struggle with Being Yourself, Remember This

[ad_1] “Make the most of yourself… for that is all there is of you.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Every day, it was more or less the same. I presented an edited version of myself to the world. I felt a deep.

He Broke My Heart But Taught Me These 5 Things About Love

[ad_1] “Sometimes the only closure you need is the understanding that you deserve better.” ~Trent Shelton  I’ll never forget the day we met. It was a classic San Francisco day. The sky was a perfect cerulean blue. The sun sparkled.

Freedom from Food – This Time for Good!

[ad_1] “Nonresistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe.” ~Eckhart Tolle I cannot say that I didn’t struggle in my life. But there’s one area in which I have overcome the challenges I was facing with hardly.

I Got Fired for Struggling with Depression, and It’s Not Okay

[ad_1] “About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all.” ~Rita Mae.

How to Let Go of the Stress and Pressure That Weigh You Down

[ad_1] “Stress is not what happens to us. It’s our response to what happens, and response is something we can choose.” ~Maureen Killoran I don’t know about you, but I often find advice to release stress and pressure to be.

How Spending Time Alone Helped Me Overcome My Loneliness

[ad_1] “If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.” ~Jean-Paul Sartre I have spent most of my life surrounded by people, which is probably why I never realized I was lonely. For the majority of my adult life,.

39 Supportive Things to Say to a Male Survivor of Sexual Assault

[ad_1] “One in six men will be sexually assaulted at some point in their life. It doesn’t make us weak or less masculine—nor should it. Rather, we, as men, should encourage other men to speak up, to be courageous, share.

The First Thing You Need to Do If You Want to Change Your Life

[ad_1] “Awareness is the greatest agent for change.” ~Eckhart Tolle There are two ways to live life. One is a more reactive approach, where you fight back when you encounter challenges in your personal or professional life. The other is.

If You’re in a Painful Relationship and Considering Estrangement…

[ad_1] “I understand the life around me better, not from love, which everyone acknowledges to be a great teacher, but from estrangement, to which nobody has attributed the power of reinforcing insight.” ~Nirad C. Chaudhuri I was brought up to.

How to Let Go of the Need to Control People and Life

[ad_1] “Anything you can’t control is teaching you how to let go.” ~Jackson Kiddard Fellow perfectionists, I’m guessing you know what it’s like: the constant need to control life and other people to ensure everything goes smoothly and everyone’s okay..

What Happened When I Stopped Drinking Alcohol Every Night

[ad_1] “First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.” ~F. Scott Fitzgerald I love Sophia Loren. There’s a picture of her in my home looking eternally youthful and refreshed. From what I’ve.

Why Judging People Is Really About You (Not Them)

[ad_1] “It’s easy to judge. It’s more difficult to understand. Understanding requires compassion, patience, and a willingness to believe that good hearts sometimes choose poor methods. Through judging, we separate. Through understanding, we grow.” ~Doe Zantamata “Why doesn’t he say.

If You’re Insecure and Afraid of Rejection Like Me…

[ad_1] “How brave the moon shines in her skin; outnumbered by the stars.” ~Angie Welland-Crosby I have this reoccurring dream where I am about to teach a yoga class. I stand to teach, and no one is paying any attention.

The Joy of Not Getting What We Want

[ad_1] “Remember that not getting what you want Is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.” ~Dalai Lama Let me tell you a story. I first read it in a book on Taoism, but I’ve seen it in at least a dozen other places.

How to Let Go of the Need for Approval: What to Do and Not to Do

[ad_1] “Confidence isn’t ‘they will like me.’ Confidence is ‘I’ll be fine if they don’t’.” ~Christina Grimmie No one likes rejection. Some people have gotten comfortable with it, perhaps have even reframed it as something positive, but most of us.