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When a person suffers from a mental health illness, such as depression or anxiety, the first-line treatments are usually mental therapies and medicines. What isn’t always talked about are the variable lifestyle choices that affect our mental health. According to Psychology Today, “That’s a lamentable oversight because lifestyle changes—things as simple as nutrition and exercise—canContinue reading “5 Choices That Support Mental Health“

Confidence is vital for supporting the health, success, and happiness that you deserve to find. How you approach troubles, goals, and even new experiences are all impacted by the level of belief that you have in yourself. Thankfully for everyone, confidence isn’t just a trait that you’re born with, it’s a muscle that you train.Continue reading “10 Ways Building Your Confidence Benefits You“

Self-respect means you believe in yourself – in your ability to achieve, contribute, and learn. You believe your opinions, ideas, and feelings are as important as everyone else’s opinions, ideas, and feelings. It’s a state of mine and it’s one that allows you to celebrate strengths, challenge weaknesses, and have an overall positive feeling aboutContinue reading “10 Greatest Benefits Of Self-Respect”

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When a person suffers from a mental health illness, such as depression or anxiety, the first-line treatments are usually mental therapies and medicines. What isn’t always talked about are the variable lifestyle choices that affect our mental health. According to Psychology Today, “That’s a lamentable oversight because lifestyle changes—things as simple as nutrition and exercise—canContinue reading “5 Choices That Support Mental Health“

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Each day brings with it its own set of new possibilities and choices. But we shun many of them for fear of risking leaving the familiarity of your comfort zone, or that you’d rather not rock the boat and that your life is just fine the way it is now. But what if these opportunitiesContinue reading “Open Your Eyes to Find Opportunities“

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Your comfort zone. It’s your safe haven from the crazy outside world. You’d be insane to leave that, right? Wrong. While being in our comfort zone is important, it won’t really lead you anywhere but right there in the same place you’ve always been; safe, but not really going anywhere. And while that may beContinue reading “Life Lessons Gained When You Go Outside Your Comfort Zone”

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For many of us, the mere thought of setting goals and then subsequently achieving those goals successfully can be overwhelming and intimidatingly daunting because of the fear of the possibility that we might fail at the task of accomplishing our aspirations efficaciously, however, the concept of setting goals need not be so exhausting, as longContinue reading “Key Steps To Setting Goals”

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“Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless heor she begins with some wild expectations.” – RALPH CHARELL What are your expectations for your life? Are you excited about your future or are you facing it with apprehension and fear? For most people, the future holds too many uncertainties and the fear of whatContinue reading “Great Expectations”

We all have moments where we fall into perfectionism. For some of us, this might happen kind of often. For others, it’s reserved for those special occasions where we have a project where we can’t rest until we get it right. While occasional super-attention-to-detail is okay, it’s when we make perfectionism a way of lifeContinue reading “5 Steps To Defeat Perfectionism Once and For All”

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Relationships are never easy, and, likely, you and your partner don’t agree on everything under the sun. This is natural, and every couple deals with this. However, you want to be careful not to let disagreements ruin your relationship. So, what is the best way to keep this from happening? Don’t Avoid Arguments When youContinue reading “Don’t Let Disagreement Ruin a Relationship”

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