Letting go is something people love to suggest, usually when they’ve got no idea what you’re carrying. The phrase gets thrown around like it’s as easy as dropping a bag of shopping. Of course, if you’ve ever tried to truly move on from something painful, you know how stubborn the past can be. It doesn’t…
Why Emotional Intelligence Is Becoming The Most Important Skill Of The Decade
Our priorities today are a whole lot different than they used to be. If you’d asked people 10 years ago what the most valuable skill was for getting ahead at work or building a good life, the answers would’ve probably included things like tech expertise, strategic thinking, or being highly organised. While those things still…
Why Millennial Parents Are Rewriting The Rules Of Emotional Health For Their Kids
In previous generations, emotional health was largely absent from mainstream parenting discourse. Children were expected to manage their feelings quietly, without disrupting the household or questioning authority. Emotional expression, particularly anything beyond happiness or obedience, was often discouraged. In contrast, millennial parents—typically those now in their late twenties through early forties—are parenting in a way…
How Your Relationship With Technology Affects Your Mood and Productivity
We all know at this point that technology is a double-edged sword. It helps us work faster, stay in touch, stay entertained, but it also has a sneaky way of making us feel overwhelmed, distracted, and weirdly disconnected. The problem isn’t that we use technology. It’s how we relate to it, how often we use…
Why Minimalism Is Becoming The New Form Of Self-Care
For a long time, self-care was painted as bubble baths, scented candles, and an overflowing shopping cart of “treats.” They’re great, sure, but lately, more people are questioning whether all that excess actually makes them feel better. In its place, a quieter idea is gaining traction: minimalism. It’s not a design trend or a colour…
The Surprising Role Of Nostalgia In Coping With Anxiety
When we think about nostalgia, we often picture it as a fleeting, sentimental feeling—something soft and warm, maybe a bit indulgent. However, as it turns out, there’s more to it than that. Nostalgia can actually serve a much deeper psychological purpose, especially when it comes to managing anxiety. In a time when so much feels…
How To Break Your Phone Addiction Before It Breaks You
We’re all addicted to our phones, but that doesn’t make it right. A lot of us have become so attached to our devices that we spend more time scrolling down our screens than we do engaging with our real lives and the things that are happening all around us. Nomophobia, the psychological term for smartphone…
15 Little Ways To Be Less Sad
Everyone feels sad sometimes, but if it’s persistent and unwavering, you have to do something about it. Sure, you might not have much motivation to change when you’re at your lowest, but if you want to feel better (and you deserve to), try to muster all the energy you have into trying a few of…
Easy To Miss Ways Anxiety Manifests In Men
Anxiety has a lot of symptoms that are common in anyone who suffers from it. However, men often experience this mental health condition in unique ways, and the people around them might not immediately realise they’re struggling because of it. However, given that 29.3% of men reported experiencing high levels of anxiety in 2022-2023, according…
How To Co-Exist With Burnout In A World That Doesn’t Stop
Burnout used to be something you reached after a big push—the end of a long project, a particularly rough year, a life event that wiped you out. Sadly, now, it feels more like the background noise of daily life. It’s no longer something you hit. It’s something you live with. In a world that never…