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Healing from a Situationship

Healing from a situationship can be harder than recovering from a breakup, and it’s not talked about enough. Taylor Swift’s recent album, The Tortured Poets Department, is filled with situationship-related themes, and it’s inspired me to really think about how painful they can be. It might not be a “real” relationship, but…

Happiness vs. Positivity: What’s the Difference?

If you want to know the truth, I’m not often happy. I was born with a disposition that lends itself to melancholy and anxiety. I’ve always been a worrier and I’m prone to bouts of deep, dramatic sadness. But I’m not complaining. You know why? Because happiness isn’t my life’s…

How to Stop Black-or-White Thinking

It’s normal for us to want to categorizing things, to label them so we might make sense of them, but as soon as we start identifying something — as good, bad, or any other descriptor — we’re limiting our understanding of the thing. (Yes, there are quite a few things…