3 Ways to Find Real and Everlasting Love
We’ve all heard the saying that “you can’t love another if you don’t love yourself.” While this sounds logical, few of us have any idea of how or why we…
Self-Help
What to Do If You’re Feeling Anxious Right Now
You have a big presentation. You’re taking an important exam for your license. You’re defending your master’s thesis. You need to talk to your best friend about something that’s been…
Four Steps to Making a Decision for People Who Hate to Choose
Pie or cake? Netflix or a movie out? Stay at your job, or look for a new one? From little stuff to life-changing choices, we must make decisions every day….
Why Trusting Your Intuition Is More Complex Than You Think
There’s a certain amount of mysticism that gets attached to what we refer to as our ‘intuition’. Many a social media self-help guru or life coach will churn out motivational…
Five Steps to Happy Money
From Happy Money by Ken Honda. Copyright 2019 by Ken Honda. Excerpted by permission of Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Here is a list of five steps…
The Most Effective Therapies for Treating Bipolar Disorder
You’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, or maybe your loved one has. And you’re wondering, what’s the best treatment? What actually works? What the heck do I do? Because bipolar…
Tactics Manipulators Use to Win and Confuse You
Ancient wisdom to “know your enemy” is good advice when dealing with a manipulator. It allows you to respond strategically. Most people react in ways that escalate abuse and/or play…
What Is Self-Esteem?
Self-esteem is what we think of ourselves. When it’s positive, we have confidence and self-respect. We’re content with ourselves and our abilities, in who we are and our competence. Self-esteem…
Tried-And-True Coping Strategies to Turn to When Stress Strikes
Stress is a big, broad term. It can come in many shapes and stripes. Many of the stressors that Patrice Douglas’s clients experience revolve around work and family. They feel…
How to Show Up for Yourself Like You Do for Your Loved Ones
We show up for our loved ones all the time in all kinds of ways. We bring sick friends soup and grieving friends casseroles. We create safe spaces for loved…
Going Beyond the Daily Grind
When you’re doing the same things day in and day out, when your to-do list is a mile long, when it feels like there isn’t a spare minute, it’s easy…
What Everyone Should Know About Healthy Relationships
Healthy relationships shouldn’t take much work. And if they do, it’s time to go our separate ways. We must be compatible. If we need therapy, our relationship is already doomed….
How to Really Support a Loved One Who’s Struggling with Their Mental Illness
You know your friend is struggling with depression or anxiety or some other mental health issue, but you don’t know what to say. You feel like anything you think about…
Why Feeling Left Out Can Feel So Painful—And 7 Healthy Ways to Cope
You see a Facebook post with a picture that immediately gives you pause and—as cliché as it sounds—your stomach plummets. It’s your close friends at a party, and you’re not…
How to Leave a Narcissist or Abuser
Once in love with a narcissist, it’s not easy to leave. Despite the abuse and your unhappiness, you may be ambivalent about leaving because you still love your partner, have…