Not everyone is born or raised with truckloads of self-esteem. And even if you were, it can get damaged along the way and you’ll have to rebuild it all by yourself. The good news is you can fake it ’til you make it. Repeating these simple affirmations for a few minutes every day can help…
I used to think I had to be perfect to find the right guy or fit in with the right people. That’s all BS. My new motto is “screw perfect.” I’m happier with all my flaws and I wouldn’t trade them for anything — I’m happier just being me. I’m never going to be perfect. I…
Swearing that you’ll never let a guy treat you like crap again is easier said than done. You know that you need love and respect, and yet you find yourself in one toxic relationship after another with dudes who don’t return your text messages and who won’t make you their girlfriend. Enough is enough. Realizing…
Admittedly, this is probably something your mom told you growing up: A cluttered home leads to a cluttered mind. While it may have seemed like a ploy to get you to finally clean your room, there’s plenty of scientific truth to the saying. A study from ULCA found that women who have “a high density…
To stay in one place your entire life is to defy the point of living, but that doesn’t mean we don’t stop making forward progress and instead tread water from time to time. While the reasons for this may vary, the reality is you can’t just succumb to staying stagnant — you have to fight…
What does it mean to be “well-rounded,” anyway? It always sounds like something your teachers and grandparents tell you you should be. Turns out, they’re not wrong. But it’s not something boring that requires you to do nothing but watch CNN and read the latest non-fiction. There’s a better way to broaden your horizons and…
Ladies, we talk a lot about love. We moon over how wonderfully terrifying and exciting it is to fall in love, how great it is to be in love, and also how agonizing it is to lose the love you thought you had. Sadly, we always seem to talk about this love in relation to…
Anxiety is the worst and can quickly spiral out of control for many of us. We suffer through it for years, assuming that living on the edge of panic and fear is the “normal” human response. It’s not! But you can get control over it, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of. If you find…
Bad days happen to all of us — it’s just a fact of life. Sometimes truly sucky things happen and some days, we just wake up feeling like everything from our boss to the toaster is conspiring against us. However, just because you’re feeling the burn doesn’t mean you have to let it get the…
If you’re a woman with a big personality, you (and everyone who’s ever met you) will know it. You’re friendly, energetic, and, yes, a bit loud. While your outgoing nature has won you lots of friends, it can also make life difficult at times. If you’re the type of girl who tends to be the…
