Creating Romantic Abundance in Your Life

Amy Leigh Mercee claims that if you have the internet access and the time to read this article then you have some level of abundance in your life when compared to other people around the world. Most of us have many things in abundance, yet still feel empty and in need of something to fill…

7 Unconventional Ways to Build Your Confidence

This article raises the question of what things we could be doing in our lives if we had an unshakable confidence in ourselves and our ability to perform these tasks. If the answer is that there are a lot of things we could do if we only had that confidence, the next question becomes how…

Emotional Appraisal Can Alleviate Anxiety

Emotional Re-Appraisal is one of the most effective methods today in dealing with emotional arousal. The technique involves taking an initial reaction and re-evaluating it. This evaluation or appraisal diffuses the impact of the initial response and alleviates anxious symptoms. Unfortunately neurological mechanisms of performing the appraisal take place in the prefrontal cortex of the…

Self-Sabotaging: Why We Get in Our Own Way

This article explores the expression, “You are your own worst enemy.” Many people can relate to this expression, calling to mind personal experiences of procrastination, deliberate poor choices, or other self-destructive decisions that we question later. Psychologist and author Robert Firestone attributes these experiences to self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviors perpetrated by something he coined as…