How to Say I Disagree In a Smart Way One of the most troubling aspects of this new hyper-digital era is our crumbling ability to communicate with people who disagree with us. There is the sense that we are shouting across a void at one another — in completely different languages. Our rebuttals are locked and loaded as we scan tweets, posts, and articles […] Written by Kenton Klassen February 9, 2021February 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
4 Steps to Recover From Anxiety and Depression I took several steps to recover from anxiety and depression. But the moment I realized the severity of it all, I was sixteen years old. One night I had stripped down to take a shower, and before stepping in, I saw a profile of my body; I had always been a thin kid, but horror and […] Written by Simon Hoffman January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Facing Difficulties In life and Unexpected Ways You Can Get Help Today I found these earrings in storage, I had no idea where they were for nearly twenty years. The earrings came from the short time I lived in East Jerusalem during the Second Intifada in 2002. I had lived in the West Bank for a year in order to keep a children’s school open during […] Written by Poppy Nagano February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
How to Overcome Limiting Beliefs About Yourself I used to be a short distance runner. That’s probably a little misleading. What I should say is, back in high school, I used to run short distances really well. I didn’t like long-distance running, I thought I wasn’t made out for it. I was lying to myself. 10 years on and I wasn’t doing […] Written by Zed Bee February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life Facing Difficulties In life and Unexpected Ways You Can Get Help Today I found these earrings in storage, I had no idea where they were for nearly twenty years. The earrings came from the short time I lived in East Jerusalem during the Second Intifada in 2002. I had lived in the West Bank for a year in order to keep a children’s school open during […] Written by Poppy Nagano February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Life How to Overcome Limiting Beliefs About Yourself I used to be a short distance runner. That’s probably a little misleading. What I should say is, back in high school, I used to run short distances really well. I didn’t like long-distance running, I thought I wasn’t made out for it. I was lying to myself. 10 years on and I wasn’t doing […] Written by Zed Bee February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal How to Heal Emotional Trauma Stored In the Body (Plus, a Useful Suggestion that Strikes the Balance) Emotional trauma impedes the capacity to decern what is going on inside the body. This causes you to be out of touch with your needs. Trouble to take care of yourself, whether it involves eating the right amount at the right time, getting enough sleep, or lack of a nuanced response to frustration, not discerning […] Written by Joel Mwakasege February 20, 2021February 22, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal The Importance of Social Support in Health and Wellness The importance of social support in health and wellness does not come from isolating oneself into a narrowly defined victim group. Extreme isolation only promotes a view of others as irrelevant at best and dangerous at worst, which eventually only leads to further alienation. Gangs, extremist political parties, and religious cults may provide solace. But […] Written by Joel Mwakasege January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal How to Recover from Emotional Trauma How to recover from emotional trauma is laborious and as long as the trauma is not resolved, the stress hormones that the body secretes to protect itself keep circulating, and the defensive movements and emotional responses keep getting replayed. The overwhelming experience is split off and fragmented, so that the emotions, sounds, images, thoughts, and […] Written by Joel Mwakasege January 21, 2021January 26, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heal 5 Causes of Psychological Disorders Causes of psychological disorders remain ever elusive. But occasionally psychological problems occur; When our internal signals don’t work, When our maps don’t lead us where we need to go, When we are too paralyzed to move, When our actions do not correspond to our needs, When our relationships break down. If you feel safe and […] Written by Joel Mwakasege January 15, 2021January 18, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Compassion When I Started Loving Myself I Stopped Judging My Choices When I started loving myself it was in the later years of my life. I have wrestled with fitting in nearly all of my life. I grew up in a very large family, in fact, I am the second of five children. My mom always tells me how I broke inside when the first one […] Written by Anna Dainese November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Compassion Loving Him Was Hating Me I was a career-driven 23 years-old in 2011. My job as a television reporter was taking off. I was a news break anchor and had a show about investigative crime stories. Therefore, dating was not part of my priorities. Until one coverage changed it all, I was assigned to do a story on a local political rivalry outside the metro. Consequently, I captured the attention of a young city councilman on the process. He started texting me, asking me on a date, but I kept declining. Written by Teng August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Creativity Writing How the Community Helped Me Edit 19,293 Words I have an upcoming magazine on healing. I wrote it in accumulative sessions. It combines transcripts from interviews and personal stories. At the start, it was 19,293 words, edited to 18,742 words. The Cause for Requesting Help The magazine additionally needed design and marketing. I was to do them both. Yet, I had other commitments […] Written by Joel Mwakasege October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Writing How I Returned to My Dream of Writing After 20 Years As a creative person who pursued a career in the arts and failed. And then made straight-and-narrow professional choices to compensate, I look at artists’ achievements and ask myself, “Why couldn’t it have been me?”. I replay all the turning points in my life where my creativity was squashed or my commitment waned. Written by Shanna Loga July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Subscribers How I Designed a Magazine on a Budget I have an entry-level design background. This experience comes with its advantages. To hint that which seems easy to me, might not be so for you. But at times. The experience causes me to overestimate my abilities. Written by Joel Mwakasege September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Subscribers A Short Email Course on Good Writing for 21 Days A good writer uses simple and clear language. She is not afraid to speak her mind. When she writes, she is not trying to be a “writer.” She is herself, and her readers follow her everywhere. She is intentional about her decisions. She knows that unoriginality is the enemy of good writing. She understands the […] Written by Joel Mwakasege September 7, 2020January 30, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked