In self-improvement, it’s easy to jump into the latest trends but they’re not always practical. There is a simpler, cheaper and better option. — The immediate thought of self-improvement often focuses on one of the aspects of our lives that we feel is lacking. Maybe you’re overweight. Maybe you’re social awkward and don’t have many friends. Maybe you’re poor or realized some terrible spending habits that you have. …

With the overturn of Roe v Wade, parents are flooding social media with “We’ll adopt your baby” posts. Here is why this is not a viable solution. — Living up here in Canada, I’m not seeing as many of these kinds of posts but for many Americans they do. Pictures of happy smiling couples — and maybe with a few kids by their side — holding up a sign that says “We’ll adopt your baby”. Beyond this, some…

Getting started or years of experience, people make these mistakes a lot. — Every time I go to the gym, I see plenty of people doing exercises wrong. Some people push their leg too far on the glute machine. Others are pushing their ass up a bit when doing leg curls. Others have slumped backs when picking up dumbbells or a barbells for…

You deserve it but should make some adjustments. — Here we are again, another wave of deja vu on social media where people are discussing the complexities of abortion and women’s rights. …

Just knowing how it all works makes it much easier to support someone with it. — Depression is an emotion that’s been difficult for people to wrap their heads around. In the case of self-improvement, many are quick to write about positive emotions, ways for you to feel happy with yourself, or to snap yourself out of it. Depression is often just a prompt where people…

Overcoming is impossible, but it can be alleviated through support, sleep, or a big change in self-care — There are ample of reasons to be stressed right now. The overturning of Roe v Wade, rising prices on every good imaginable, the daily grind. While circumstances and changes like this are dire, those periods are also brief. We overcome those issues and begin working on something else. However emotional…

Every action you do over the course of the day matters. — Energizing for the day isn’t always the easiest thing to do. It can be hard to get through a day or even get out of bed in some cases for people. …

Everyone wants more self-esteem, but they fall into so many traps. — Self-esteem is emblematic to the self-improvement industry. For me self-esteem was the catalyst that begin my whole journey into improving myself. I had a negative view of myself. …

Feeling isolated happens, and there are plenty of ways to reclaim it. — As I’ve said before, loneliness is a problem that has spread far over the years. For a time it was relegated to the elderly, but with more of us caring about our mental health, many of us have discovered just how lonely we are. It’s an unusual phenomenon considering how…