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Constant Complaining: Does It Serve Us?

By Toni Bernhard — 2012

One of the major sources of dissatisfaction and stress in our lives is our ongoing desire to control what happens to us—to get what we want and get rid of what we don't want. I refer to this type of desire as the state of “want, don’t-want.” How much control do we have over our circumstances? With that in mind, let’s start complaining about our lives.

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Taking the Shock Out of Culture Shock: Helping Students Navigate Transitions, Part Two

Culture shock is deeply personal; its effects on body and mind vary. Some might feel lonely and homesick, while others feel frustration over how things work in the new place.

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Inga Ackerman
2022
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These Teen Girls Are Fighting for a More Just Future

Like legions of Black women before them, these four young activists are building a better tomorrow.

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Jessica Bennett
2020
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Exploring the Mental Health Stigma in Black Communities

The Black community is more inclined to say that mental illness is associated with shame and embarrassment. Individuals and families in the Black community are also more likely to hide the illness.

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Amy Morin
2020
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Diversify Your Identity

Just like with financial diversification, you should also invest in several different areas of your identity.

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Mark Manson
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Why We Define Ourselves by Our Jobs

We often see our jobs as a defining detail of who we are, yet too closely tying our identities to work can be dangerous. What can we do about it?

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Kate Morgan
2021
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The Story of You

If you use your awareness, you will see everything you believe, and this is how you live your life. Your life is totally dominated by the system of beliefs that you learned.

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don Jose Ruiz
2011
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The “Do It All Myself” Mentality that’s Born from Trauma and Feeling Unworthy.

The “do it all myself” mentality is praised by society as a strong work ethic and tenacious independence. But it’s actually a habit born from trauma and feeling unworthy.

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Jennifer Bauer
2020
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If Self-Discipline Feels Difficult, Then You’re Doing It Wrong

Many equate self-discipline with living a good, moral life, which ends up creating a lot of shame when we fail. There’s a better way to build lasting, solid self-discipline in your life.

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Mark Manson
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