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Using Perceived Control to Boost Your Well-Being
I don’t share too much about my life on my blog but I recently graduated from college with a degree in psychology and recently I’ve been thinking a lot about the cognitive fallacies and false beliefs that are holding us back from being our happiest selves. We have all of these choices to make every…
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New Year Journal Prompts
We’ve all been waiting for 2020 to end but it can feel good to take a moment and try to learn from this year before quickly moving on to a new one. Writing in my journal has always been therapeutic for me and it’s usually what I try to do when I’m feeling especially down…
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What’s Been Keeping Me Busy During Quarantine
After lockdowns this spring and a very cautious summer, my university has spent the past few weeks in another quarantine. While it’s been tough spending all my time working, sleeping, and learning in the same room, I’ve managed to keep myself busy and balanced. I think it’s become easy to spend all day and all…
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Books, Movies, and Influencers to Read, Watch, and Follow
All the news lately highlighting how centuries-old racism manifests in our modern-day society has been upsetting to say the least and constantly leaves me with the feeling of “how can I help”. Beyond protesting, signing petitions, and donating to causes, there is a lot of self-work we can do to create change. Over the past…
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5 Reflection Questions For Changing Seasons
As I’ve been working on writing in my journal more often, I have collected questions that I think are perfect to ask yourself (or friends) during the change of the seasons. I’m starting to get that nostalgic feeling I often do during the transition from spring to summer. This is a time of change and…
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Questions For Reflection During Chaos And Staying Inside
I’m sure most of us are staying inside the next few weeks as coronavirus circulates and I think this is a time for a lot of reflection as individuals but also as a country and as humans in general. Last night I began writing in my journal, reflecting on some questions that came to mind…
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