Understand The Complex Emotion To Help Your Relationships — When I was in my first relationship I didn’t know how to speak up for my needs and in the process, I neglected them. I didn’t socialize with people outside of the relationship and I didn’t have any hobbies that were my own. The relationship was codependent and I slowly…

How To Move On From Unavailable or Mistreating Partners, For GOOD — We’ve all been there. Helplessly hooked on someone we know isn’t good for us or is showing us blatant disinterest. Maybe they did show interest once, albeit briefly, but have since bookended their interest by ignoring texts, refusing commitment, or displaying otherwise disinterested behaviors. Your friends, family, and inner circle…

It’s Time To Start Honoring Our Authentic Selves — All of us have problems. There’s no getting around that. But why is it that many of us grew up being told it wasn’t okay to show them? We’ve all heard the American trope of the happy suburban family whose problems are masked behind the smiles and the money. …

Why Freeze Responses Can Be So Debilitating and How To Manage Them — When we think of stress responses it’s not uncommon to immediately go to the fight or flight response; that adrenaline-filled reaction that pushes us to run from our adversities or face them head-on. But fight or flight responses aren’t the only stress responses we may exhibit when things get tough…

Maybe you’re sick of being messed around. Of tolerating miscommunication and settling for less than you deserve. You want someone who appreciates you, wants to make plans, messages you back on time, and actually seems interested. A healthy love, whatever that is. All of us striving for a supportive relationship…

A Guide To The Lesser Known Narcissism — Narcissism in itself isn’t a new concept. If you’re no stranger to personal development, podcasts, and literature you’ll be well acquainted with the term “narcissist” and its association with individuals of high importance, arrogance, and egoic preoccupation. And yes, it’s with these individuals of supposed high grandeur that stories of…

Stop Limiting Beliefs and Embrace Your Truest Potential — “Nothing is ever “too good to be true.” If it came into your life, it means you have earned it. Simply enjoy it.” — Akin Olokun What if the good in your life actually was good? A strange concept to those of us who have experienced turmoil and consistent emotional…

The more research I do on psychology and the brain, the more I realise the brain is both fascinatingly complex and deceivingly simple. Today I wanted to touch on that. Our brains can’t tell the difference between reality and our thoughts. Practically, this only makes sense. For example, It doesn’t…

The path to self-abandonment in dating is slow but slippery. Not one action causes us to lose ourselves, but a culmination of sequences. Moreover, if you have self-abandoned once, it’s likely you’ve done so numerous times before. It’s unnerving and uncomfortable to lose autonomy over your own emotions, and that…