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What Is Radical Acceptance in 5 Simple Steps

In the world of self criticism and doubt, find peace in the total opposite of it. Become your best friend to always have a supportive cheerleader by your side and if you sometimes make mistakes – like we all do – embrace the power of radical acceptance. Let’s explore what is radical acceptance and why we need it in our lives. Acknowledge and Accept Radical acceptance is a concept from dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) that involves fully and completely acknowledging reality without resistance and judgement, or attempts to change it. It means embracing things as they are, even if they are difficult or painful, in order to reduce suffering and improve emotional well-being. By fully embracing what life throws at us, we remove...

Self-love

25 Powerful Quotes about Self Love and Worth for 2025

Dec 28. 2023

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During the Christmas break, whether you're working or not, it's a time for reflection and setting goals for the next year. All the good and ambitious ideas for your New Year's glow-up should include a couple of thoughts that will improve your mental state. I wholeheartedly implore you to start this journey with self-love and positive self-talk. Let's inspire ourselves with these quotes about self love and worth. ...

Post breakup

Top New Year’s Resolutions to Find Love in 2024

Dec 21. 2023

New Year is just around the corner! Christmas and New Year’s is the time we often wish we had someone. It’s magical and cosy, bringing people together and highlighting our solitude when we’re asked “So, is there that special someone in your life?” Ugh. For this reason, it’s a good time to reflect on our desires and create a plan to find a good partner in 2024. Let’s explore the top 8 New Year’s resolutions to find love! ...

Growth mindset

17 Tips How to Deal With Challenges in Life

Dec 04. 2023

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Life will never be simple, with only pleasurable chapters in it. How you respond to problems and life challenges matters a lot. If you approach hardships with the growth mindset, you will see challenges as opportunities to grow further and learn something new. You will build your resilience and grow stronger than ever from every setback. In this post, we explore how to deal with challenges using these tips. Thoughts vs Emotions Our thoughts and feelings are stories we tell ourselves. These stories create a narrative in our minds that we judge as good or bad. And then, emotions appear. Have you ever worried about an event or occurrence that never happened in the end, but you spent days being anxious about these...

Post breakup

Important Lessons Learned From Past Relationships – Part 2

Nov 02. 2023

Post breakup

Important Lessons I Learned From my Past Relationships – Part 1

Oct 26. 2023

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Each person we meet, every connection we form, leaves an indelible mark, teaching us lessons about love, life, resilience, and the wants of the human heart. Our past relationships, whether sweet or bitter, long-lasting or fleeting, are invaluable chapters in the story of who we are becoming. Let me share my personal lessons I learned from my past relationships. Stay tuned for the next week’s 5 more lessons in part 2. The Single Lady Reminders List Right after my last break up, I wrote two lists: a list of non-negotiables in my future partner (including what I don’t want from the lessons I just learned) and a list of reminders for myself for when I’m in a relationship again. To not let myself get...

Growth mindset

Best Habits to Start Before 2025 + Free Routine Printables

Oct 20. 2023

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In this season of change in nature, we can transform ourselves too. While others are asleep, wrapped up in an autumn wave of drowsiness and Netflix with a cup of cocoa, we are a few steps ahead of everyone else with these best habits to start by 2025! Let’s introduce new routines into our lives this autumn, rather than waiting for the turn of the year! Are you up for a challenge? ? Free Printables For New Routines Free Customisable Morning and Evening Routine printables available! Just like these below with my personal routine - but for you to fill with yours! You'll also get access to Canva templates to personalise and print your routine. Introduce your best habits to start before 2025...

Developmental Psychology

6 Reasons Why Negative Emotions Are Not Inherently Bad

Oct 09. 2023

There are no inherently bad emotions. Everyone experiences emotions that society labels as negative, but one thing I fail to understand is why we are criticising them and trying to push them into the dark box of things we wish didn’t exist. Are negative emotions truly bad? Let’s find out more about it. Emotional Education In The Early Years When you were feeling sad as a child, did your parents ever ask you why that is and what emotions you were experiencing? If your answer is yes, you are very fortunate and possibly one happy adult now. Sadly, most parents don’t ask or assist their children in processing and understanding their emotions. Instead, what we usually hear is “stop being sad” or...

Feminine Energy

10 Things Men Love in Women That Will Actually Improve Your Life

Sep 28. 2023

Every individual is unique and has their own preferences. However, there are certain things that most men will appreciate, and these don’t need to be degrading to us women. Instead, they can make us feel empowered and good. Let’s dive into these qualities that men love in women, which can also enhance our lives and make us feel just right. The change is for you, not for men Have you ever wondered why women around the world face similar challenges in dating and relationships with men? It’s because biologically, men and women worldwide share similar wiring in certain ways, leading to similar behaviour, patterns, and mechanisms. We often hear what men appreciate in a woman, as if we should immediately jump in and...

Self-love

5 ways how to know your worth as a woman

Sep 11. 2023

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We project our value to the world. We are all valuable in our own way. Society often expects specific standards, leading to feelings of inadequacy if we don’t conform to a certain norm. It can be very harmful unless we realise that our value comes from within, and it’s up to us to project it to the world. In this blog post, we’ll learn how to appreciate our inherent value and how to know your worth as a woman. Your value is inherent For us women, much of our confidence and self-worth is often tied to our appearance. A lot. Whether we like it or not, society places a heavy emphasis on youth and beauty as measures of our value, and we are...

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