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Normal Accident Theory: Why Do We Struggle To Accept Mistakes?

21 April 202511 June 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black man with a bleached Afro scrunching up paper after making a mistake to represent the topic of the article - Normal Accident Theory: Why Do We Struggle To Accept Mistakes?

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Normal Accident Theory was designed to explain how accidents can happen in complex systems, but guess what else is complex? Us

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care, What is...4 Comments

Single-Tasking: Ditching Multitasking For Much Better Focus

21 April 20254 June 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a woman on a phone, sitting in front of their laptop, while also looking at their smartphone to represent the topic of the article - Single-Tasking: Ditching Multitasking For Much Better Focus

Reading Time: 5 minutesWe’re so used to multitasking that we’ve forgotten how it’s not that great for us. In comes single-tasking, and why we should consider it

Categories Advice, General, ResearchTags Stress, What is...13 Comments

Craving Control 101: What You Need to Know About Urge Surfing

17 April 202528 May 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White man surfing to represent the topic of the article - Craving Control 101: What You Need to Know About Urge Surfing

Reading Time: 8 minutesCravings and urges can be a pain to manage, but they don’t have to be. Urge surfing is a simple mindfulness skill that can take back our control

Categories Advice, General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Addiction, Coping Strategies, What is...6 Comments

Micro-Tidying: The Easy Spring Clean Method For Our Well-being

17 April 202521 May 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White man in a wheelchair and a White woman doing chores in the kitchen to represent the topic of the article -Micro-Tidying: The Easy Spring Clean Method For Our Well-being

Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s that time of year when some of us might be thinking of spring cleaning and also dreading the idea. Enter micro-tidying

Categories Advice, General, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Stress, What is...8 Comments

Mirror Exposure For Body Image: Learning to Love Your Reflection

9 April 202514 May 2025 by Unwanted Life
A black-and-white photo of a woman looking in a mirror put with her right hand covering her eyes to represent the topic of the article - Mirror Exposure For Body Image: Learning To Love Your Reflection

Reading Time: 8 minutesMirror exposure therapy can be a daunting intervention for body image issues, but it has been proven to be effective in causing improvements

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, Research, TherapyTags Body Image, Eating Disorders, Exposure therapy, Treatment, What is...4 Comments

Managing Debt And Returning Your Quality Of Life

8 April 20257 May 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a black man pulling out loose change from their pocket to represent the topic of the article - Managing Debt And Returning Your Quality Of Life

Reading Time: 8 minutesIt’s easy to feel lost when it comes to managing our debt. So, before that can drastically affect our quality of life, we need to take action

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Debt, Depression, Relationships, Stress, What is...13 Comments

Ultimate Guide To Not Taking Things Personally (Finding Peace)

8 April 202530 April 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of two White people dress in white hold a peace sign made out of flowers to represent the topic of the article - Ultimate Guide To Not Taking Things Personally (Finding Peace)

Reading Time: 8 minutesMany of us may be taking things personally that should have never been perceived as such, and here’s why we do this and how to stop it

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, BPD, Coping Strategies, Depression, Stress6 Comments

Re-Entry Anxiety: How To Ease Back Into Work After A Break

7 April 202523 April 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of three people sitting around a work table, with one of those people being in a wheelchair to represent the topic of the article - Re-Entry Anxiety: How To Ease Back Into Work After A Break

Reading Time: 12 minutesRe-entry anxiety can be a crippling experience if left alone, but it doesn’t have to be like that. There are several strategies to manage our re-entry anxiety

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Exposure therapy, What is...3 Comments

Inner Critic: How To Call Out Your Inner Critic And Take Control

7 April 202516 April 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White woman in distress with her head in her hands to represent the topic of the article - Inner Critic: How To Call Out Your Inner Critic And Take Control

Reading Time: 7 minutesNo one likes receiving criticism, yet we often allow our inner critic to gob off in our heads like it owns the place. Let’s end that

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Depression, What is...10 Comments

Decoding Your Inner Voice: How To Change Negative Self-Talk

2 April 20259 April 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a red head woman looking solemn and appearing lost in thought to represent the topic of the article - Decoding Your Inner Voice: How To Change Negative Self-Talk

Reading Time: 12 minutesMost, but not all of us, experience self-talk, which is to be expected. But negative self-talk can have a serious effect on our well-being

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Addiction, Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Depression, Stress, Trauma, What is...8 Comments
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