Self-care

Unfortunately, no matter how much you may try to avoid them, there will always be negative people in this world. Is it just me, or did it feel like the pandemic brought droves of negative people out of nowhere?   Things were getting so toxic on social media that I couldn’t even scroll through my own […]

Does your life sometimes feel like one large dumpster fire of chaos sometimes, or is that just me? My life used to feel like a warzone. As a stepmother in a high-conflict situation, it sometimes felt like I was always running around dodging the next stressful grenade being thrown at me while trying to juggle

In times of intense struggle, it can be hard to be grateful or positive about anything that you may have in your life. Appreciating how valuable your support system is can be one of the last things on your mind. However, for those of us with a wonderful support system, they can be an invaluable

When you are trying to work on yourself, or going through a tough time, one of the first suggestions that people make is to lean on your support system for help. Having a good support system in place is a crucial part of your social self-care. But what happens if you don’t have a good

Most people know the importance of staying calm in stressful situations. However, that is also easier said than done. When you care a lot about something, for many people it can be difficult to control their emotions and express them in a calm and healthy way. But when you are able to remain unbothered and

Learning how to prioritize yourself can be difficult. So many of us spend our entire lives thinking that putting ourselves first is selfish. We are taught that we need to put the people that we care about first. Unfortunately, when that happens it often means we end up neglecting ourselves and our own needs. This

Everyone has hard days. Sometimes when we are struggling with stress, or anxiety, or overwhelm, it can be hard to stay calm and keep our emotions from getting the best of us. Sometimes our coping mechanisms just don’t work. And in the times that I am really fighting to stay calm, I enjoy reading quotes

Sundays used to be the bane of my existence, because I knew it meant my weekend of freedom was coming to an end. In high-school and during secondary education it meant that I had to go back to school the next day. When I had just turned of age it meant that I was probably

People-pleasing has always been something that I’ve struggled with. I really care about the people that I surround myself with and I always want them to be happy. However, it took experiencing severe panic attacks and overwhelm, for me to realize that by doing this I was neglecting my own needs and not only making

Boundaries can be hard to maintain when you are a people-pleaser, or when you really care about other people and how they feel. However, it is important to remember that you need to come first if you want to be your best self. When you lack boundaries, it becomes easy for other people to take

Boundary setting has become somewhat of a buzzword phrase lately. However, setting healthy boundaries is a very important part of our social self-care. We need boundaries in order to have positive relationships not only with other people but with ourselves. But in order to understand how to set appropriate boundaries, we need to review exactly

Often we underestimate the effect that one small act of kindness can have on someone else. Something as simple as paying for a stranger’s coffee, holding the door open for someone, or even smiling at someone else can change the entire trajectory of someone’s entire day.  That’s why I compiled a list of 40 random