Personal Growth

  • 4 Signs they are not your friend – they want fans

    4 Signs they are not your friend – they want fans

    In a culture where our social connections are increasingly or mostly derived from the online world, finding real, true friends is difficult. It has made friendship more complicated, especially in adulthood. In a more modern, tech-at-our-fingertips-based social environment where we crave instant, limitless connectivity, there are signs they are not your friend… because they only…

  • How to spot a fake friend in your life

    How to spot a fake friend in your life

    If you have a fake friend, or frenemy in your friendship circle, they’ll seem genuine on the outside when, really, they’re actually quite parasitic. Again, seemingly harmless on the outside but can actually be doing unforeseen and unexpected damage. There are some pretty dead giveaways, and I’m giving you 10 easy examples on how to…

  • 10+ Unpopular ways to live a happy life

    10+ Unpopular ways to live a happy life

    We live in a world where happiness and to live a happy life is the goal. We’re always seeking and striving for it. Oftentimes we find it until we don’t have it anymore. But only those who truly understand know that happiness is not a constant, and it cannot be *bought*. At the end of…

  • 5 Unhealthy social media behaviors that damper real-life connections

    5 Unhealthy social media behaviors that damper real-life connections

    Straight up, I hate social media now more than ever. Do I use it? Yes, but I’ve only grown to see how barren, tainted and useless it truly is. I literally only have a FB account for the Marketplace, but if I’m honest, I’m always one click away from deleting every account. While the title…

  • 7 Things that no longer make me feel beautiful

    7 Things that no longer make me feel beautiful

    I’m 34 going on 35 this year, and over the last decade my mind has shifted as to what makes me feel beautiful. And in the last handful or so years, I’ve basically done away with the desire to look or feel “sexy” – with the exception of for my husband. I explain a bit…