These are the ‘gateway drug’ books that introduced me to reading and changed the way I saw the world.
Category: Personal growth
The Story of Us
Alas, their story may not involve tangled up dog leashes or mute mermaids saving strange men from shipwrecks…
12 new chapters, 365 new chances [video]
Happy 2019, may your year be filled with growth, joy and everything else you hope for!
Reflecting back on 2018
I’ve shed a few layers this year and learned some hard lessons, just like you reading this. 2019 will no doubt bring challenges, but it will also bring joy, excitement, and some of the best days of my life yet to happen.
What Psychological Treatment Options are Effective for Depression?
Depression affects more than 300 million people worldwide, here are three techniques to help a person suffering from major depressive disorder.
How do you cope when you’re really low?
I asked some of my closest friends how they cope through challenging times. Each of their unique personalities shines through their words and I found it so touching to hear what helps them, I hope it can help you too.
Discovering my Gallup strengths
I’m well aware that no test could ever possibly understand 100% of who we are. We are all a result of many confounding and complex factors. But I do believe these tests are valuable in providing us tools to better understand ourselves.
Turning 30
It’s like I’ve finally crossed enough territory, that I can look back and see my footsteps with enough distance to understand it and make sense of it.
The Miracle Question
The Miracle question is an interesting technique used in Solution Focused Therapy that helps a therapist guide the sessions for a client. It’s also something useful to try out with yourself.
If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there
But the Cheshire cat had a very good point: tell me where you want to go, otherwise, I’ll tell you where you go. Basically, life will decide for you if you don’t decide for yourself.
