knowing your worth
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When Your Confidence Gets Shattered (And How to Take It Back)
At some point in life, everyone hits a low point where their confidence gets cracked wide open. Sometimes it’s slow. Sometimes it’s sudden. And most of the time, it’s because of another person. A romantic partner who slowly tears you down. A family member whose words linger longer than they should. A colleague, teacher, or… Continue reading
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Placeholder Relationships: When Hope Keeps You Holding Onto Someone Who Isn’t Choosing You
If you’ve dated long enough, there’s a good chance you’ve been someone’s placeholder at some point. And if you’re being brutally honest, there’s probably a chance you’ve done it to someone else too. Not because you’re some heartless asshole who set out to waste someone’s time. Most people don’t walk into these situations thinking, “I’m… Continue reading
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Lessons from Relationships: Growth Through Experience
I used to believe people were either good for you or bad for you. Clean lines. Easy conclusions. But life, especially your twenties, and even your thirties, doesn’t work like that. As I exited my twenties and stepped into my thirties, one of the major relationships I carried with me sat firmly in the gray… Continue reading
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