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What if I told you it’s okay to not be okay? We’re pushed toward constant optimism. But is there a cost to this focus on positivity? Avoiding tough emotions might not be as positive as you think – and there’s no substitute for your real emotions. Here’s how to feel what you feel without drowning in your feelings, and define healing on your own terms.

How can we stop ourselves from making unfair comparisons based on what we find on social media? Here are three ways.

Here are five phrases to feel capable, deserving, and enough.

Sometimes the pleasure of being the one who has been wronged has no match. But soon this author realized that being angry had become a chore.

It can be difficult to find out what your own needs are, but it’s so vital that we try. Here are 4 tips to get started!

Here are some symptoms of Internet Feminism Burnout that mean you might need to take it easy for a bit.

Are you looking for inspiration outside of yourself? This author learned that inspiration is a force that can only be born inside herself – and here’s how this approach could make positive changes in your life.

Have you ever been so angry at a situation that you felt at a complete loss to take action? If you find yourself in this or a similar situation, here is what this author’s learned about how to let go.

Effective communication is hard. Especially when we’re dealing with a topic as sensitive as our feelings, which we’re often taught simply don’t matter enough to be worthy of attention. It’s not something that we’re taught how to do effectively, and so that can leave us really at a loss for how to go about it. So here are a few things to keep in mind.

Whether it’s an everyday problem or a big life decision, turning to someone else for support and advice can feel uncomfortable and awkward. But listening and giving advice is equally tricky. Helping a loved one through a difficult time can be tough. It’s important to be conscious of your words and actions. Let’s discuss the everyday phrases that might give the wrong impression to a friend in need.

It happens like that – one minute I can be self-assured, and then the next, someone says something that makes me question my capabilities, or else something happens where I feel like I should’ve done better than I had. And because it’s so easy for us to go from high to low, what’s most important is to figure out ways to boost ourselves back up. Here are some techniques.

This author is tired of people calling her “highly emotional” or “overly sensitive.” In this article she offers some insights on the reasons people feel the need to label you and your emotions, and your options for managing those labels.

I get particularly unnerved when I can’t readily identify the fix-a-feeling brew for a loved one’s emotional ailment. But I’ve learned over the years that every bit of the energy you create with your friend as they work through their emotional struggle, can serve as part of their elixir for healing their hurt – if you can just be there without fixating on the fix.

Have you ever wanted to say something to your partner, friend, or family member, but just couldn’t get the words out? Here are some ideas if you’re itching to begin.

Maybe at some point in your life, you just felt somehow less than everybody else. The good news is that we can change our relationship to this feeling.

Here are a few nuggets of insight from someone who has realized how important it is to feel comfortable with the discomfort of grief.

The angels sing. The skies open up and shine down a light of clarity. Suddenly, the thing that was hidden in that dense forest of your vast emotional spectrum has been made irreversibly clear. But what happens after the angels’ voices come to a halt and that once warm beam of light finally starts to cool down? How do you take the realization from radical idea to concrete action?