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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.

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

Applying The Swedish Lagom Approach For A Better Christmas

6 June 20247 December 2022 by Unwanted Life
A photo of two children decorating a Christmas tree to represent the topic of the article - Applying The Swedish Lagom Approach For A Better Christmas

Reading Time: 6 minutesChristmas can be a stressful time of year, but it doesn’t have to be, not if we take a leaf out of the Swedes’ book and give the Lagom a try

Categories Advice, General, ResearchTags Self-Care, What is...23 Comments

Journaling To Better Mental Wellbeing This Christmas

13 April 202530 November 2022 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a Black woman in a Christmas jumper reading a book and drinking a hot chocolate to represent the topic of the article - Journaling To Better Mental Wellbeing This Christmas

Reading Time: 6 minutesChances are you’re going to forget to look after your wellbeing this Christmas, like every Christmas. But Journaling can help you avoid that

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Journaling, Self-Care34 Comments

Cost of Living Crisis: How To Save Money This Winter

6 June 202423 November 2022 by Unwanted Life
A close-up photo of a White woman wrapped up in a colourful scarf to represent the topic of the article - Cost of Living Crisis: How To Save Money This Winter

Reading Time: 8 minutesThe cost of living crisis is going to be a vast source of stress for many people this winter, so I thought I’d put together a helpful guide

Categories Advice, GeneralTags Debt, Support47 Comments

The Best Tips For Handling Anxiety In Public

6 June 202416 November 2022 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a person on stage rolled up in a ball to represent the topic of the article - The Best Tips For Handling Anxiety In Public

Reading Time: 7 minutesLiving with anxiety sucks, especially when you have to deal with your anxiety in public. But there are ways to manage that anxiety in public

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Anxiety, Coping Strategies, What is...29 Comments
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