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Managing Chronic Loneliness When Aging: 23 Strategies
Chronic loneliness can affect us all at any point in our lifetimes, but it can be a significant challenge for many older adults as they [...]
Vicarious Trauma: The Silent Impact on Therapists
Vicarious trauma refers to the impact of repetitive encounters with indirect trauma while working as a helping professional. Most clients who attend psychotherapy will share [...]
The Hidden Costs of Sleep Deprivation & Its Consequences
In the short term, a lack of sleep can leave us stressed and grumpy, unwilling, or unable to take on what is needed or expected [...]
How to Focus Easily in a World of Distractions: 6 Techniques
Attention is a limited resource. As humans, we must be selective about what to focus on. As a basic component of biology, determining what aspects [...]
Parenting Styles: Are You Helping or Hurting? 3 Quizzes
Navigating the complexities of parenthood involves understanding various parenting styles and their impact on children’s development. From authoritarian to permissive, each approach reflects differing beliefs [...]
Enmeshment: Breaking Free From Overbearing Relationships
When boundaries are unclear, particularly in families, relationships can become overbearing, with individuals experiencing a diminished sense of self (Bacon & Conway, 2023). In such [...]
How to Say No & Master the Art of Personal Freedom
In a world that often values compliance over authenticity, the notion of personal freedom becomes not just a luxury but a necessity for our wellbeing [...]
CPTSD: Understanding Complex Trauma & Its Recovery
As we face the worrying increase of environmental events, pandemics, and wars across the globe, the topic of trauma is extremely relevant across various contexts. [...]
Theory X and Theory Y (& Z): Employee Motivation Explained
Most leaders and managers are aware of the importance of motivating their employees and creating an environment for them to perform at their best (Sennewald [...]
Fundamental Attribution Error: Shifting the Blame Game
We all try to make sense of the behaviors we observe in ourselves and others. However, sometimes this process can be marred by cognitive biases [...]