Self-Confidence Self-Confidence entails trusting your judgement and capabilities. It is about valuing who you are and having a high self-worth. You don’t care about what others feel of you when your confidence is shining bright. When you have good self-confidence, you carry yourself differently. You acknowledge that you are human, and nobody is perfect. Body language is quite telling of…
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Some basics about art therapy
Art therapy has been around since the 1940’s, but has only recently begun to gain traction as a legitimate form of therapy in recent years. The term “art therapy” was coined by British artist Adrian Hill, who began to notice the emotional and possibly therapeutic benefits of art. The field began to grow in both Europe and the United States…
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Internal vs. Perceived Judgement
“A day spent judging another is a painful day. A day spent judging yourself is a painful day.” Buddha Judgement is something that we have all encountered at some point in our lives. We all also have felt how the judgment of others can hurt our feelings, and damage our self-esteem. Then why is it that we are often the…
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Finding and Building Self-Worth
Sit and think for a moment on the times when you were proud of yourself or felt the best about yourself. What do these moments have in common? What are some differences between these moments? Now, in those moments, were your positive feelings about yourself linked to: A.) A personal accomplishment. B.) A professional goal; or C.) Approval from a…
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Finding Self
Are you the version of yourself that you have always wanted to be? Or are you a version of yourself that was formed, molded and shaped by those around you? Finding a strong sense of self can be difficult in a world that is constantly telling you what to do, who to be, what to look like, where to shop etc.…
