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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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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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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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3 Things I believed as a teen that changed with time

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on August 1, 2019July 30, 2019

Just for the record I AM forever 19! I’ve immortalized myself at that age!

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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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How to make and keep New Year’s resolutions

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on January 3, 2019February 7, 2019

Resolutions and bucket list items are great, but they can get overwhelming. I’m sure we’ve…

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Three levels of self care – Turning over a new leaf

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on December 6, 2018October 22, 2019

Hi everyone! I know it’s rare for me to do a non-fashion post at the…

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An emotional person’s guide to letting go of regret

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on June 14, 2018January 8, 2019

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the flow of events shape a person’s life. Every choice…

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