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Mental Health
Silent Sorrow: Navigating the Invisible Grief of Infertility
Infertility affects millions of people worldwide and can be an incredibly challenging and emotional experience. While infertility is often associated with physical challenges and medical interventions, the emotional toll of infertility can be just as significant. One...
Stressed Out? Don’t Let it Impact Your Decision Making – Here’s How
You've been putting in long hours at the office, working weekends and sacrificing time with your family and friends to get a job done. As the pressure mounts, your stress levels start to soar. You find yourself feeling irritable, short-tempered, and...
How to Tell if You Have Bipolar Disorder or if You Just Have Mood Swings?
Struggling to understand your moods and wondering if you might have bipolar disorder or just have terrible mood swings is extremely difficult. It's not always easy to tell the difference between a mood swing and bipolar disorder. However, understanding the signs and...
Relationships
Nurturing Your Children: Strong Parenting Using Gentle Techniques
You had always struggled with finding the right balance between being a strong and loving parent. With your first child, you were very strict about everything they did. "Don't do that!" "Stop that!" "Because I said so!" You always said these things to your...
5 Reasons Why You Don’t Feel Emotionally Connected to Your Partner Anymore
"You're not feeling it anymore. There's no connection... no spark...” You never expected this day to come, especially this early since you've been dating for only three months. You've been struggling to connect with your partner even after your giddy honeymoon phase....
Understanding the True Purpose of Relationships
"You're getting old; you better start dating." “Every day, there are fewer fish in the sea. Don't get complacent." During family gatherings, our family members always say these lines to our single family members. Sadly, this is where most people base...
Self
Finding Time for Yourself: Practical Tips for Prioritizing Self-Care
As you navigate the demands of your busy lives, it's easy to forget about yourself and your own needs. You often prioritize work, family, and other responsibilities, leaving little time for self-care. But taking care of yourself is crucial to your mental and physical...
Start Your New Year by Focusing on Your 4Ps (Peace, Passion, Purpose, and Pleasure)
“Year 2022 is going to be all about hustle and grind! I’m going to get those six-figure earnings.” This was David’s mantra last year. In doing so, he brought his affirmations to life, but at the expense of his own mental health. David was so focused on making money...
Taming Your Inner Critic: 3 Steps to Overcome Negative Self-Talk
Louise is always praised as a good critic. During college, her friends sought her opinion on their papers, and even at work now, her colleagues see her as the go-to judge of their work; however, little did they know that being a competent critic is not always rainbows...
Fear Response
How Do Fear Responses Impact Our Romantic Relationships?
You already know that fear is a part of your life. But lately you are feeling like fear is taking over your romantic relationships. Well, you are not alone. Fear is a common emotion that can seep into different areas of our lives, including our love lives. ...
Stuck In A Freeze Fear Response, Should I Be Worried?
Have you ever been too stunned to speak? What will you do if you find out one day that your significant other is upset with you? Are you going to talk to her/him about it, or are you going to do nothing and let her express her emotions to you? Or if you’re in an...
Fawning: The Not-Well-Known Fourth Fear Response
“You’ve got a “Fawn” Fear Response.” This is what your result was when you answered our Fear Response Quiz. (If you haven't taken the quiz yet, take the Fear Response Quiz now.) Now you might be wondering, what exactly is “Fawn”? When you think of fear responses, you...
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Discover the “P” that’s Lacking in Your Life. Take this free 4Ps (peace, passion, pleasure, and purpose) quiz to help you figure out which among the 4Ps is missing in your life right now.
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In this podcast, Ronda Shirley, our host, offers practical advice and coping mechanisms to help listeners take control of their fears and live a more fulfilling life. Join us on this journey to overcome your own fears and become the best version of yourself.
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