With social media and the art of comparison at play, maintaining a healthy level of self-esteem feels impossible at times. Especially for those in the younger generations, it might feel like an uphill battle.
Self Esteem
Codependent Relationships and Addiction
Codependent relationships and addiction often go hand in hand, creating a complex situation that affects every aspect of the lives of those involved. When one person is suffering from addiction, the codependent person often feels the need to break their own boundaries and live their lives in a way that caters to the other party.
Creating Healthy Habits for 2024
With so much happening in day-to-day life, maintaining a healthy lifestyle often takes a backseat to our hectic schedules. Even with limited time, forming healthy habits is not only possible but essential for improving our health and vitality.
Why Do People Stay in Unhealthy Relationships?
Relationships are incredibly complex and sometimes, we find ourselves in unhealthy relationships that feel impossible to leave. An unhealthy relationship is one that does not benefit the individuals involved and can be emotionally or physically harmful. Yet, some...
Building Resilience: How to Bounce Back from Challenges
Resilience is a trait that allows us to adapt and bounce back from difficult experiences, though it is more challenging to master than you might think. This allows us to cope with stress, trauma, and adversity, which many of us are faced with on a daily basis....
How to Know When It’s Time to Take a Break From Social Media
Social media is a powerful tool that connects us with our friends, family, and the world. Through the various apps, we can share our thoughts, pictures, videos, or whatever else we choose with the people we know or strangers who share similar interests. However, like...
How to Handle Social Rejection
Have you ever been picked last in a dodgeball game? It probably hurt a little as you anxiously waited for your name to be called. How about a fallout with your close friends? All of a sudden you are excluded from the group hangouts. You cannot sit with them at lunch...
Rising Self-Harm Among Teens: Understanding the Causes and Solutions
Mental health has always been an important issue, but it has become even more pressing in recent years, especially among teenagers. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 10-20% of adolescents worldwide experience mental health issues, with...
Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse is a violent crime that happens to both males and females. Current estimates are that over 25% of females and 10% of males experience some form of sexual abuse in their lifetime. Unfortunately, because many people are either unable to or are reluctant...
Signs of Compulsive Overeating
Many people use food to cope with their emotions. We often refer to this as Stress Eating or Emotional Eating. For example, a person who has a stressful day at work may binge on cookies or chips to get some “relief” when they get home. Of course, this relief is...