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Highs and Lows Are Part of Growth and It All Makes Us StrongerBy Lauren Madden Sometimes we need to journey into the deepest, darkest, scariest, most painful places inside in order to reach the next level. This is what happened to me earlier this year. When I was younger, I was in an abusive relationship that created a lot of stories in my head. These stories became beliefs…
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3 Tools That Can Help You Calm Your Mind and Let Go of AnxietyBy Joanna Ciolek “I vow to let go of all worries and anxiety in order to be light and free.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh I’ve struggled with anxiety throughout my life. A difficult childhood and my highly sensitive personality meant I grew into an anxious kid—there was just too much pain and emotional overwhelm for my young brain to…
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7 Vital Choices for Happy RelationshipsBy Lori Deschene “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~Lao Tzu A little over a decade ago I thought I was going to marry my college sweetheart and become a young bride, which made it all the more devastating when happily ever after didn’t pan out. When…
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3 Ways to Tell If You’re in an Unhealthy RelationshipBy Holly Lochinger “The harder you fight to hold onto specific assumptions, the more likely there’s gold in letting them go.” ~John Seely Brown It was Christmas night and I was ecstatic. He would be there any minute. I touched up my gloss and gave myself a quick once over in the hallway mirror. Despite having…
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10 Powerful Tips for Building a Deep, Lasting LoveBy Joel Almeida “We are a work in progress with a lifetime contract.” ~Phyllis Koss The priest at our wedding advised us, “It’s not enough to say, ‘I want to marry you’ just today. You’ve got to be able to say that every day.” Problems and challenges in life can be like the wind, which blows…
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How to Use Comparisons for Growth Instead of Feeling InferiorBy Hannah Braime “The heart is like a garden: it can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?” ~Jack Kornfield Comparison is something we all struggle with at one point or another. Although it’s something that conventional self-help wisdom urges us to avoid, it’s also a way of gauging where…
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7 Reasons Your Breakup Is A Beautiful ThingBy Katy Saer “Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities.” ~Ritu Ghatourey After many years of being the “dumper” in the relationship, I then spent many years being the “dumpee.” Even after I had worked through all of that karma that I had instilled upon myself, when it came time for my last breakup, it was finally…
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When We Hold onto Relationships That Hurt UsBy Evie Drake “Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than hurt yourself trying to put it back together.” ~Unknown Human beings are genetically programmed to desire love. Embraces are as important to us as food and water. Perhaps that’s why when we find someone—the wrong someone—we’re often too blind to see it. We…
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3 Simple Steps To Stop Worry In Its TracksBy Lia Carroll Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow. It only saps today of its joy.” ~Leo Buscaglia For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the worrywart extraordinaire. Worry: verb: To give way to anxiety or unease; allow one’s mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles. Fret, be anxious, brood, stress, panic. If…
