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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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Searching for Meaning in a Sea of Insignificance

The question of our time, or rather the question of all-time, is can I create meaning in my insignificance? Most…

Annie Hall, Anxiety, Depression, Existentialism, Meaning of Life, Medicare For All, Mental Health, Obama, Personal Development, Self-Help

Psychological Manipulation and the Need for Boundaries

Psychological manipulation can come in varied forms and from a multitude of individuals, some close to us and others who…

Domestic Violence, Emotional Abuse, Manipulation, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Psychological Abuse

Our Deep Sense of Entitlement: Do We Prevent Ourselves From Succeeding?

How Important Am I? They tend to call millennials the entitled generation, noting how they (we) always want something for…

Existentialism, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Millennials, Personal Development, Relationships, Success

Changing Toxic Personality Traits

How We Perceive Our Selves Most people tend to think of personalities as static, core selves, tiny beings sitting at…

Authenticity, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Personality, Psychology, Self-Help

A Brief Introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: How It Changes Lives

CBT is a form of therapy that’s used to treat depression, anxiety, rage, emotional instability, body dysmorphia, low self-esteem, perfectionism, interpersonal troubles, and specific phobias.

CBT, Growth, Healing, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Psychotherapy, REBT, Wellness

Who’s My Good Girl?: Reviewing Kate Manne’s Down Girl

“On my analysis, misogyny’s primary function and constitutive manifestation is the punishment of “bad” women, and policing of women’s behavior.”…

Beauty, Dating, Down Girl, Equality, Feminism, Mental Health, Misogyny, Relationships, Social Media

He Was Our Rainbow in the Dark: Remembering Ronnie James Dio

“I cry out for magic, I feel it dancing in the light, it was cold, lost my hold, to the…

Dio, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Music, Trauma

The Toxicity of Self-Esteem: Why It Never Works

A Better Way to Love Ourselves Self-esteem has always been a prominent concept throughout our lives. We were taught that…

Albert Ellis, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Philosophy, REBT, Self-Compassion, Self-Esteem, Wellness

My Love for James Cagney: A Tribute to the Man Who Taught Me Authenticity and Compassion

When I think of authenticity, the first person that comes to mind is Jimmy Cagney. Eminent actor, director, and producer,…

Authenticity, Cagney The Musical, Fair Pay, Growth, Healthy Masculinity, James Cagney, Labor, Personal Development, Self-Help, Toxic Masculinity, Wellness

All of the Words We Can’t Say: A Story of Domestic Violence

Trauma. What the hell is trauma? How does one define it and make sense of it? How do you live…

Anxiety, Believe Survivors, Domestic Violence, Guilt, Healing, Narcissism, Narcissistic Abuse, Shame, Trauma

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