The idea of changing your career and shifting gears later in life can be both scary and exciting. Obviously, you’re considering the change for a reason. Maybe you aren’t happy with your current position. Maybe you’re feeling uninspired. Or, maybe you spent many years as a stay-at-home mother, and now…
A miscarriage can feel like a devastating shock to your reality. One moment, you are filled with joy and anticipation about the new life growing inside you. Plans are being made, and your future feels magical. Then, suddenly, everything changes. This heartbreaking turn of events is challenging to process and…
It’s easy to start this contemplation by listing off all the mistakes you’ve made. Truth be told, there’s nothing productive about that kind of framing. We currently live in a culture where the vast majority of relationships end. In other words, you’re probably not uniquely flawed if you’ve endured a…
Giving birth has the potential to be a traumatic experience. We’ll explain more about birth trauma below, but for now, it is important to recognize how birth trauma can impact a family, especially the person giving birth. When a moment you expect to be joyous turns out to be scary…
Over the past ten to fifteen years, social media has become a more easily accessible, time-consuming part of daily life for many people. For some, it’s become an obsessive habit or an addiction. Social media addiction is a real thing, and it is defined as when one has excessive use…
If we’re being honest, not all advice—especially dating advice—is helpful. A quick Google or Reddit search creates more lists and posts about dating advice than you could imagine. In this article, you’ll learn some dating “advice” that can do more harm than good for one reason or another. However, there…
The death of an infant just might be the most heartbreaking moment anyone can experience. Whether the loss happens suddenly or after a prolonged illness, such a loss is virtually unimaginable. Yet, despite the jolting nature of this scenario, it’s not exactly rare. Each year, almost 1 in 5 pregnancies…
Nobody likes mixed messages. Meanwhile, the very society we live in can’t seem to make up its mind about work-life balance. Is life all about the grind, or does true value lie in slowing down to smell the roses? And even if we try to do both, where would we…
Two things can be true at once. You can very much want to do the right thing at your job. You can also be feeling wiped out from all life is throwing at you. Your work responsibilities are taken seriously, but wow… you really need a break. Now what? An…
Maybe you’re frustrated by some of your partner’s habits around the house. For example, they might not contribute to household chores, pick up after themselves or help with the children. These habits may have developed over time or have been existent from the beginning of the relationship. Or maybe they…