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How to Stay Positive in an (Increasingly!) Negative World: The Ultimate Guide

By Ellyn Bell / October 31, 2019 November 3, 2019

There are a million messages around you every day beckoning you to do better, compete harder, work longer, be more________(you fill in the blank), buy more stuff to get you there, and remain positive, despite how you really feel. Plus, there are the additional pressures of work, family, friends, mates, and yes, of course, your own mind. …

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Why Being Nice Will Always Fail for Highly Empathic People

By Ellyn Bell / January 29, 2019 June 20, 2019

Photo by Nina Strehl on Unsplash What’s wrong with being nice? Isn’t this something that you were taught at a young age, and the generally accepted advice passed down generationally; “Now, be nice!”? But then again, there’s the old axiom, “Nice guys finish last.” Maybe. But why does “nice” not work? Isn’t it better to be …

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How to Change Your Life Even if You Feel Stuck in a Rut

By Ellyn Bell / January 15, 2019 June 20, 2019

Photo by Andreas Fidler on Unsplash This year you didn’t bother with resolutions for the new year. Why should you? Last year, you made them but didn’t follow them for even a month. You didn’t make the changes you needed to then, and now it seems so much more difficult. The plans you made to leave …

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The Real Reason You’re Struggling With An Abusive Jerk

By Ellyn Bell / December 28, 2018 June 20, 2019

Photo by Mathieu Stern on Unsplash You deserve better. You know this, and your friends constantly remind you, but you don’t really know it. When you entered into this relationship, you fell in love with a person who was attentive and loving, and seemed to be everything you wanted. You took at face value what was …

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How to be a Complete Badass and Keep Your Vulnerability

By Ellyn Bell / November 30, 2018 June 20, 2019

Photo by Yilmaz Akin on Unsplash A sensitive introvert walks into a noisy bar, or a party, or an event where lots of networking and small talk are expected. The introvert knows how to do this, and even succeed, but picks up on the energy of the people in the room, feels like a fake so …

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5 Lessons Learned From Standing Up To Mean People

By Ellyn Bell / November 10, 2018 June 20, 2019

“yellow neon light signage” by Gabriel Bassino on Unsplash There’s the snide, off-handed comment in the work place or the gaslighting from an intimate partner, the eye-rolling, sideways glances to others while you stand idly by like a fool not knowing what to say. It’s like you can’t see, but of course, you do, and it …

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