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This blog explores, and helps others navigate through, issues which are pertinent to all human beings, from death to self-esteem. Ideas are medicine!

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Forever an Imposter and Okay With It

Facing the Imposter Within Even if you don’t know what imposter syndrome is, there’s a good chance you have it.…

Growth, Imposter Syndrome, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Philosophy, REBT, Self-Esteem, Self-Help

Searching for Love in the Shadowlands

“The pain now is part of the happiness then; that’s the deal.” -C.S. Lewis Around this time last year, I…

Anxiety, C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Death, Depression, Grief, Love, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Resilience, Shadowlands, Trauma

Is Romantic Love Ever Worth the Risk of Heartache?: A Psychological Perspective

Amazingly, I’ve been blessed with the combination of idealism and pessimism. At one end, I fantasize about what the world,…

Depression, Growth, Love, Mental Health, Personal Development, Philosophy, Psychology, Romance

Cinderella Man – A Poem about Love’s Substitution with Glory

Cinderella Man Striding down the hallway, with a championship in sight The boy enters the ring, to begin an arduous…

Anxiety, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Personal Development, Poem, Poetry, Tragedy, Trauma

Shame and Guilt: Necessities for Character; Catalysts for Change

Character is founded on honesty, humility, agreeableness, helpfulness, assertiveness, courage, resilience, and regret.

Anxiety, Depression, Growth, Guilt, Identity, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Mental Health, Morality, Personal Development, Self-Esteem, Shame

Trapped in Vanity and Greed: How Our Zero-Sum Thinking Makes Us Miserable

Let the Competition Begin 6th century philosopher, Boethius, noted that life is a wheel of fortune. Sometimes, we’re up, and…

Anxiety, Community, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Personal Development, Relationships

A Fruitless Journey: How We Prevent Ourselves from Being Loved

The Avoidant Attachment Style and Its Effects on Our Ability to Love “Your task is not to seek for love,…

Anxiety, Dating, Depression, Intimacy, Love, Mental Health, Perfectionism, Relationships, Romance, Self Love, Trauma

Always about Me: Why It Doesn’t Make Sense to Take Anything Personally (Updated)

The other day, I helped a client begin to work through the prolonged pain he had experienced from bullying. In…

CBT, Childhood, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Personal Development, Self-Esteem, Trauma

Can I Ever Overcome Feeling I’m Not Good Enough?

Since no achievement is without its downside and each one can be criticized (luck and other people are always contributors)…

Cool Runnings, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Perfectionism, Personal Development, Self-Esteem, Success

Harboring Junk Values: How Our Unhealthy Goals Maintain Depression

I’m pretty sure most of you are sick of my articles on distorted thinking/beliefs by now, and I think I’ve…

Depression, Fame, Growth, Junk Values, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Success

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