By Crystal Raypole — 2019
Here’s a look at some ways to cope with jealousy and examine what’s at the root of your feelings.
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In Redesign Your Mind I describe personality as being made up of three constituent parts: original personality, formed personality, and available personality.
Vacation photos, engagement announcements, wedding shoots—it can be enough to make you seriously envious.
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Jealousy and envy are normal, but you don’t have to get stuck in these feelings. You can use these feelings to help you get where you want.
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Creativity coach Jennifer Mills Kerr provides her top tips on the creative life.
“For your husband, your illness may have made him acutely aware of not just your mortality, but also his own.”
You not calling, as a friend, can actually compound the grief and loss they are feeling. Just pick up the phone, even if you get it wrong, just have a conversation and do your best. Your friend with cancer is still the same person they were before.
It’s natural to get defensive, but that only escalates the cycle of aggression.
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The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.
Hiding your feelings can be freeing. But eventually you have to take off the mask.