Goals & Decision Making

How to Change Careers When You’re Scared: Managing the Fear

It’s Tuesday afternoon. You’re at your desk, staring at your computer screen, when that thought shows up again: “There has to be something more than this.” Maybe it’s been months since you first questioned whether your current career still fits. Perhaps it’s been years. Either way, you are stuck between wanting something different and feeling …

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5 Steps to Break Bad Habits

Many people struggle with breaking free from bad habits. Whether they’re trying to stop mindlessly scrolling through social media or hoping to overcome procrastination, these patterns become deeply ingrained in their brains through constant repetition. The cycle can feel frustrating, but understanding how habits form is the first step toward changing them. Science shows that …

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Career Choices for Mental Health: When to Stay, When to Go

You’re sitting at your desk on a Tuesday afternoon, and your chest feels tight. Again. You’ve already checked your email seventeen times, even though nothing urgent is happening. Your therapist keeps asking about your job, and you keep changing the subject because you don’t know what to do about it. Here’s what you do know: …

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Creating and Maintaining Routines – Why Is It So Hard?

Routines are essential, yet some view them as traps that stifle creativity and foster complacency. Benefits of Routines Stability and Predictability: Do you know that feeling of comfort when you sip your first cup of coffee in the morning? That’s what a solid routine can offer you— a sense of calm that carries you through the …

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