So many things have been said about how to have beautiful skin, healthy bones, and a sound mind and body. Exercise is at the top of the list for what steps to take, just before eating the right types of food, but what of sleep and its healing powers? Does sleep really lighten the spirit, […]
Month: July 2017
Working on Yourself Before Getting Into a Relationship
If you are unaware of who you are before you begin a relationship, you are more likely to lose yourself throughout the course of the relationship. People in relationships often focus so much of their attention on the other person’s desires and happiness that they forget about their own personality and interests. They spend all […]
Why You’re Only Hurting Yourself by Remaining Friends
Many people would like to remain friends with their exes even after the nastiest of breakups. After all, it’s only natural to want to be near the person who you have grown close to and who made you happy once upon a time. However, continuing to be friends with your ex can have damaging effects […]
What to Do When Your Friends and Family Hurt You
Your significant other isn’t the only person who can break your heart. Heartbreak can be caused by friends and family as well. However, it can be more difficult to deal with these people since it can be harder to walk away from them. If you’re surrounded by toxic or rude friends and family who are […]
How Heartbreak Affects Your Health
When someone has broken your heart, it can seem as though every cell in your body is in mourning. The emotional pain that is brought on by grief combined with the physical pain caused by illness such as depression and cardiomyopathy can be debilitating to those dealing with heartbreak. For those who are suffering but […]
How to Prevent Yourself From Acting on Feelings
We’ve all experienced that moment when our feelings for someone overpower our emotions. Every waking moment is spent thinking about them and formulating a plan to convince them to love us back and to forget all the reasons why it won’t work. If you’ve been unfortunate enough to act on these feelings, you know that […]
Not All Heartbreak Occurs Outside of Relationships
Not all relationships have to end in order to cause you heartbreak. Sometimes, you can get your heart broken by staying in a toxic relationship and allowing your partner to repeat behaviors that harm you emotionally or physically. These types of relationships can wear you down over time and make you feel as though this […]
Harmful Behaviors That Destroy Relationships
If your relationships keep falling apart one after the other, you may want to take into consideration the behavior that your significant other is seeing. Behaviors, good or bad, determine the fate of the relationship and there are certain behaviors that could ruin a relationship almost immediately. For those of you who are having trouble […]
Practicing Self-Care After Heartbreak
When we think about heartbreak, we often imagine the messy, depressed, chocolate-eating people that we see in films and TV. We expect ourselves to be emotionally fragile and unkempt when we have our hearts broken. However, these expectations can lead us to develop deeper emotional issues. Creating a self-care routine is important for individuals who […]