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Mental Health Resilience Boundaries Friendships Self 6 min read
How to Set Healthy Boundaries

Over the years, one of the things I’ve noticed is that a lot of people have really poor boundaries. They don’t actually think about the idea of bounda...

Dr. Marcia Sirota Dr. Marcia Sirota
TV Friendships Love Pop Culture 5 min read
Bling Empire Shows That Money Doesn't Make you Happy

We watch shows like Bling Empire because we want to live vicariously in a world of wealth, luxury and glamour. But wealth doesn’t make anyone happy.

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Pop Culture TV Abuse 6 min read
Will Smith’s Slap Shows Us the Importance of Self-Control

Will Smith could have indicated his disapproval and displeasure to Chris Rock by shaking his head when he heard the joke. He could have said somethin...

Dr. Marcia Sirota Dr. Marcia Sirota
Mental Health Self Tips 5 min read
Why Walking Outside is Great for Your Body, Mind, and Spirit

I love walking for so many reasons. Aside from the fact that it makes me feel better physically, it does so much more. Walking helps me to connect wit...

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Relationships Friendships Love Self 6 min read
6 Tips for Supercharging Your Friendships Post-Pandemic

Ruthless Compassion is about seeing the truth about yourself, others, and the world and making reality-informed choices. It’s about being kind to your...

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Trauma Mental Health 5 min read
How Doomscrolling the Ukrainian Invasion May Cause Vicarious Trauma

While it’s important to know the facts about what’s going on in Ukraine, too much graphic content can be overwhelming. We can become incapacitated and...

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Feminism Mental Health Self Love Resilience Tips 5 min read
On International Women’s Day, Improve Your Self-Esteem by Correcting These Four Mistakes

As International Women's Day 2022 arrives, I’m thinking about how women can have greater self-esteem. I think that as women, we make four fundamental...

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Mental Health Resilience Tips 6 min read
How Gen Z Can Cope with Today’s Crazy, Unrelenting Stress

Young people today have been facing far too many crises. What I propose is a way to manage the stress of today’s insane world, and a way to feel more...

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Pop Culture Mental Health Abuse 8 min read
“Irreparable Harm” Was Done by Allowing Valieva to Keep Skating

The Court of Arbitration for Sport should have known how controversial their decision would have been, and how the brunt of the negative attention wou...

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Pop Culture Love Feminism TV 7 min read
And Just Like That’s Biggest Problems are the Unrelatable and Unlikeable Characters

As much as I enjoyed the old Sex And The City characters, warts and all, I can’t get behind the new And Just Like That characters and I may never be a...

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Love Self Relationships Holidays 4 min read
Being Happily Single on Valentine’s Day Means Embracing Solitude

In 2022, when there are so many options to explore in dating, relationships, and being consciously or inherently single, being good with solitude is y...

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Mental Health Feminism Resilience Tips Self Love 7 min read
This Valentine’s Day, Start a Love-Affair With Yourself

Some of these single people might be dreading Valentine’s Day, but I have a suggestion. Love is always available. Even if you don’t have a romantic pa...

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