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Is Your Friend’s Advice Not Working? Here’s Why.

Having friends that you can turn to for advice is fantastic. However, if the advice leaves you feeling confused, indifferent, defensive, misunderstood, or incapable of making your own decisions, then it isn’t really helping. When people give advice, they’re giving their own version of what happiness looks like. We each have our own bias based … Continue reading »
Is Your Friend’s Advice Not Working? Here’s Why.
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Why me?

Why did this happen to me? Who among us hasn’t asked this question at one time or another? It’s human nature to ask why. Asking why seems easy enough. It’s just a little word and asking it should provide a simple answer. After all, “why” gets to the root of the problem, right? If I … Continue reading »
Why me?
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You call the shots on how you are treated.

Although there is no steadfast, or “by the book” way people in relationships want to be treated, there are a few guidelines of common decency. People with good self-esteem believe that they deserve to be treated with kindness and respect no matter what. They aren’t afraid to enforce being treated well and more importantly they … Continue reading »
You call the shots on how you are treated.
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Do You Remember the Past or Live in the Past?

Do you wake up every morning with details of your past scrolling through your mind? When things are going well do you expect something will eventually go wrong? Do you resent your parents/others for screwing you up in some way? Do you react to circumstances without knowing or understanding the bigger picture? Do you have … Continue reading »
Do You Remember the Past or Live in the Past?
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Can’t Sleep?

There is something about the hours between 12:00 a.m. and 6 a.m. that can make you feel the weight of the world. Perhaps the conversation in your head goes a little like this… Okay. If I fall asleep in 2 minutes from now, I can skip breakfast. I’ll drive real fast to get to work, … Continue reading »
Can’t Sleep?
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What do you allow?

Do you bend over backwards for people and still get treated poorly? Do you have family that isn’t really there for you when you need them? Do you have friends in your life that don’t make you a priority? Do you have boss that speaks to you like you’re stupid? Kids that take advantage of … Continue reading »
What do you allow?