Considering all that is transpiring throughout the country and the world, you may be experiencing or have experienced hardships or are recovering from a particularly difficult situation. You might be asking yourself how you can acquire resilience, the ability to come back from times of adversity. This post will provide several tips for building resilience and promoting growth during troubling times.

Accepted and useful. It feels amazing when people think this way about us, especially when it’s those whom we are close too. This a basic human desire, but at what point does it become a detriment to our wellbeing? People-pleasers, whether it’s intentional or not, often set aside their own needs and thoughts in an attempt to satisfy others. There are many possible explanations for this behavior: strict parents, low self-esteem, fear of rejection, difficulty being assertive, the list goes on. Regardless of the reason, this is a reality for many people. Below, I’ve compiled a list of people-pleasing behaviors and their impact and suggestions on how to break free from this lifestyle.

Therapy is a foreign concept to many individuals. That being said, it’s unfortunate that the appreciation of therapy can be easily distorted by rumors, bad experiences, poor representations in movies, and social stigmas.  For this reason, I compiled a short list of myths that have circulated within our society.  If you are contemplating whether or not you should see a therapist, I hope this will help you on your journey.