Our families are one of the most important things in our lives. Researchers have observed that in all the societies they have studied, family plays a crucial role in the success of individuals. The influence of a family on young children can last a lifetime in many ways. Healthy families are the building blocks of …
It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn brings to light a newly researched domain and way of thinking when it comes to trauma, which is what is known as heritable or intergenerational trauma. Intergenerational trauma refers to the fact that trauma can be passed down from our grandparents to our parents to us. Wolynn explains …
Every individual was raised with a certain basic timeline for life, to some extent. Often, it starts off with school and university, goes to work and marriage, and end in retirement. In recent years, we have been seeing a great transition in this concept as it goes from the traditional timeline to a flexible one …
Delivery drivers play a critical role in the success of businesses worldwide, across many industries. With millions of people relying on safe, on-time delivery for access to groceries, restaurant meals, medications, and other goods, protecting the health and safety of drivers is the right thing to do as a society. Risks of Being a Delivery …
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What Is Ikigai? We have all experienced a situation where the future seems uncertain, the present conflicted, and the past staged as a pessimistic backdrop. Questions of where we are, where we wish to be, and our sense of direction in life can be plaguing. The Japanese philosophy of ikigai means your “reason for being.” “Iki” in Japanese means “life” and “gai” describes value or worth. Therefore, your ikigai is essentially your life …
For many of us, it is far easier to avoid difficult discussions in order to avoid arguments or cause further problems. Sometimes, it is also the fear of being blamed and attacked that holds us back, thus keeping us from setting our appropriate boundaries. Many couples, for example, may also believe that not discussing things means being the bigger …
Lebanon, identified as a Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) state by the World Bank, is enduring one of the worst economic crises in the world since the 19th century. What Is Happening in Lebanon? While an economic downturn is quantifiable, its impact on mental health is far more complex, especially with the overlapping successive crises in …
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The communities we grow up in shape our lives in ways that are not noticeable until it starts interfering with aspects that we do not realize hurt us in the long run. Gender roles, though they may seem like a simple topic, are actually very deeply present within the environment that we grew up in. …
In the quest to gain more confidence, I found myself flooding my IG feed with as much body-confidence content as I could find. After weeks of trying to digest the idea of being “proud of my tiger stripes”, I gave up trying to convince myself that I was an animal. My attempt at improving my …
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Romantic and intimate relationships are a normal part of life. We grow up in a society that sets expectations for us from when we are born. We are told to earn our degrees, get a job, get married, and have kids. In stories and movies, we learn about happy relationships and happy endings. However, that …