When we talk about confidence, we often center those conversations around women - but what about men with low self-esteem? Increasingly, our awareness of mental health issues is expanding to recognize that everybody can suffer from anxieties. These can be debilitating not just for the sufferer but also for the…
Are you interested in discovering more about your identity and personality traits? Then it’s likely you have taken a few personality tests. Myers-Briggs and the Big Five are still the big hitters, but a simpler test is becoming ever more popular. The 4 Personality Types Test separates individuals into four…
Are you feeling defeated? I mean, are you totally and absolutely discouraged about life? If so, know this: you’re not alone. If you’re overwhelmed, take heart, there are many other people who feel this way too. Considering the world is in turmoil right now, you’re probably hanging on pretty well.…
There are two people I credit for my love of old English words. They are my dad and an English teacher in high school. Whenever my dad would read me and my siblings a bedtime story, he’d occasionally come across a word we didn’t recognise. Instead of simply telling us…
If you have ever read anything by Fyodor Dostoevsky, you know that the literary works of this existentialist Russian author of the 19th century are certainly not for ‘light reading’. ‘Crime and Punishment’ is probably his most famous novel and also one of the most difficult to read. First published…
Emotional empaths are highly sensitive people. They feel their own emotions and the emotions of others more deeply than anyone else. This rare gift allows them to connect to other people in ways that most never could. The best jobs for empaths allow them to utilize their abilities for the…
There is a terrible stigma attached to depression. Some people think it’s fictional. It’s time to look at depression vs laziness and break this stigma. I will admit, there were times when I thought certain people were lazy. I found out later about their depression, and I felt terrible. You…
Let's be honest with ourselves; that old cliché about nobody being perfect is true! So, why is it so darn hard to own up to your mistakes and how do we change those ingrained behaviors to become more authentic? Why Owning Our Errors Matters The reason it's so challenging to admit…
