• A group of people are standing around and the image is blurry. This blurry image relates to seeing your relationships with people in a new, perhaps uncomfortable way. As a people pleaser, this might be the beginning stages of what it feels like to let go of the need to please.
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    Learning to Let People Down: A People-Pleaser’s Guide to Disappointment

    May 3, 2025 - By 

    People-pleasers are often described as “nice”. Beyond nice, however, people-pleasers are sensitive, emotionally attuned and often deeply empathetic. The problem occurs when empathy becomes your way of survival; when you unconsciously believe that other people’s comfort is more important than your truth – it gradually depletes your self-worth.  People-pleasing is a survival strategy, and we do it out of fear – fear of disappointing others, fear of abandonment. Fear that if we don’t make other people happy; we aren’t lovable.  The Unseen Burden of Pleasing If you were conditioned to view approval as the same as love, you likely learned…

  • A girl stands in a scarf and hat, smiling. She seems to be considering the idea of being more open to her emotions. She is contemplating the idea that her emotions are much more complex than simply good or bad.
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    Identify and Understand Your Emotions: Moving Beyond “Good” or “Bad”

    April 29, 2025 - By 

    Emotions are an essential part of the human experience, in fact, it’s our emotions that make us human. We feel our feelings all throughout the day, but how often do we really take time to understand what we’re feeling and why? Most of us have been conditioned to categorize emotions as “good” or “bad,” but the reality is, emotions are far too complicated and nuanced to use such a binary approach. Moving beyond the “good” vs. “bad” emotional framework allows you to better identify and understand your emotions, and get to know yourself in the process.  In this post, we’ll…

  • a group of women are laughing together and they all seem happy. It makes the viewer wonder if any of them are genuine or if they are just people-pleasing
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    Being a People-Pleaser and Sacrificing Self-Worth

    April 26, 2025 - By 

    We live out certain patterns in our lives, and sometimes we aren’t even aware that it’s happening. These are repeated behaviors we have been acting out for a very long time, and yet we have no conscious awareness of them. Being a people-pleaser is a manifestation of one of those patterns. On the outside, it can look like simply being helpful, offering a friendly smile or giving of your time to those who need it. However, on a deeper level, it can stem from fear, a desire to be enough, and a belief that our worth is dependent on how…

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    Reclaim Your Power: Why We Give It Away and How to Take It Back

    April 22, 2025 - By 

    People give their power away in so many areas of their lives, and sometimes they don’t even realize it’s happening. We seek validation from external sources like our partners, bosses, social circles, and even social media. From the car we drive to the vacations we take, especially in the photo proof for our social pages, our sense of self-worth can be tied to the things that we own and how many people approve of us. Now, however, we’re going to take a different approach – it’s time to stop abandoning yourself and reclaim your power. After all of the work…

  • A woman looks into the camera, calmly and quietly. She is on a journey to discover how to fall in love with yourself.
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    How to Fall in Love with Yourself & What Happens When You Do

    April 1, 2025 - By 

    Falling in Love With Yourself Isn’t a One-Time Thing Falling in love with yourself is not one-time event. It’s not a grand, cinematic moment where you look in the mirror and suddenly feel like you’re enough. Real self-love is based on the ongoing relationship you have with yourself. Like any relationship, the one you have with yourself also requires time, patience, and a whole lot of emotional healing and learning. It’s messy, raw, and sometimes it feels like everything is in the way of you and the love you could have for yourself. Read more for some perspective on how…

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    Becoming It First: Create the Life You Want From the Inside Out

    March 25, 2025 - By 

    Create the Life You Want From the Inside Out If you want something in your life, you have to become it first. If you crave love, you must become love. What does that love look like? How does it act? How does it feel to have that love you’re currently craving? If you need guidance, you must guide yourself. Read books, listen to podcasts, learn what you need to learn. Give yourself encouragement. If you desire strength, you must build it within. You can create the life you want, if you just show up for yourself. Trust yourself. Believe in…

  • A woman laughs and looks very happy, she appears to be in a state of gratitude
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    How Gratitude Shapes Your Life

    March 22, 2025 - By 

    Gratitude isn’t just something you practice on Thanksgiving or when something good happens. It’s more than a fleeting moment of appreciation – it’s a way of life. Gratitude shapes your life when it is the lens through which you see the world, the energy you bring to every conversation, challenge, and interaction. When you practice gratitude consistently, everything changes. How Practicing Gratitude Changes You The beauty of gratitude is that it rewires your brain, shifting you from a mindset of lack to one of abundance. Instead of waiting for things to make you happy, you realize that you already have…

  • A woman sits sitting away from the camera, she appears to not have a shirt on, she seems to be sitting and enjoying her body. This image relates directly to the theme of loving and accepting your body.
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    How to Love and Accept Your Body: Finding Home in Yourself

    March 18, 2025 - By 

    There are a lot of efforts being made on behalf of the beauty industry to be more inclusive and accepting of people’s differences. The problem is that even still, you may be bombarded with varying messages that make it hard to love and accept your body. Those messages tell you your body must to look a certain way to be worthy, to be loved, to belong. What doesn’t belong is the belief that you are somehow less because you don’t fit into an impossible mold that was never designed for you in the first place. However, you are not here…

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    From Bullying to Forgiveness: My Journey of Self-Acceptance

    December 18, 2024 - By 

    There’s a kind of pain that burrows deep beneath the surface — the kind that whispers, you don’t belong here. When a young heart is made to feel like an outsider because of race or difference, it doesn’t just sting — it shapes everything. In sixth grade, racism wasn’t some abstract concept from a textbook — it had a face, a name, and a voice that echoed through the halls. A boy who once flirted turned cruel. The teasing quickly turned into taunts, and what began as confusion soon unraveled into a pattern of exclusion and ridicule. He called her…

  • A woman takes a deep breath as she stands with a breeze in her hair. Her eyes are closed as she looks inward. She is hopeful, optimistic and she knows that she is enough.
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    Someone to Look Up To: Finding My Inner Role Model

    November 12, 2024 - By 

    For years, I longed for a role model who could guide me toward becoming a confident, empowered woman. I envisioned someone like Wonder Woman—strong, fearless, and wise. I dreamt of a mentor who would take me under her wing and help me embody all the qualities I admired in others. But despite meeting many inspiring women, I couldn’t find the perfect role model—until I learned an important lesson: sometimes, to find your role model – you have to look within. The Search for a Role Model I was always drawn to strong, self-assured women who walked into rooms with confidence.…