Personal growth is not linear. We know this by now but can we divide it up into some sort of sequential process? That’s what I aim to do today. Here are, in my opinion, the 5 stages of personal growth. Disclaimer: Being fluid in nature, residing in one stage doesn’t…

One of the biggest mistakes we can make in dating is taking the instant chemistry we feel with someone as a sign of compatibility. That the fireworks we feel on the first few dates must mean that love is knocking at our door. The truth is, chemistry does not always…

Lately, I’ve been ruminating more than I’d care to admit. I often find myself caught up in thoughts about the past or future — feeling into those daydreams as if they were my reality. It’s generally a sign of my overall mental state — which has been low, as of…

Science Holds The Secret — “Neurons that fire together, wire together.” Donald Hebb, the Canadian psychologist and proclaimed “father of neurophysiology” probably didn’t realize his 1949 description of the formation of pathways in the brain would still be around 80 years later. But here we are. In my own personal growth journey, I remind myself…

A month ago I was an avid TikTok user. I was trying to grow my reach on the platform which meant creating 4 videos a day, monitoring the latest trends, and obsessively checking my phone to see how well my videos were doing. I was hooked and it was taking…

In a world that values following the herd, it’s never been more important to break free of societal norms and be ourselves. Carl Jung, the Swiss Psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology believed that humans were at their healthiest and happiest when being rewarded for their innate greatness. In this, he…

I truly believe one of the biggest mistakes we can make during dating and developing new connections is becoming invested in our idea of someone rather than the reality of who they are. Why? Because it sets us up for a plethora of misery down the line. And hear me…

I’m Sorry If This Hurts — For someone with anxious attachment tendencies, growing through and continuing to grow through my bad habits in dating has brought forward several home truths. In fact, I use regularly feel a tinge of annoyance when I listened to podcasts from my now favorite coaches/psychologists as they spoke of the ways…

Stop Sacrificing Boundaries For Sub-Par Connections — Boundaries are a way of communicating our standards; a set of unspoken and spoken messages that tell others how we wish to be treated. As such, they are expressions of self-worth, with popular self-help author Mark Masnon describing them as “by-products” of healthy self-esteem. Beyond just words, however, boundaries are…