Leslie Glass's Blog, page 179
February 13, 2020
Detachment Is An Opportunity For Growth
Detachment is an opportunity for growth for so many reasons, even though at times it may seem downright cruel to turn away from helping. If it’s easy for me to wash the dishes or do the marketing and include my loved ones in my tasks for myself, I may think helping isn’t a big deal....
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6 Simple Fitness Tips
Starting your day right and healthy can provide a lot of benefits not only to your physical health but, also to your mental and emotional health. As it happens, the routines and practices that you do every morning have a huge impact on yourself holistically. This is the very reason why a lot of people...
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9 Red Flags You Need To Reevaluate Your Entire Relationship
Romantic Relationships Can Be Quite Challenging Sometimes. As you believe that your significant other is elevating your life and is doing everything to make you happy, they might be doing exactly the opposite. That’s why it’s crucial for you to watch out for certain alarming signs there might be something off in your relationship. Undoubtedly,...
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Family Can Be Your Deepest Heartache
Family can be your deepest heartache because it’s not supposed to be that way. We just got a note from a reader who said his sister was telling lies about him and wanted to know how to make it stop. It’s called triangulation because you have no recourse to fix the lies. Sound familiar? Well,...
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February 12, 2020
Beat Bullying With Boundaries
When you don’t like something that someone else is doing, particularly a friend, partner, or relative, you make it clear. If they continue doing it to hurt or bother you, do your best to distance yourself from them. Establish boundaries for them because they’re bullying you. Need help setting boundaries? Recognize your limits. Consider what...
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How Are You Treated?
How are you treated? Sometimes we have someone in our life who doesn’t treat us well and it can be very upsetting and bad for our self-esteem. We can’t dictate how others treat us, but we can create boundaries to protect ourselves. If someone treats us badly, it’s our responsibility to establish healthy boundaries to...
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February 11, 2020
An Unsafe Environment To Disagree
An unsafe environment to disagree is anywhere you can’t be your true self. It’s a fact that disagreeing with your boss is not a good idea when he likes things done his/her own way. You may not want to disagree with a doctor. That might be unsafe, too. Inn personal and family relationships, however, an...
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February 10, 2020
If You Want a Healthy Relationship, Value Yourself
Valuing yourself is the key to healthy relationships “It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self-love deficit.” ~Eartha Kitt I always found the concept of self-love embarrassing and horrifying. Just thinking about it would make me cringe....
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Childhood Trauma And Silencing Your Inner Critic
Why do you even think you can find a better job? You think you deserve better? You don’t. You deserve what you have. You can fool yourself and try, but you know that you’re going to fail anyway. You always fail. You’re such a loser. Okay, so you like this person and would like to...
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Borderline Personality Disorder: What It Is, Why It Matters
Borderline Personality Disorder is challenging but treatable. Jennifer, aged 19, was referred to the mental health services by her family doctor following a series of crises in her family home. The problems became apparent some months earlier when Jennifer started to cut her arms with a knife. “Just small cuts”, she said, “nothing too deep”....
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