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When Your Dreams Change

Susanna Newsonen on February 24, 2023

What if the path toward your dreams has led you to a life you don't love? It’s okay to change your mind. Here's how to navigate a change in your dreams.

What if the path toward your dreams has led you to a life you don't love? It’s okay to change your mind. Here's how to navigate a change in your dreams.

Stress

The Best Present You Can Give This Holiday Season

Susanna Newsonen on December 2, 2022

Our obsessive use of smartphones makes us less present in the company of other people. The solution? Start making deeper connections with mindful conversations.

Our obsessive use of smartphones makes us less present in the company of other people. The solution? Start making deeper connections with mindful conversations.

Stress

The Positive Role of Negative Emotions

Susanna Newsonen on November 23, 2022

To live a full, human life, you need the full experience of human emotions, both the positive and the negative.

To live a full, human life, you need the full experience of human emotions, both the positive and the negative.

Empathy

When Did Dancing Become a Crime?

Susanna Newsonen on August 26, 2022

After a video of Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin dancing leaked to the public, the world is (wrongly) tearing her apart. Dancing is a virtue.

After a video of Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin dancing leaked to the public, the world is (wrongly) tearing her apart. Dancing is a virtue.

Self-Help

Stop Looking in the Rearview Mirror

Susanna Newsonen on June 13, 2022

It is natural to be acutely aware of the past because it’s gotten us to where we are today. However, be mindful of the balance.

It is natural to be acutely aware of the past because it’s gotten us to where we are today. However, be mindful of the balance.

Self-Help

Why No Good Comes From the Word “Should”

Susanna Newsonen on May 30, 2022

Should is one of the least motivating things you can say to yourself. It implies that you ought to do something simply because it is expected of you.

Should is one of the least motivating things you can say to yourself. It implies that you ought to do something simply because it is expected of you.

Stress

The Shocking Truth About Hugs

Susanna Newsonen on March 3, 2022

A good hug naturally boosts your positive emotions and increases the release of other feel-good hormones.

A good hug naturally boosts your positive emotions and increases the release of other feel-good hormones.

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