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by Melanie Boudreau   My college advisor called me into his office for another long chat. “If you had some ambition, you could really go places,” he said, almost pleadingly. I put on a stoic [...]

Written by: Elise Ghitman From the time you get up to the time you go to bed, you are hard at work. There’s no free-loading. You are constantly doing the work of being alive, whether you sign on [...]

I have so many self-help books lining my shelves (and stacked on my nightstand), I could build myself a cozy cottage out of the paper and bindings and live in it happily ever after. So my 2017 [...]

If you ask any college student what they miss most about home their answer will usually be either food or a pet. For me it’s my dog, Tilda. I Skype her when I’m sad, my mom sends me pictures of [...]

I’ve lost old boyfriends to testosterone and dishonesty and incompatibility; we’re still too young to prioritize what feels right from what feels easy from hours of homework. We’re still too [...]

Rejection is something that every person faces at some point in their life. It is unavoidable and ultimately is a part of success. It is hard to accept that in one way or another you weren’t good [...]

I grew up with my identical twin, who was an incredibly loving brother. Now, one thing about being a twin is that it makes you an expert at spotting favoritism. If his cookie was even slightly [...]

Let’s say that you’ve done a lot of personality work, growth work, and healing work on yourself and you feel that emotionally you’re in pretty good shape. Then something unfortunate happens. [...]

How much would you pay for your teen to be able to thrive emotionally? Ten thousand dollars? Your entire IRA? Turns out all the money in the world may not be enough to protect your most prized [...]

Happiness is an elusive term, but it is generally characterized by a positive well-being, contentment, long-lasting enjoyment, and freedom from suffering. Many have tried (and continue to try) to [...]