Jun 2Where personality comes fromWhen we talk about “personality”, what we’re really talking about is “variance in human behaviour”. Why do people think and act differently from each other? What makes two people, faced with the exact same situation, respond in completely different ways? A lot of people believe that differences in behaviour come…Psycholog4 min readPsycholog4 min read
Apr 16, 20215 thought-provoking articles that’ll give you new ideas on how to build your dream communityThis year, I decided to start a new tradition — spring cleaning. “I should do spring cleaning.” That was the tradition. Just that thought. Because I had no idea how to start. And the nooks and crannies of my house terrified me (back of the cabinet under the sink, anyone…8 min read8 min read
Mar 31, 2021How I used my passions to find my people (+6 tips on how to meet new people you’ll ACTUALLY love)Stephen King is my hero right now. I’m 5 books into his 7-book saga, The Dark Tower (DON’T watch the movie!), and I’m OBSESSED. It’s a sci-fi, fantasy, spaghetti western, which is a phrase I thought I’d never say. Let alone a genre I’d be into. So why am I…Relationships5 min readRelationships5 min read
Mar 24, 20218 quick ways to expand your social circleDo you ever feel like your social life’s in a rut? You have a few good friends and some coworkers you see regularly. But that’s about it. You’re not meeting new people you can connect with. And you don’t know how to meet them. I used to feel this way…Personal Growth9 min readPersonal Growth9 min read
Mar 19, 2021The 4 qualities everyone needs to bring out their most authentic selfIt took me a long time to learn how to be myself. And it’s something I still work at every day. You’d think being yourself would be easy, but for most of us, it’s not. The negative experiences we each go through teach us that it’s not okay to be…Personal Growth11 min readPersonal Growth11 min read
Mar 11, 2021Learning to trust my intuitionMy relationship with intuition is complicated. It’s something I’ve been pretty disconnected from for most of my life. Something I’ve started paying attention to only recently. My relationship with intuition is intertwined with my femininity, with my sense of self-compassion and self-respect, with getting older and thinking about what I…Personal Growth3 min readPersonal Growth3 min read
Mar 2, 202111 people explain what true friendship means to themOnce you get into the daily grind of adult life, it can be easy to forget what real friendship feels like. Most of your relationships are fine, most people are okay, and that feels like it’s enough. When we fall into that rut, it helps a lot to hear from…Friendship5 min readFriendship5 min read
Feb 25, 20215 places to make new friends onlineI don’t know about you, but COVID has reduced my social life to work, family, and the occasional zoom call with a friend. There’s no opportunity in my day-to-day to meet new people unless it’s a networking call. What I really miss is going to an event, a concert, or…Friends4 min readFriends4 min read
Feb 17, 20218 habits that lead to spontaneous connectionsWhen we’re focused on “wanting connection”, we try to find it (and sometimes force it) with anyone who crosses our path. When we shift our focus to other things, we give ourselves room to breathe, and put a lot less pressure on our interactions. But the problem with just letting…Connection5 min readConnection5 min read
Oct 6, 2020Finding love during COVID — How to get back out thereFinding love is never easy. Especially if, like me, you’ve been out of practice for a while. My boyfriend and I broke up right at the start of COVID, and with everything else going on, I gave myself permission not to deal with it. Global pandemic or not, it always…Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
