We have to be careful not to try to mold others into a reductive template of what we think confidence is, and instead open ourselves up to many effective leadership styles and valuable talents.
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I want to move away from dissecting one woman’s tone-deaf pep talk, and more so use it as an example to talk about what healthy self-esteem is, and what it is not. Spoiler: it is not about being as unrelatable as possible
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Recently, I have become aware of how my self-proclaimed “body positivity” was built on the fragile foundation of other people’s opinions.
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I come to you with a story of a bizarre research study. The hope was that they would identify an algorithm that could work to weed out Tinder predators
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So, I am a little late to the party. I was fortunate to enjoy a secure and loving romantic relationship from the ages of 17 through 24, a time when people often feel the most lost and alone. As a result, it is not until the age of 25 that I have begun to explore the monsoon-clusterfuck that is modern-dating.
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I grew up watching The Oprah Winfrey Show most days after school. Oprah deserves part, if not full, credit for my choice to pursue counselling as a career. I grew up in a household where most controversial or emotional topics were swept under the rug—my afternoons spent watching The Oprah Show were the first place I remember seeing people actually talk about their feelings.
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