Category Archives: Psychology

Social media may be affecting your self-esteem

0 comments Happiness, Psychology, Self-Help connection, family, friends, impact, internet, mental health, mindfulness, self esteem, self-perception, social media, unplug, web

It is commonplace these days to pick up your phone at any moment of downtime and peruse social media platforms. Research shows as many as 77 percent of us, according to Statista, have at least one social media account. Maybe you frequently post pictures of your kids or your dog or read about the happenings… Read More ›

Adult Passions Stem From Childhood

0 comments Career, Family, Psychology adult, childhood, counseling, impact, influence, injustice, mold, negative, passions, positive, poverty, tragedy

Your experiences and major life events as a child can have a big impact on who you are as an adult. They have the ability to transform and shape you into the person you become. If you experienced poverty in any form as a child you may have the drive to help others in the… Read More ›

What do you do when someone pushes their emotional labor onto you?

0 comments Career, Psychology, Self-care boundaries, emotional, handle, labor, offended, situation, tasks, time, uncomfortable

I once met someone from a business meeting. We made an appointment to talk and then he asked me if I could remind him the day before the phone meeting, so he wouldn’t forget. The feminist part of me started fuming. He had just treated me like his secretary. This is called emotional labor. He… Read More ›

How to tell if divorce is the right decision: Part 3

0 comments Psychology, Relationship deciding, decision, desire, discernment counseling, divorce, marriage counseling, relationship, repair, try, willingness

This is part three (read parts one and two) of a three-part series on how to determine if divorce is the right decision for you as a couple. This series will dive deeper into the options couples who are thinking of divorce have and the factors they should consider. How can a couple decide if… Read More ›

How to tell if divorce is the right decision: Part 2

0 comments Psychology, Relationship choosing, counseling, deciding, discernment, divorce, marriage, part2, relationship, separation

This is part two (read part one here) of a three-part series on how to determine if divorce is the right decision for you as a couple. This series will dive deeper into the options couples who are thinking of divorce have and the factors they should consider. The second option for couples to consider,… Read More ›

How to overcome commitment issues

0 comments Psychology, Relationship attachment, commitment, counseling, heal, insecure, overcome, psychology, relationships, secure, therapy

If you are a person who is fearful of commitment, someone who enjoys being close to others but grows distant when the relationship becomes more emotionally involved, then you might struggle with attachment issues. Many commitment issues stem from past relationship experiences and/or our attachment to our parents or primary caregivers as children. It all… Read More ›

Where do commitment issues stem from?

0 comments Psychology, Relationship attachment, avoidant, catastrophic, childhood, commitment, insecure, personality, psychology, relationship, thinking

We all know someone who has trouble with commitment. You know the type—the serial dater, the person who suddenly stops calling or showing up when the relationship starts to progress. It can be frustrating for both sides. Insecure Attachment There are a few reasons why a person might struggle with commitment. They may have formed… Read More ›

Slow down to do more

0 comments Psychology, Self-care, Stress busy, hectic, life, mindfulness, moment, more, over-worked, overwhelmed, present, self-care, slow, slowing

It doesn’t make sense when you hear it. How could slowing down actually allow you to do more? Our lives are so busy these days. I am sure you say it all the time, “I just don’t have time for that.” But, have you ever stopped to really think about your life and how you… Read More ›

You can find joy by sharing joy

0 comments Psychology brains, experiences, finding, happiness, joy, negative, positive, psychology, recognition, self-confidence, sharing

The other day a friend posted something on social media about some positive recognition she had received from a colleague. She titled the post “I am not one to boast” as if she was embarrassed to share this information. Of course, she was proud and she had every right to share this good news with… Read More ›

How to Curb Negative Self-Talk

0 comments Psychology, Self-care curb, love yourself, negative, powerful, psychology, self-care, self-confidence, self-talk, words, yourself

We all do it — “how could I be so stupid?” “I am not good enough.” “I am so dumb.” Whatever it is. We all talk to ourselves negatively. And, even though we may brush off that talk as meaningless, it’s not. After a while, our brains start to believe these things, whether they are… Read More ›

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