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Unexpected ways blogging has helped me

  • by Guest
  • Posted on September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

Some people only start things when they know exactly how they’ll end. As a former Type A planner, I get it. But what if I told you that life’s biggest breakthroughs happen when you begin without knowing the outcome? Our guest blogger tells you why.

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What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings?

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on June 24, 2025June 24, 2025

I have two very different approaches: good and bad.

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Big progress from small progress

  • by Guest
  • Posted on May 1, 2025May 1, 2025

Progress compounds. Tiny steps build surprising momentum.

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Achieving True Comfort by Shifting from Physical to Intangible

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on July 9, 2024

Ever imagined comfort meant having everything perfectly organized? I did.

But chasing that ideal left me overwhelmed.

Now, comfort’s in the unplanned moments, like lazy Sundays.

How do you redefine comfort in your life?

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How Past Experiences Shape Our Excitement for the Future

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

Learning to become an optimist

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Design as Therapy: How the Act of Creation Helps with Anxiety

  • by Guest
  • Posted on June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

Students often battle anxiety (both in their work and personal life), but the design process offers unexpected solace.

Creating brings focus and calm amid chaos.

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Overcoming motivation slumps – an emotional person’s guide

  • by Guest
  • Posted on May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

Are you feeling a bit demotivated lately? Is it possible that the month of May has something to do with it?

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Why I can’t throw out my two decade old coat

  • by Onah Jung
  • Posted on January 20, 2023January 2, 2025

Hoarding may be good for our souls.

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An emotional person’s tips for seasonal mood swings

  • by Guest
  • Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022

Can we say “seasonal” mood swings if you are feeling them in December:)

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How trauma affects us – let’s look at our behavior patterns

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on October 1, 2020September 29, 2020

I watched Paris Hilton’s documentary on trauma and I’ve been in this strange headspace. I…

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Leveling yourself up in life (and staying leveled up)

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on September 3, 2020September 1, 2020

Let’s talk about goals and visions. I’m sure we’ve all heard of the race between…

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Three more powerful, memorable quotes

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on April 2, 2020March 31, 2020

We all need a little extra strength boost in these times.

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An emotional person’s thoughts on…getting your life together

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on February 6, 2020February 5, 2020

I’ve been gifted a book called Get Your Sh*t Together (gee bestie, thanks for the…

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Being the best version of you

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on January 2, 2020June 7, 2020

We’ve all heard “be the best version of yourself”, but were do we start?

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Three lessons from 2019 – Career, health, honesty

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on December 5, 2019December 3, 2019

I know it’s a little early for a review post, but my birthday’s coming up…

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Why you need a solo trip in your 20’s

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on October 3, 2019October 1, 2019

Packing your bags and getting away from everyone and everything can do you a lot…

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Four things you don’t owe anybody

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on September 5, 2019August 26, 2019

Life gets better once you learn to give these four things wisely.

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What is self love?

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on July 4, 2019June 27, 2019

Do you love yourself? That’s a loaded question, isn’t it.

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Aimlessness – When you don’t feel like you’re getting enough done

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on May 2, 2019October 22, 2019

Do you also have a constant nagging feeling of falling behind? Do you feel like…

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An emotional person’s musings on…growth

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on March 7, 2019September 12, 2019

Growth is painful, disorienting, and you feel like everything you knew had been built on…

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