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Developing self-love and self-compassion involves getting to know your likes and dislikes (self-love) and speaking to yourself with love and compassion. Self-love and self-compassion are requisites for nurturing self-esteem. There are many ways to bring more self-love and self-compassion into your life. The good news is that many of these practices are fairly easy to […]
Carl Jung’s model of the mind, in my view, is probably the closest we have come to understanding the nature of human consciousness. Although heavily influenced by his early tutor and confidante, Sigmund Freud, Jung’s model of the mind was more evolved than the Austrian’s. In my opinion, Jung’s model of the mind is easier […]
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Nurturing emotional well-being is not simply about doing the things that we enjoy, but being motivated to do them for the right reasons. And that’s not always easy when you have been conditioned to pursue extrinsic rewards. It’s too easy to slip into old habits that once served as a coping mechanism but later become […]
If you’re feeling sad, hopeless, unloved, unappreciated, unmotivated and less excited, it’s likely that you have a dopamine deficiency. To compensate for the deficiency, the mammalian brain generates a craving for behaviours that activate the dopaminergic system. The dopaminergic system is basically the brain’s reward system and plays a central role in establishing your mood. […]
Hope is a complex and deeply ingrained human emotion and concept. It is typically defined as a feeling of optimism or expectation for a positive outcome or a better future, even in challenging or uncertain circumstances. In Greek mythology, hope was the only spirit left in Pandora’s box once all the “evils” (pain and suffering) […]
Anger and frustration are debilitating emotions of the modern day. You may be prone to the odd outburst yourself. I still have my moments, but fortunately, not very often. If feelings of anger and frustration erupt frequently, you probably need to address issues associated with the Hero (Ares and Artemis) or the Creator (Hephaestus and […]
What is extroversion and why is considered one of the character traits everyone should integrate? Is extroversion better than introversion, and what are the consequences of being one-sided? These questions are important to answer because your level of extroversion determines how you experience life. It can also have an impact on your physical and mental […]