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Dealing With Guilt And Shame Episodes

Sept. 9, 2025

How to Be Your Own Biggest Ally: Self Esteem, Self Reliance, and Emotional Well-Being

Most of us talk to ourselves in ways we’d never talk to a mate. You miss a deadline—“you’re useless.” You stumble—“why bother?” That inner critic fuels self doubt, drains your emotional well-being, and feeds the cycle of self...
Sept. 2, 2025

How to Keep Going When Everything Feels Hard: Burnout, Teen Troubles, and Better Choices

You’ve done the work—you’ve faced fear, guilt, and change. But now you’re drained, your brain’s foggy, and you’ve completely lost motivation. That’s not weakness—it’s burnout. And for many young adults and teens, that exhaust...
Aug. 26, 2025

Why Does Change Feel So Impossible? Losing Motivation, Self Doubt, and Emotional Well-Being

You set goals, you plan the change—and then, before long, you slip back into old habits. You tell yourself you’ve lost motivation, that you’ve got no discipline, or that you’re failing. But here’s the truth: change feels impo...
Aug. 12, 2025

Why Do I Always Put Myself Last? People Pleasing, Guilt Trips, and Teen Mental Health

Not feeling safe can mean a lot of things: a tense home environment, toxic friendships, online pressure, or being around people who cross your boundaries. That sense of being unsafe eats into your emotional well-being, leaves...
Aug. 5, 2025

How to Break Free from Toxic Patterns: Stop Self-Sabotage and Guilt Trips

Ever feel like you’re living on repeat—same arguments, same habits, same regrets? That’s not weakness, it’s a toxic pattern: behaviours you repeat even when they drain you. These loops often come from old survival strategies—...
July 29, 2025

How to Stop Letting Fear Run Your Life: Overcoming Fear and Self Doubt

Fear doesn’t always show up as panic. Sometimes it’s quieter—it whispers, makes you hesitate, and convinces you to wait until you’re “ready.” The problem? That day never comes. Fear disguises itself as logic, and before you k...
July 22, 2025

Why Can’t I Stick to My Goals? Losing Motivation, Self Doubt, and Better Choices

You set a goal, you feel fired up, and then—bam—three days later you’ve lost motivation and slipped back into old habits. Sound familiar? You’re not broken, lazy, or lacking willpower. You’re just battling a brain wired for s...
July 1, 2025

How to Set Healthy Boundaries Without the Guilt

Everyone says, “Set boundaries,” but no one explains how. And when you do try? Cue the guilt trips, the people pleasing instincts, and the fear that you’ll lose someone if you put your needs first. For many young adults and t...
June 24, 2025

Why Do I Keep Hurting People? Self-Sabotage, Better Choices, and Teen Mental Health

You snap at a friend. You say something sharp you instantly regret. Or you notice people pulling away and wonder, “Why do I keep doing this?” Hurting others—on purpose or by accident—isn’t random. It’s what happens when self ...
June 18, 2025

Why Do I Feel Guilty About Asking for Attention? Shame, Guilt Trips, and Teen Troubles

Admit it—sometimes you just want someone to notice you. To check in, to care, to remind you that you matter. But then comes the guilt. That little voice says you’re “attention-seeking,” “too much,” or “selfish.” For many youn...
Jan. 19, 2025

How to Make Better Choices: Overcoming Self Doubt and Guilt Trips

Every decision shapes your life—but making the right choice isn’t always simple. Stress, self doubt, guilt trips, or the urge to fall into people pleasing can push young adults and teens into self-sabotage, regret, and shame....
Nov. 30, 2024

I Don’t Feel Safe: Protecting Emotional Well-Being and Teen Mental Health

Not feeling safe can mean a lot of things: a tense home environment, toxic friendships, online pressure, or being around people who cross your boundaries. That sense of being unsafe eats into your emotional well-being, leaves...
Nov. 22, 2024

Why Can’t I Control My Feelings? Building Self Control and Emotional Well-Being

Ever felt like your emotions are in the driver’s seat and you’re just hanging on for the ride? Anger, sadness, anxiety—they can hit hard, leave you overwhelmed, and sometimes push you into choices you regret. For many young a...
Nov. 22, 2024

Why Do I Feel Like I’m Not Good Enough? Self Doubt, Shame, and Self Esteem

That nagging sense of self doubt—the voice that whispers you’re not “good enough”—can eat away at your emotional well-being and leave you stuck in cycles of comparison, frustration, and shame. For many young adults and teens,...