Anticipatory Anxiety: Overcoming Our “What If” Worry Riddled Mind
Reading Time: 8 minutesAnticipatory anxiety may be the key that unlocks all our anxiety issues, so why don’t we talk about it more? Well, today we do
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Beyond Positive Thinking: How To Engineer A Lasting Mindset Shift
Reading Time: 8 minutesPositive thinking is often portrayed as a cure-all, but it’s not. We need to go beyond positive thinking and towards a mindset shift
Beyond Survival: How Daily Self-Care Leads To A Flourishing Life
Reading Time: 9 minutesSelf-care isn’t about surviving; it’s about going beyond survival. So why not make life more than that, and learn how to flourish?
Not Wanting To Be Here: Navigating Passive Suicidal Ideation
Reading Time: 7 minutesSuicidal thoughts are well understood. But what’s less well known is passive suicidal ideation, and that needs to change, as it poses a risk
Parental Guilt: How To Break The Cycle Of Constant Self-Blame
Reading Time: 8 minutesParental guilt is surprisingly common among parents who want the best for their children. For good parents, this can be deadly
How The Easy Shisa Kanko Method Overcomes Double Checking
Reading Time: 5 minutesChecking-behaviours, whether OCD related or not, can be distressing. But it doesn’t have to be. The Shisa Kanko technique can change all that
Cognitive Offloading: The Hack To Our Brain’s Battery-Saving Mode
Reading Time: 6 minutesCognitive offloading can be a useful stress and burnout prevention strategy, but it’s not without its problems, which this article explores
The ADHD Focus Hack: Why You Need ‘Dopamine Anchoring’
Reading Time: 5 minutesDopamine anchoring is another ADHD hack that can be useful for those without ADHD, and this article will explain why and how to use it
How To Do It Stupid To Build Unstoppable Momentum
Reading Time: 5 minutesSometimes we’re too smart for our own good, and that can sabotage us. Every now and then, the best approach is to do it stupid to get started
Vampire Or Mirror: Navigating The Energy Exchange In Depression
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe energy exchange in depression can have far-reaching effects, but not always in the way you might expect, and thus isn’t a social vampire