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Love…What is it all about? That’s the question

In this month when we celebrate love, I wonder what we are celebrating and what love is all about. Love…what’s love? That is the question. A word that causes the biggest happiness but can also cause the biggest misery in our lives, especially when we don’t know what it means, misuse it to achieve personal [...]

Loneliness or Solitude

Loneliness is a universal phenomenon. Understanding this basic but not so simple truth is an important step in order to grow in life, strengthen our self-esteem and, improve our relationships. As existentialist, Victor Frankl considers loneliness part of the paradox that describes the human condition: “Humans are existentially both alone and related.” Therefore we need [...]

A little bit of Empathy

Every human being needs and benefits from satisfactoring human relations in every area of life. Your emotional well-being will depend largely on the capacity you have to achieve this objective. In 328 BC, Aristotle said humans are social animals. Today more and more evidence is showing that humans are born to connect with one another.

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Forgiveness: How and Why

Forgiveness is one of the most difficult things to do, but also one of the most needed in the world. There are many people full of anger toward themselves or towards others. Forgiveness involves letting go, surrendering judgment and condemnation while engaging in a self-healing journey. It is not about the person that inflicted pain but [...]

Everybody is Different

The world is inhabited by millions of people, some of whom share similar opinions and values, and some of whom don’t. Diversity of culture, race, values, politics, body shape and size, sexuality and religion – to name a few – is what makes us individuals.

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How to emotionally prepare yourself for becoming a mother

There are thousands of articles about the physical preparation that a healthy pregnancy requires and very few about the psychological aspects of it. I titled this article “How to emotionally prepare for motherhood” because the psychological changes that start before your become pregnant do not end at birth. Glade B. Curtis, M.D.,OB/GYN & Judith Schuler, [...]

Healthy Boundaries – Healthy Relationships

Relationships are a beautiful thing but they can also be challenging. I love a cartoon that reads as follow: “Relationships: a mess worth making.” It very well illustrates how many times relationships can be messy or unhealthy. The main cause of unhealthy relationships? Unhealthy boundaries. When talking about relationships we are talking about psychological boundaries. [...]

How to handle and avoid dissapointments

Try to assess people fairly and look inside yourself to find out where your expectations and disappointments really come from.
All of us get disappointed sometimes, but if it happens very often or if it hurts too much it might become a problem. What we don’t realize is that our expectations come from the vision that [...]

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