What do you think of when you hear the word, self-esteem? Are your thoughts negative or positive? Personally, I imagine someone looking into a mirror. Self-esteem reflects a person's overall evaluation of his or her own worth. It includes beliefs as well as emotions such as pride, despair, and shame. The question I ask when discussing self-esteem is simply, how much do you value yourself...
We all have big buts! I’m not talking about the size of your backside. We all use the word “but” to make excuses. We use “but” to explain why we are not able to do things that we want to do. We use “but” as a way to blame others when we do something for which we need to apologize. We use “but” as a way to blame circumstances. Buts are big!
Rational thinking is not always as easy as it seems. The truth is, we all have distorted thoughts in one way or another. If you don't think you do, guess what? That is one of your distorted thoughts!
Postpartum depression can linger around and make you miserable. Here are some tips from a repeat mother to help you cope and get through it faster...
You cannot always believe what you think. We assume our beliefs are true. Challenge your beliefs with the evidence and see if the hold up. Often, we will find that our beliefs are not based in reality and are causing us to accept things that are not true...
We all want to be important. Sometimes, we can feel so unimportant that we spend a lot of time and effort searching for significance in harmful ways. We can confuse being important with other things that can ultimately bring about problems in our lives.
Our attitude determines a lot of our lives. When bad things happen, it is important to keep our attitude in check and on track...
Coping with grief after the loss of a loved one can be difficult. Here is some information to help you through the process and work your way toward healing...
Have you ever felt out of control? I mean really! Things in life seem to be coming from every direction and there’s nothing you can do to stop any of them. Ever been there? I sure have. While I don’t particularly like that journey, I have learned to regain control. Taking control of life when it seems out of control is not always easy, but it is possible.
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