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Kirstie Taylor
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Feb 7, 2022

Is Part of the Healing Process Other People?

How eating disorder rehab taught me more than how not to starve myself. — The first time someone suggested “rehab” to me, I was sitting in my therapist’s office in tears. “I think it could do you some good,” she stated, with concern etched into her light blue eyes and a warm tone you’d expect from someone you pay $150 an hour. I’d been…

Self

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Is Part of the Healing Process Other People?
Is Part of the Healing Process Other People?
Self

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Published in Mind Cafe

·Jan 9, 2022

7 Ways to Reinvent Your Dating Life

Fed up of the same old cycle? Try these things instead. — Say you have a car that isn’t working. What do you do? Continue trying to drive it, hoping it miraculously fixes itself? Or do you take it in for a fine-tuning, replace parts that need replacing, and try to upgrade it from what it was before? Chances are, you’d choose…

Relationships

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7 Ways to Reinvent Your Dating Life
7 Ways to Reinvent Your Dating Life
Relationships

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Published in Mind Cafe

·Jan 4, 2022

5 Resolutions to Improve Your Relationship in 2022

Here’s the thing about New Year’s Resolutions: people do them all wrong. They get too caught up in the pressure of January 1st. If they slip up, they lose all motivation and give up. But I like to think of them as an ongoing goal. “Mess ups” are just part…

Relationships

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5 Resolutions to Improve Your Relationship in 2022
5 Resolutions to Improve Your Relationship in 2022
Relationships

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Published in Mind Cafe

·Dec 6, 2021

6 Signs Someone is Emotionally Attracted to You

Because relationships aren’t just about physical attraction. — Physical attraction is primal. To have someone be physically attracted to you feels great, sure. But it doesn’t say much about who you are, beyond your face symmetry and physique. When it comes to love and relationships, our deepest desire is for someone to be emotionally attracted to us. Ego…

Love

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6 Signs Someone is Emotionally Attracted to You
6 Signs Someone is Emotionally Attracted to You
Love

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Published in Hello, Love

·Nov 16, 2021

Why Couples Therapy Isn’t Just For Failing Relationships

“You’re an odd couple,” our therapist said to my boyfriend and me, “most people only come when their relationship is failing miserably. The fact you’re here to improve your relationship before it’s broken is an anomaly.” While that comment boosted my ego a bit, my therapist’s observation from decades of…

Relationships

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Why Couples Therapy Isn’t Just For Failing Relationships
Why Couples Therapy Isn’t Just For Failing Relationships
Relationships

5 min read


Published in Mind Cafe

·Nov 13, 2021

4 Things I Learned In Couples Therapy About Communication

Many people think couples therapy is for people who have a failing relationship. But those people are shooting themselves in the foot. No matter how great of a match you are with someone, there will always be issues. …

Relationships

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4 Things I Learned In Couples Therapy About Communication
4 Things I Learned In Couples Therapy About Communication
Relationships

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Published in Mind Cafe

·Nov 10, 2021

The Reason It Feels Like Life Is Working Against You

And how to change that. — Have you ever felt like you’re broken? That the people around you have everything figured out, but you didn’t get the memo for whatever reason? Same. That’s probably what exacerbated my depression and anxiety. But I don’t want to focus on mental illness in this article. …

Life

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The Reason It Feels Like Life Is Working Against You
The Reason It Feels Like Life Is Working Against You
Life

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Published in Hello, Love

·Nov 6, 2021

5 Signs Popular Dating Advice Isn’t For You

Love is nuanced. What works for one person won’t work for another. — Love is nuanced. What works for one person won’t work for another. And it’s because of this that I don’t like people who give dating advice like it’s one-size-fits-all. That’s how popular dating advice has functioned up until recently. It had everyone following the same rules and being molded into…

Love

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5 Signs Popular Dating Advice Isn’t For You
5 Signs Popular Dating Advice Isn’t For You
Love

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Published in Hello, Love

·Nov 4, 2021

An Exercise Every Couple Should Do Before Getting Engaged

A couple of weeks ago my boyfriend and I did an exercise with our therapist. — A couple of weeks ago my boyfriend and I did an exercise with our therapist. “You plan on being together long-term, right?” He asked. We nodded. “Good, then this exercise is going to help ensure you’re on the same page as one another, something most couples never do.” One by…

Love

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An Exercise Every Couple Should Do Before Getting Engaged
An Exercise Every Couple Should Do Before Getting Engaged
Love

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Published in Hello, Love

·Nov 3, 2021

4 Communication Habits That Can Predict The End of a Relationship

When my boyfriend and I first showed up for couples therapy, our therapist called us “weird.” He explained that most couples didn’t come to him when things were great; they came when their relationship was on the brink of ending; that the distance between them became so big, they had…

Love

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4 Communication Habits That Can Predict The End of a Relationship
4 Communication Habits That Can Predict The End of a Relationship
Love

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