Self Image & Esteem

How to Tell Your Stories Without Casting Yourself as the Victim

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↓ Empower yourself to shift the stories you tell. I could tell this tale as if I was a standup comic, social scientist, low-self-esteem support-group speaker and/or seer. And I want you to tell your tales in such ways too. But more about that later. ↓ Something weird has...

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3 Ways to Reconnect With Things We Love

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↓ We quit things we love because we believe ourselves unworthy.   Have you given up things you love?   Not things you loved, past tense, then honestly stopped loving—such as keg parties or Angry Birds. I mean things—places, topics, whatever—you still love, but let go.   Maybe you told yourself you didn't love them anymore so move...

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How to Stop Speaking Harshly to Yourself

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How to Stop Speaking Harshly to Yourself ↓ Harsh self-talk is a pattern of learned behavior, and the good news is we can unlearn it. Recently, I read an interview with author Danielle LaPorte where she stated that she never speaks meanly to herself. “Not ever.” This blew my mind. Because...

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Your Self-Esteem is Not the Problem

  |   Self Belief, Self care & Self love, Self compassion, Self Image & Esteem, Smart Living   |   No comment

Your Self-Esteem is Not the Problem ↓   Like everyone else, I’ve had difficult times in my life. I’ve had bad breakups, I’ve made mistakes, and I’ve been hurt. In these difficult moments, a lot of people have cheerfully diagnosed me with “low self-esteem.” ↓ I never quite agreed. I...

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6 Signs of Depression

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6 Signs of Depression Depression is a silent disorder. It is not a simple “I am sad” feeling but is the feeling of extreme sadness which affects much on what we feel, think, act and handle daily activities. * In a report by the World Health Organization, suicide...

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Meditation Is Hard When You Hate Yourself

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Meditation Is Hard When You Hate Yourself * Maybe at some point, you decided to try meditation—thinking it might help you resemble those placid, robe-draped figures chanting in the documentaries. Maybe you marveled at those scientific studies linking meditation with reduced anxiety and better sleep. Maybe you started...

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Tony Robbins on How to Get Unstuck

  |   Attitude, Compassion-Gratitude, Healthy Body, Healthy Life Style, Healthy Mind, Life In General, Personal deveopment, Self Image & Esteem, Wellness   |   No comment

[embed]https://youtu.be/bxi1IGj-rSM[/embed] Tony Robbins on How to Get Unstuck In this episode of Behind the Brand, Bryan Elliott talks to business and life strategist Tony Robbins about what to do when you’re feeling stuck. His method? Uncovering what’s holding you there, what’s stopping you. And he says it’s two...

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17 Affirmations For Embracing Imperfection

  |   Attitude, Healthy Life Style, Healthy Mind, Imperfection, Life In General, Problem Solving 101, Self care & Self love, Self Image & Esteem, Self love   |   No comment

* 17 Affirmations For Embracing Imperfection * Use these affirmations to accept that life is not perfect. My daughter was discouraged. She’s just tried laser tag for the first time at a friend’s birthday party, and her Red Team had come in last with points. I pointed out that...

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Sometimes Just Stepping Outside Is a Mark of Courage

  |   Attitude, Life In General, Personality, Refining Character, Relationship, Self Image & Esteem, Self love, Smart Living, Success Living   |   No comment

* Sometimes Just Stepping Outside Is a Mark of Courage * On crowded streets, I often wonder who among us found it very hard to leave his or her home that day, yet did it anyway. In other words, I wonder who is brave. Then I send silent greetings: Hello,...

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Practices to Increase Your Mental Health

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* 4 Daily Practices to Increase Your Mental Health  * For more than 25 years I thought I was crazy. I would remind myself, “Some people are born to be crazy, and you’re one of them.” Only I hadn’t been born crazy; I’d survived a trauma at the...

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A Positive Body Image

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 * For a Positive Body Image, Choose Self-Compassion over Self-Esteem * “Beauty is perfect in its imperfections, so you just have to go with the imperfections.” —Diane Von Furstenberg A new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo has touched on a somewhat taboo question: ‘What if women...

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Sometimes Just Stepping Outside Is a Mark of Courage

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* Sometimes Just Stepping Outside Is a Mark of Courage * On crowded streets, I often wonder who among us found it very hard to leave his or her home that day, yet did it anyway. In other words, I wonder who is brave. Then I send silent greetings: Hello,...

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Why Some People Look Years Older Than They Really Are

  |   Anti Aging, Healthy Life Style, Life In General, New Stem Cell Growth, Problem Solving 101, Reduce Wrinkle Lines on Face, Self care & Self love, Self Image & Esteem, Self love, Skincare Products, Smart Living   |   No comment

Why Some People Look Years Older Than They Really Are * It’s just a fact that some people age faster than others. Many factors go into this fact – weight, where they live, diet, exercise and overall health are just a few. Genes also play a large...

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How to Take Control Of Your Health and Your Weight

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* How to Take Control Of Your Health and Your Weight * Have you ever wondered why despite all the efforts you have put into drugs, nutritional supplements, diet, exercise, your body just seems to have a mind of its own? That despite all your good intentions, the...

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13 Ways to Take Care of Yourself Every Day

  |   Entrepreneurs, Exercise, Exercise and Fitness, Healthy Life Style, Life In General, Personal Development, Problem Solving 101, Refining Character, Self care & Self love, Self compassion, Self Image & Esteem, Smart Living, Wellness, Yoga & Meditation   |   No comment

13 Ways to Take Care of Yourself Every Day * Don’t get stuck in an unhealthy daily grind. Here’s how to work “me time” into your busy schedule. It’s 7:30 a.m. and your alarm is blaring. Squinty-eyed, you reach for your phone, fumbling to swipe that horrible noise...

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Stop Self Criticizing, Start Meditating

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Stop Self Criticizing, Start Meditating * According to the experts, meditation lessens the extremities of negative thoughts, changes patterns of belief and facilitates learning how to forgive yourself. Admit it, you’ve been there: acting as your own worst critic by doubting yourself. As a writer and yoga instructor,...

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