Self Esteem Archives

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3 Ways Being Too Nice Can Hurt You When Dating

October 26, 2020

At some point in our life as a child, we are told to be nice. After all, children are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. These statements overall sound harmless but can do more damage than help as children become adults using this harmful belief system that desperately needs to be retired. Even though I'm a Dating Coach now, for the longest time I was very insecure and always looked for external validation because as a child I was constantly being told to be a nice little girl so that people would l[...]

How to Date Yourself | 10 Self-Love Tips for Greater Self-Compassion

October 7, 2020

Everyone’s heard the life motto: “If you don’t love yourself you can’t possibly love anyone else”; “the first person you need to fall in love with is yourself”, etc. But what does falling in love with yourself look like in real-time? When people struggle with self-love and compassion, they often have a low sense of self-worth. This belief or idea that they somehow are not enough was often ingrained in their mind, usually during their childhood. However, you can reprogram these deep-rooted beliefs by m[...]

20 Signs You Might be Self-Sabotaging Your Relationship

October 3, 2020

What is self-sabotage in relationships and why do people do it? Self-sabotage is when a person, consciously or subconsciously, engages in acts that destroy, ruin, or diminish the relationships they are in. In essence, the obstacles in the relationship are self-created. Why people sabotage relationships is a little more complex. For some, it could be a deep fear of intimacy, vulnerability, or abandonment, for others it may be a repeating of old patterns or imposter syndrome. Discovering why is at the root of ending[...]

How to Control Your Emotions, So They Don’t Control You

September 28, 2020

Dealing with difficult emotions can be, well, difficult. For various reasons, whether it’s faulty programming or toxic positivity, many people struggle with processing hard emotions like: sadness, grief, rejection, apathy, uncertainty, heartbreak, fear, etc. However, we all need to learn how to work through emotions both good and bad in order to be at ease with ourselves. The only way to get over something is to go through it. In this guide, I will walk you through what it takes to recognize and process psycholo[...]