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How to Shift from Judgment to Understanding and Create Positive Change

We’re all human. (Or, if you're not human and reading this, holla! We’re all living beings.) And to be human (and alive) is to make mistakes. We all make them, and that's perfectly okay. However, in our society, mistakes are often met with judgment. If you've grown up with judgment from others (who hasn't?), it’s easy to internalize this and start judging ourselves and others as well. With judgment comes shame—the fear of being excluded from the group. While this may have been a life-or-death issue when we were all hunters and gatherers, it’s more emotionally painful in our modern times.

How to Embrace Mistakes with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion

I made this teeny, tiny, little mistake last week. I mean, I definitely made more than one, but this one in particular was the inspiration for this post. I’m not going to bum you out with a rundown on everything I think I did “wrong.”

New Year, Real You: Embrace Your Authentic Self in 2025

We’re all familiar with the phrase: “New year, new you.” But let’s be real for a second—how many of us actually feel the pressure to completely change ourselves just because the calendar flipped?