Once you’ve built a healthy relationship with yourself, you are ready to build a healthy relationship with others.
When you are on a restrictive diet like the Wahls Protocol, an anti-inflammatory diet designed for people with auto-immune diseases like multiple sclerosis, lupus, or rheumatoid arthritis, then figuring out how to survive social situations can be a real b*tch. Managing dietary restrictions in social contexts can become such a headache that I’ve seriously wondered if I should just stop…
After spending most of my life convinced I was terrible at giving gifts, I was told a few times more recently that I, and I quote, “gave the best gifts”. It made me quite happy to hear that as I’ve been trying to be a lot more intentional with my gift-giving over the past years. Around 3-4 years ago, I…
Reflecting on my past relationships (and many, many mistakes), I decided to compile a list of bad reasons for staying in a relationship. Breaking up is hard, and the stress leading up to the big decision can feel almost unbearable. Nonetheless, you should face the challenge head-on. Because staying in a relationship that no longer brings you joy can have…
Remebering people’s names… why does it matter? When dating, meeting new people or making new friends, one of the simplest things you can do to stay memorable or make a good impression on a person, is to remember their name. “A person’s name is to that person, the sweetest, most important sound in any language” (Dale Carnegie). Now, you may…
There are certain behaviors that make my social anxiety go through the roof. This includes alcohol, sugar, not working out… and not telling the truth. For the longest time, I didn’t think I could do anything about that anxiety. I thought it was just “the way I am”: nervous, sweaty, shaky, constantly nauseous… And, as a result, avoidant of people…