Body Positivity: How Our Culture Makes It Impossible for Us to Love Ourselves

The other day, I watched, what for some reason was the highly controversial film, I Feel Pretty. I liked it … More

The Need for Self-Compassion

The idea of self-esteem gained prominence in the 80’s; it was this great need to get children to feel good … More

The Toxicity of Self-Esteem

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

Contributing Writer for Third Factor Magazine!

Hi Guys, First, I want to thank you all so much for keeping up with my blog, and commenting on … More

Shame and Guilt: Necessities for Character; Catalysts for Change

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

Poverty and Mental Illness: How an Impoverished Childhood Almost Took Away My Life (w/ Updated Linked Articles)

Economic Justice For All “I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil. Government belongs wherever evil … More

Blurred Lines: How Mental Illness and Mental Health are Closer Than You Believe and Why It Matters

I’ve had several discussions with people that I thought would be good to disclose here, as they’re pertinent to earlier … More

In Defense of Shyness and Doubt

Self-esteem is a concept that I have my issues with, predominantly due to the fact that it’s externally dependent; but, … More

My Most Profound Revelation – How I Was Contributing to Maintaining My Depression

For those of you reading this post, I want you to know that it isn’t empirical, being based purely on … More

Searching for Perfection: Why We Won’t Allow Ourselves to Fall in Love

There’s an old adage, a cliché f you will, which tells us that as long as we can’t love ourselves, … More