by Dr Aletta | Jan 31, 2023 | Happiness, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Esteem
Editor’s Note: If you arrived here without reading Word Of The Year, Gaslighting part one, that’s fine; however, you may want to check it out for some of the back stories on Gaslighting Relationships and why it’s such an important issue for you to... 
by Dr Aletta | Jan 31, 2023 | Adulting, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Esteem
I just learned that Merriam-Webster chose “gaslighting” to be their Word of the Year. Interesting choice. It certainly does seem as if gaslighting is everywhere. From dating to the workplace to politics you’re either gaslighting or being gaslighted. Gaslit?... 
by Tacianna Indovina | Mar 19, 2019 | Anxiety, Self-Esteem
We’re all faking it. Really. When I got to grad school, I looked around and saw accomplished, eloquent, and well-established men and women. Instead of feeling excited about being able to learn from and get to know these people, I felt flooded with feelings of... 
by Tacianna Indovina | Oct 18, 2018 | Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Stress
Do you get nervous speaking in public? Going to a new group where you might not know anyone? Having to make the dreaded small talk about the weather? Your mind might race, palms might sweat, words might not come out at all or at least not eloquently. We’ve all been... 
by Tacianna Indovina | Oct 11, 2018 | Adulting, Anxiety, Depression, Good Therapy, Happiness, Stress
“The college years are the best years of your life.” Now, I loved college and am nostalgic of the experiences. But I struggled at first–I felt incompetent, awkward, under-experienced, and homesick. Hearing that “college years are the best years” made me sad and...
