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Your Child’s Superpower Is an Understanding of Commitment

When children and teens understand the value of being able to make commitments and follow through on them, it can help develop their confidence and self-esteem.

When children and teens understand the value of being able to make commitments and follow through on them, it can help develop their confidence and self-esteem.

What to Do When We Care Too Much About What Others Think

Many of us battle anxiety over caring too much or not caring enough. Modern culture nudges us to these extremes, but we can leverage two key strategies to find balance.

Many of us battle anxiety over caring too much or not caring enough. Modern culture nudges us to these extremes, but we can leverage two key strategies to find balance.

What a Wasp in My Van Taught Me About Existential Dread

A Personal Perspective: Sometimes we worry about things that don't matter to distract us from things that do.

A Personal Perspective: Sometimes we worry about things that don't matter to distract us from things that do.

Why Breast Reductions Are Trending

Augmentations remain more popular, but since 2019, reductions are up 64 percent.

Augmentations remain more popular, but since 2019, reductions are up 64 percent.

What if You Change Your Name, Then Hate the New One?

Personal Perspective: Sometimes, our most important choices — such as changing our names — lead to agonizing regret. But sometimes those regrets have happy endings.

Personal Perspective: Sometimes, our most important choices — such as changing our names — lead to agonizing regret. But sometimes those regrets have happy endings.

The Unseen Cost of Narcissistic Values

Society should avoid cultural messaging that romanticizes unhealthy notions of love and relationships, beauty, power, wealth, weight, and sources of fulfillment.

Society should avoid cultural messaging that romanticizes unhealthy notions of love and relationships, beauty, power, wealth, weight, and sources of fulfillment.

Fixing Isn’t Healing: Self-Acceptance Is

What if healing from trauma, negative body image, or even eating disorders wasn’t about fixing yourself but accepting yourself?

What if healing from trauma, negative body image, or even eating disorders wasn’t about fixing yourself but accepting yourself?

Are You a Self-Oriented Perfectionist?

While some of us look to perfection as a motivator or a gold standard, the persistent pursuit of perfection can take a significant toll on our self-worth and overall well-being.

While some of us look to perfection as a motivator or a gold standard, the persistent pursuit of perfection can take a significant toll on our self-worth and overall well-being.

How to Live with Perfectionism

Perfectionism can rob life of satisfaction and joy. Learn how perfectionism arises and the tools to keep it at bay.

Perfectionism can rob life of satisfaction and joy. Learn how perfectionism arises and the tools to keep it at bay.

Disrupting Your Self-Narrative

Even billionaires feel like frauds. Eighty percent of entrepreneurs battle impostor syndrome. Learn strategies to transform self-doubt into your secret weapon for growth.​​​​​​​​​

Even billionaires feel like frauds. Eighty percent of entrepreneurs battle impostor syndrome. Learn strategies to transform self-doubt into your secret weapon for growth.​​​​​​​​​

Stop Waiting for Someone Else to Make You Happy

Being single isn’t about rejecting love. It’s about choosing yourself first.

Being single isn’t about rejecting love. It’s about choosing yourself first.

Is Your Inner Circle Hurting Your Mental Health?

Are your closest connections helping you grow or holding you back? Discover how the people around you secretly shape your mindset, happiness, and mental strength.

Are your closest connections helping you grow or holding you back? Discover how the people around you secretly shape your mindset, happiness, and mental strength.

Is Competition a Problem in Middle-Class Friendships?

Competition in friendships isn’t always healthy. Beware of frenemies and observe who’s really got your back.

Competition in friendships isn’t always healthy. Beware of frenemies and observe who’s really got your back.

Letting Go of the Chase and Reclaiming Your Self-Worth

If somewhere along the way you started questioning your worth, you’re not alone. But what if you stopped chasing worthiness and realized you’ve been enough all along?

If somewhere along the way you started questioning your worth, you’re not alone. But what if you stopped chasing worthiness and realized you’ve been enough all along?

How Malleable Are Memories?

Do false memories have an upside? A new book explains.

Do false memories have an upside? A new book explains.

Genuine Self-Esteem Is Not Positive in Tone

The opposite of a negative self-concept is not positive; it’s neutral. Stop all that cheerleading.

The opposite of a negative self-concept is not positive; it’s neutral. Stop all that cheerleading.

Is Self-Esteem a Purchasable Commodity?

Money confers wealth and status, but its greatest returns are intangible and inconspicuous: the maturing, self-esteem-building effects acquired in pursuing it.

Money confers wealth and status, but its greatest returns are intangible and inconspicuous: the maturing, self-esteem-building effects acquired in pursuing it.

Conditional Self-Worth vs. Unconditional Self-Worth

Many of us are either trapped in self-loathing or striving to prove we are enough. Humility can bring us back to our essential goodness, with nothing to prove.

Many of us are either trapped in self-loathing or striving to prove we are enough. Humility can bring us back to our essential goodness, with nothing to prove.

Breaking Through Perfectionism: A Journey Toward Progress

Personal Perspective: Struggling with perfectionism? Small, incremental steps can help you move forward and make real progress in your creative journey in every art form.

Personal Perspective: Struggling with perfectionism? Small, incremental steps can help you move forward and make real progress in your creative journey in every art form.

How to Be Kind to Yourself

It can feel really challenging to be kind to ourselves. Here is how the latest neuroscience and therapy techniques can help.

It can feel really challenging to be kind to ourselves. Here is how the latest neuroscience and therapy techniques can help.

Breaking Through Mental Barriers

Many of us unknowingly limit our success, joy, and love due to hidden mental barriers. By understanding and overcoming these blocks, we can unlock greater fulfillment, abundance, and achievement.

Many of us unknowingly limit our success, joy, and love due to hidden mental barriers. By understanding and overcoming these blocks, we can unlock greater fulfillment, abundance, and achievement.

How to Quit Putting Yourself Down

2. Stop taking the blame for things that aren't your fault.

2. Stop taking the blame for things that aren't your fault.

Moving From Critical to Constructive

Learn how to break free from harsh self-criticism and embrace constructive self-reflection to boost self-esteem and mental well-being.

Learn how to break free from harsh self-criticism and embrace constructive self-reflection to boost self-esteem and mental well-being.

Lady Gaga, Carl Jung, the Shadow, and Self-Acceptance

Lady Gaga may not make you think about Jungian theory, but her latest album, "Mayhem," is a master class on accepting your shadow self on your road to self-acceptance.

Lady Gaga may not make you think about Jungian theory, but her latest album, "Mayhem," is a master class on accepting your shadow self on your road to self-acceptance.

Better Health and Faith in the LGBTQ+ Community

Two decades of research indicates that sexual and gender minority people who believe in their community’s capacity to cope with and solve common problems are healthier.

Two decades of research indicates that sexual and gender minority people who believe in their community’s capacity to cope with and solve common problems are healthier.

Is Your Team Struggling with Performance and Conflict?

Life long patters or schemas shape workplace dynamics more than we realize. By applying schema therapy principles, HR and executive leaders can improve workplace performance.

Life long patters or schemas shape workplace dynamics more than we realize. By applying schema therapy principles, HR and executive leaders can improve workplace performance.

The Unexpected Joy of Being Bad at Something

The "quiet magic" of doing it anyway.

The "quiet magic" of doing it anyway.

Does Porn Affect People’s Feelings About Their Sexual Organs?

Many men believe their penises are too small, while many women are dissatisfied with their vaginas. Pundits may blame pornography, but a recent study disputes that.

Many men believe their penises are too small, while many women are dissatisfied with their vaginas. Pundits may blame pornography, but a recent study disputes that.

How to Protect Your Child From Social Media Negativity

You can't stop negative and mean people from saying hurtful things to your child on social media. But you can use simple, proven techniques using self-talk replacement strategies to guard their hearts.

You can't stop negative and mean people from saying hurtful things to your child on social media. But you can use simple, proven techniques using self-talk replacement strategies to guard their hearts.

The Practice of Self-Love: A Gift to Your Mind and Soul

Self-love is more than just a feel-good concept; it’s a scientifically-backed pillar of mental well-being.

Self-love is more than just a feel-good concept; it’s a scientifically-backed pillar of mental well-being.