The surprising strength of choosing vulnerability
This blog shows an Adlerian perspective on Courage and Connection.
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Author: Jiu
17 posts by this author
Anorexia and achievement: The hidden link between control and worth
This blog shows how anorexia and perfectionism tend to stem from the same sources and how the desire for control—while fostered by society—actually conceals deep emotional agony.
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Calorie counting and control: When nutrition becomes a mental struggle
Calorie counting, when rooted in control rather than self-care, can morph into a quiet battle with your own mind. Let’s explore the psychology beneath food tracking, its emotional ripple effects, and how Unburdened You Org offers paths back to a nourishing relationship with food.
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Mental health without borders: Why expats need more than therapy apps
while therapy apps offer accessibility and convenience, they often fall short in addressing the nuanced emotional realities of expats and migrants.
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Political anxiety is real: How global conflict is affecting everyday minds
Political anxiety is no fleeting discomfort—it quietly chip away at our mental well-being, leading to burnout, emotional fatigue, and what many experience as high-functioning depression.
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Lonely, broke, and overqualified: The mental health crisis among international students in Europe
Many international students across Europe are quietly grappling with a mental health crisis fuelled by isolation, financial strain, and obstacles in the job market. This silent struggle isn’t about missing home-
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Burnout in a broken economy: Why career dreams are collapsing
Sometimes, the weight of carrying a dream slowly becomes the burden that breaks us.
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When your degree feels useless: Mental health in a shrinking job market
You invested years, sleepless nights fuelled by coffee, and the occasional existential crisis, only to hit a roadblock where your shiny degree seems to be flashing “Not Applicable” in the job market.
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Introvert, Extrovert, Ambivert — Labels that may be limiting your mental growth
Here's the catch, all labels feel like a shortcut to knowing yourself, but sometimes they're the quickest path to self-imposed limitation.
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Anxiety in disguise: The feelings you didn't know were signals
We've been sold this Hollywood version of anxiety where people hyperventilate into paper bags and have dramatic meltdowns. But real anxiety? It's way more sneaky than that.
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Your Second Brain: What your gut knows before you do
Scientists are learning how closely our digestive system is linked to our emotions and choices as their understanding of the gut's impact on our mind expands.
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The Burnout Olympics: Who’s winning the exhaustion game?
Explore the cultural and psychological roots of burnout, challenging the glorification of exhaustion and offering Adlerian insights to help break free from the exhausting race to overwork and reclaim well-being.
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Depression isn't sadness (and why that matters)
How you respond to sadness versus depression is entirely different. Getting one confused with the other can mean frustration, poor coping, or worse—
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Emotional Eating: Why healing isn’t in your fridge
Let's be real—sometimes the fridge is a therapist. Crappy day? Chocolate. Lonely night? But the truth is that healing isn't residing in your fridge, and emotional eating isn't about food—it's about feelings.
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Unlearning your childhood self: Forward psychology in practice
Learn how to unlearn all those toxic beliefs you picked up in childhood and build a better you
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Digital Dopamine: When “Likes” become a mental currency
Defining your self-worth by how many Likes you get
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