Confidence & self-love
Building confidence and self-love is essential for a fulfilling life. From daily affirmations to deep self-reflection exercises, our contributors cover a range of practices to help you embrace and love yourself. Learn insights and techniques to boost your self-esteem and develop a positive self-image. Learn how to silence your inner critic and celebrate your strengths. By fostering confidence and self-love, you pave the way for greater happiness and success in all areas of your life.
The Things No One Tells You About Chasing a Big Dream
Behind every successful entrepreneur is a version of themselves they had to leave behind. We hear endless conversations about the rewards of entrepreneurship: freedom, flexibility, financial success, and the...
Your Villain Era is Showing
We’re taught early how to identify the villain. They’re the one who disrupts the story. The one who doesn’t play by the rules. The one who wants something they’re not supposed to want and is willing to go...
What If You Can? The Question More People Should Ask Themselves
Every meaningful journey begins with a question. For many of us, however, the questions we ask ourselves are rooted in fear rather than possibility. We wonder what might go wrong instead of...
The Most Powerful Conversation You May Ever Have is With Yourself
The most important conversation you will ever have is the one you have with yourself. Every decision you make, every opportunity you take or avoid, every relationship you build, and every challenge...
Why the Relationship You Have With Yourself Shapes Everything Else
The phrase self-care has become one of the most overused terms of the last decade. Scroll through social media, and you'll find endless images of bubble baths, candles, luxury spas, expensive skincare...
Why Self-Compassion is Harder Than Self-Esteem and Why It Matters More
What if the thing you have been chasing your entire life, higher self-esteem, has actually been getting in the way of the peace you are looking for? We live in a culture that treats self-esteem as the...
The Rise of the Gentle Man
Earlier this week, I found myself unexpectedly moved to tears while watching footage of football fans gathered in the United States. It wasn't the goals that touched me. It wasn't the rivalries, the competition...
Embodied Confidence by Strengthening Your Nervous System From Within
On a scale of one to ten, where would you rate your communication skills? Do those skills bring you confidence? Now, using that same scale, how would you rate your communication with yourself? If you...
How Does Hypnosis Actually Work?
Most people picture hypnosis as something mysterious, a swinging watch, a sleepy voice, and a person magically under someone else's control. The reality is far more grounded, far more scientific, and...
How To Transform Your Money Mindset By Rebuilding Self-Trust
Have you ever opened your banking app and felt something before you saw a number? A tight chest. A sinking feeling. A rush of guilt. A feeling of panic. A quiet urge to close the app and “deal with it later.”...
The Healing Practice No One Gave You Permission For
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from doing too much of the wrong thing for too long. It’s the exhaustion of living in careful compliance with the rules, expectations, unspoken agreements...
How to Build Real Confidence in a World Built for Comfort
If you had asked me a few years ago what confidence was, I would have pointed to the loudest person in the room, the person who seemed certain of themselves. The person who wasn't afraid to speak up...
How to Quit Judging Yourself and Start Living in Joy
I was at a women’s retreat recently and found myself judging the women in the room, one by one. I was observing how easily my mind goes to judging others, how icky it feels in the body, and almost...
Why You Overthink Everything and How to Finally Quiet Your Mind
Do you replay conversations in your head for hours? Wonder if you said the wrong thing? Think about every possible outcome before making even a small decision? Overthinking can feel productive because...
The Fears We Don’t Face Become Our Limits
Fear is rarely as loud as we imagine it will be. Most of the time, it doesn’t arrive dramatically, announcing itself. It shows up quietly, disguised as procrastination, perfectionism, overthinking, self-doubt...
