Category: Self Esteem

  • Maintaining Confidence and Self-Esteem Throughout the Dating Process

    By Emma Joyce Finding the love of your life is a tiring and challenging process, and not everyone is lucky enough to find a partner as easily as other people. This is why they need to go through a long dating process that might end up being exhausting and very disappointing. Therefore, millions of people…

  • How Smoking Affects Your Self-Esteem and What To Do About It

    How Smoking Affects Your Self-Esteem and What To Do About It

    By Peach Corrigan It’s well-known that smoking exacerbates the risks when it comes to chronic conditions, including cancer and heart disease. This is one of the reasons why our post ‘To Improve Your Personal Life Stop Doing These’ points out that quitting smoking is strongly recommended. Smoking is likewise associated with the development of depressive disorders. More…

  • FIVE toxic phrases you should avoid saying to your kids at mealtimes

    By Fiona Yassin Eating disorders are rarely about the food itself. More often than not, the root cause is an untreated or unresolved trauma.  However, there are some phrases that parents and carers tend to use by way of habit that can be more damaging than anyone intends. They can lead young people to develop…

  • What to do when everyone else gives up

    What to do when everyone else gives up

    We live in a world that expect instant responses. What do you do when everyone else gives up? There was a time when expectation on response was such that people were content to wait for days to pass.  You wrote a letter.  This got sent by the next available transport of the day. If there…

  • Don’t Allow Others to Validate You

    Don’t allow others to validate you. Don’t be dependent on external validation. It gives too much power away to others. The ones that know you best are your creator and yourself. Back in the garden of Eden, Eve unwittingly let Satan validate her, leading to her being deceived. The serpent came with a question that…

  • Facts of life we must get over (Not everyone will be your friend)

    Facts of life we must get over (Not everyone will be your friend)

    There are certain facts of life that we got to either expect and/or accept in order to protect our emotional and mental health. #1 Not everyone is going to like you Some people will just not realise or appreciate your value. Some choose not to. Some are dealing with issues with themselves which prevents them…