Woman with head in her hands Source: Babi/Unsplash I view myself as a recovering perfectionist. Growing up, I did it all. I got straight A’s in school, took Advanced Placement (AP classes),…
Five Ways to Cultivate Bravery
Source: Photo courtesy of Glen Carrie (Unsplash) Franklin D Roosevelt is known for his poignant inaugural address in which he famously stated “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”1…
5 Reasons You Could Experience Morning Anxiety
Source: L Ismail/Adobe Stock Anxiety levels fluctuate throughout the day. Many people find that their anxiety is highest during the morning hours, often before they even open their eyes and get out…
The Mid-Semester Slump: How to Not Lose Your Mind
Alright, so you’re halfway through the semester. The excitement of fresh notebooks (or a new MacBook) and new pens has worn off, your professors have cranked the assignment dial to 11, and…
Life’s Unexpected Turns: Learning to Dance in the Rain
Source: Image by Pham Trung Kien from Pixabay Life is kind of funny, isn’t it? We spend so much of it building expectations, dreaming of how things should be, only to find…
Spending Too Much Time With AI Could Worsen Social Skills
Source: Ron Lach / Pexels AI social chatbots can help reduce loneliness, especially for people who would otherwise have little access to social support. In one recent survey, three percent of students…
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Can Research Change the World?
Burkhouse, K. L., Dao, A., Argiros, A., Granros, M., Cárdenas, E., Dickey, L., Feurer, C., Hill, K., Pegg, S., Venanzi, L., & Kujawa, A. (2023). Targeting positive valence systems function in children…
From Fear to Financial Freedom
Source: JME, Inc. The road to financial freedom is often paved with fear, uncertainty, and hard-earned lessons. As an entrepreneur, I’ve faced many financial challenges, learning the importance of financial literacy the…
In Case of OCD Cycling, Listen to Your Gut and Breathe
When we open and relax into the energy in the breath, when our breathing is coordinated, and the breathing mechanism is strong and flexible, when we add the secret sauce of conscious…
Quitting Isn’t Failure—It’s Misunderstood |
I thought about quitting this blog post halfway through. I came into it feeling pretty good. I’m a solid writer and the piece would be only a few hundred words. I figured…