Goals are great. They motivate us to head in the direction of what’s next, like an eternal flame of hope for better things. If you’re like me, you write your big goals down, then smaller ones to achieve it. But what happens once you’ve accomplished your goal? You move on…

My own experience with anxiety has led me down a windy path of self-help, counseling, and research. And while the amount of resources and techniques for anxiety seems to be growing by the minute, these four practices have helped me reduce my anxious symptoms dramatically. Obviously, any attempt to fix…

You’ve heard it a million times I’m sure. The saying that induces a flurry of emotions and none of them satisfying. The phrase meant to encourage and inspire us, “you must learn from your mistakes”, and it certainly does just that. But what if there is more to it than…

Have you ever been called clingy or unpredictable or heartless in a past (or current) relationship and not truly understand why? These labels are usually doled out after a behavior ensued, and you aren’t really sure how it happened or why you did it. Like anything, the motivations behind our…

How one inspiring phrase rewired my mindset. — I had never spoken in front of such a group of talent I admitted to my counselor. It was days prior, my stomach was in knots; it always seems so on the eve of something important. Your gut is your truest compass. It craves your attention in a mysterious silence…an…