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How We Talk About Aging
Feeling confident requires an audit of your language around growing older.
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'I Fell Out of Love and Broke My Own Heart!'
You won't cultivate deep connections until you learn to make your tender, fearful core self feel loved and safe.
Heather Havrilesky
May 19
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Honoring Your Commitments
How can you be more consistently engaged and supportive when it comes to the people, places, and things you love the most?
Heather Havrilesky
May 17
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'Why Is He Being So Weird?'
It's time to leave this ghost behind and focus on what's real instead.
Heather Havrilesky
May 13
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Fear of Wanting More
If your needs weren’t met as a kid, you might avoid the things you want the most simply because wanting itself feels so vulnerable.
Heather Havrilesky
May 9
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Daydreaming with Leslie Jamison
The acclaimed essayist explores "fantasy as portal to liberation."
Heather Havrilesky
May 4
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'My Crush Doesn't Love Me!'
You won't accept real love into your life until you stop hiding from yourself.
Heather Havrilesky
May 2
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'I Don't Know How To Set Boundaries!'
A patriot can only say yes. A good citizen knows when to say no.
Heather Havrilesky
Apr 25
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