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Make Loving Yourself An Adventure
Move through the forest of your past and into the clearing of your present. Sneak off into the sunset, get to know the moon, and rise with the sun to start all over again.
A Writer’s Diary Entries From Late January, 1986
I was driving down University Drive on my way to Hollywood when a bulletin interrupted a radio call-in show: first they announced “a malfunction” aboard the space shuttle, and then an explosion. I felt sick to my stomach as I heard the news. At the credit union, someone had brought out a TV set and people were watching it numbly.
I Think A Part Of Me Will Always Love You And That’s OK
I’m Not Going To Invalidate The Love We Had
Let’s not taint the good memories we made with bad ones. What we had was good, but it wasn’t all that there is in love or in loving someone.
When You’re Feeling Lonely, Read This
To the girl who is feeling lonely: Forgive yourself. Have compassion for yourself. Love yourself.
10 Ways To Jonathan Van Ness Your Relationship With Yourself
JVN reminds us that self-acceptance and self-love is a choice that comes with effort. That effort must remain constant to keep us moving forward into an evolving state.
Your Anxiety Is Lying To You
5 Ways Vulnerability Can Change Your Life
I find that the strongest relationships I have are the ones where we are open and honest about our successes and our struggles.
You’re Not Lost, You’re On Your Hero’s Journey
This journey isn’t about anyone else’s expectations but your own. This journey isn’t about anyone’s happiness but yours.
I Just Want To Stop Missing You
An Apology To My Husband Who Is Ready For A Family Even Though I’m Not
I often hear that “there’s never a right time to have a baby.” Well, I disagree. I think there is a right time. But right now isn’t it.
This Is What You Need to Understand About Relationship PTSD (Because Yes, It’s Real)
There is a huge difference between amicably ending an incompatible relationship and freeing yourself from the clutches of a toxic or abusive person. If you begin to recognize symptoms of PTSD, seek help. You deserve to be whole.
Giving You A Second Chance Means Giving Myself Another Broken Heart
I Feel Better Since I’ve Stopped Caring
I don’t need anyone else to like me. I don’t need anyone else to give me validation because I already know my own value.
Toxic Relationships Will Harden Your Heart
The longer you spend in a bad situation, the more normal it feels. You get used to the arguments and the tension and the tiptoeing around.
When Your Depression Comes Back After Leaving For Awhile
What Makes Each Zodiac Sign Fuckable
How Many Degrees Does It Take To Feel Worthy Of Your Success?
5 Things Every Happy Person Has In Their Life
How can we all obtain wellness without having to struggle and fight so damn hard to get it?
I Like Myself A Little Bit More Without You
I Was Thinking Of You At 12:17 AM
Even When People Pass, They Leave Their Love Behind
People will pass, but the things they leave behind can stay if you foster them well enough.
How To Stop Avoiding Conflict And Actually Work Through It
29 One-Sentence Reminders For When Your World Feels Like It’s Crumbling Around You
Here’s How To Know If You Have Healthy Self-Esteem (And What You Can Do If You Don’t)
Self-esteem affects not only what we think, but also how we feel and behave. It and has significant ramifications for our happiness and enjoyment of life.
If Not Now, Then When?
Maybe Moving On Doesn’t Mean I Stop Missing You
How could I forget everything when you brought me so much joy in life? I guess I can’t. And maybe I shouldn’t.
You’re Not Too Late, You’re Just On Time
You don’t owe anyone an explanation, especially for why you do what you do and when you do it. You are responsible for your own actions.
30 Beautiful (But Simple) Ways To Build Up Your Self-Confidence
The Only Validation You Need Is Your Own
You can learn to live without the constant validation, and you can learn what you’ve depended on them to tell you all this time. Learn that you are valid.
It’s Totally Okay If You’re Not Looking For Commitment
Here’s How The Mercury Retrograde In July Will Affect Each Zodiac Sign
The keynote for the retrograde is this: Not needing something actually attracts it to you.
Here’s Your Official Recap Of Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ To Prep You For Season 3
This Is How To Finally Set Yourself Free
How do we set ourselves free? How do we become happy after we’ve lost part of our life and soul? How do we choose a new life rather than spend years mourning our last one?
What Each Zodiac Sign Absolutely Hates During Sex
What Happens When Your Anxiety Tethers You To The House
When your anxiety tethers you to your house, you tend to overthink. You have a lot of time alone, which means you have a lot of time for your thoughts to run wild.
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (But Maybe That’s A Good Thing)
Maybe the things I need are better than the things I want anyway, and building a sense of entitlement only hinders me from recognizing it.
The Tiny Little Thing That Will Make Each Zodiac Sign Break Up With You
SCORPIO – Watching too much television, making too much of a mess, expecting to be mothered.
What No One Tells You About Turning 26
You’re officially on the tail-end of your mid-twenties. You are a verified adult. You’ve probably lived on your own, now pay all of your bills, been in love, heartbroken, and everything in between.
To The Girl That Has Forgotten Her Worth, Just Know You Deserve So Much More
You deserve someone that will give you the kind of love that fills your heart with joy.
12 Things To Do When Sucky Weather Fucks With Your Depression
Seasonal Affective Disorder — or SAD , as it’s known as—is a self-diagnosable condition that affects people’s mood and overall mental state at the same time every year.
Being Lost Means That At The End, There’s Something To Be Found
Great Ziggurat Of Ur: 19 Facts About This Mysterious 4,000-Year-Old Middle Eastern Pyramid
This fascinating ancient temple to a Sumerian moon god has survived four millennia, the elements, and military attacks, but it still stands strong and proud.
The More You Chase Him, The More You’re Hurting Yourself
He’s confident you aren’t going anywhere — while you’re nervous he’s going to leave at any second.
30 Bitchy Texts You Should Send The Boy Who Isn’t Meeting Your Standards
This Is When I Think Of You
I think of you
at 2 a.m.
dancing around my bedroom by myself,
surprised by how much I can move
in the space
you no longer occupy.
21 Reminders If This Isn’t Where You Thought You’d Be At In Life
I can guarantee you that you’re not exactly where you thought you’d be. Or where you thought you should be by now.
