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Advice

Welcome to the advice category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as containing useful advice.

Learn how to help yourself by reading these advice articles that comprise advice taken from my personal experiences, community suggestions (such as advice from people on Twitter), taken from research studies, and from other professional sources.

Here, all your self-help and life hacks needs will be met, so check this archive out.

How To Douse Out The Flames Of Burnout

5 June 202415 March 2023 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a woman with black fingers covering her face with her hands to represent the topic of the article - How To Douse Out The Flames Of Burnout

Reading Time: 13 minutesWe live in a world that allows demands to be placed on us 24/7, which means we’re all at risk of burnout. So how can we avoid it and thrive

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care, What is...37 Comments

The Harm Of Perfectionism And How To Overcome It

5 June 20248 March 2023 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White woman holding up a darts board with a perfect bullseye to represent the topic of the article - The Harm Of Perfectionism And How To Overcome It

Reading Time: 14 minutesThere are two types of perfectionism, the one that guides us to try to be better, and the one that compels us to be perfect at all cost

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Anxiety, Stress, What is...32 Comments

Self-acceptance: Why It’s Important To Our Wellbeing

5 June 20241 March 2023 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a gay Black man, a man of Native American ethnicity, and a Black man with vitiligo to represent the topic of the article - Self-acceptance: Why It's Important To Our Wellbeing

Reading Time: 8 minutesIt’s surprising just how strenuous life can be if we’re unable to practise self-acceptance, but it’s an important part of our wellbeing

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Self-Care, What is...22 Comments

Nudge Theory: Self-nudging Our Way To Better Wellbeing

5 June 202415 February 2023 by Unwanted Life

Reading Time: 9 minutesNudge Theory has been having its moment in the spotlight recently. But what if I told you that it has self-care applications?

Categories Advice, General, TheoryTags Self-Care, What is...32 Comments

Creating A Safe Space So People Can Open Up

5 June 20248 February 2023 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black guy and another guy sitting down talking to represent the topic of the article - Creating A Safe Space So People Can Open Up

Reading Time: 9 minutesToo often people nowadays know a lot of people, but don’t have people they can open up to. But it doesn’t take much to be that safe space

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Support, What is...24 Comments

How To Use The Empty Chair Technique For Self-Help

5 June 202425 January 2023 by Unwanted Life

Reading Time: 5 minutesLearn how to use Gestalt therapy’s empty chair technique on your own to help work through your issues and get closure

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, Research, Theory, TherapyTags Abuse, Coping Strategies, What is...43 Comments

Teaching Children About Bullying For Better Mental Health

5 June 202418 January 2023 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an Asian girl sulking away with her backpack as two other Asian boys point and mock the girl, to represent the topic of the article - Teaching Children About Bullying For Better Mental Health

Reading Time: 14 minutesTeaching children about bullying is important not just for our own children, but for all children, producing lifelong benefits

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Addiction, BPD, Depression, Psychosis, Shame, What is...31 Comments

Finding Meaning: What Makes Having A Purpose So Important?

6 June 202428 December 2022 by Unwanted Life
An image of a person planting a small green plant in the ground to represent the topic of the article - Finding Meaning: What Makes Having A Purpose So Important?

Reading Time: 11 minutesIt’s been argued that one of the fundamental factors in our wellbeing is finding meaning and purpose in life. To find out why, keep reading

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Anxiety, Depression, Relationships, What is...31 Comments

How To Glow Up Your Mental Health This New Year

6 June 202421 December 2022 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black woman outlined by a sparkler trace effect, to represent the topic of the article - How To Glow Up Your Mental Health This New Year

Reading Time: 15 minutesWith the New Year upon us, now is an excellent time to work on ourselves and learn how to glow up for a great new us for the New Year

Categories Advice, General, Health, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Debt, Self-Care24 Comments

The Useful Wellbeing Life Lessons We Can Learn From Immigrants

6 June 202414 December 2022 by Unwanted Life

Reading Time: 7 minutesThere are many sources of life advice in the world. An often overlooked source comes from immigrants. So what can we learn from them?

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental HealthTags Self-Care20 Comments
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