Many people suffer serious blows to their self-esteem at the holidays. Dealing with difficult or abusive family members, needing, but not getting extra support and romance form a partner, not fitting back into those favorite pants come January all … [Read more...]
Boost Self-Esteem by Stopping Intimidation
If you have low self-esteem, chances are you’ve been the victim of intimidation at some point - it may have only been once, but by someone really important to you. In that case, your quest for healthy self-esteem should at least touch on dealing with … [Read more...]
Is Intimidation Causing Your Low Self-Esteem?
Intimidation can drastically lower self-esteem because it spreads the message the you deserve to be taken advantage of and/or treated with less respect than you deserve. Our natural inclination to believe what people say about us makes you … [Read more...]
Too near, too far? How personal boundaries and self-esteem mix
In conflict situations, emotional and physical boundaries set the tone for how conflict will be handled, and even when/how conflict will arise. For some, a lack of boundaries creates contact that is more intrusive than intimate; for others, too many … [Read more...]
New Year’s Resolutions Doomed to Fail?
Isn't it wonderful how we submit to the pixie dust of year end's magic? besides running here and there to present our best image, our best table and food, our best dress, house, etc, we also enter into a magic territory when it is necessary to design … [Read more...]