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How Perfectionism Makes Us Ill
‘Perfectionists’ are generally held in high-esteem: praised for their self-discipline and refusal to compromise. Yet in truth, the trait is a manifes…
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How Relationships Uncover Our Authentic Selves
One reason why relationships are valuable is that they enable us to know ourselves better; being part of a couple can help us to understand who we ar…
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Why It Probably Wasn't Better Being Unattached
We have a very unhelpful tendency – when in relationships – to idealise what it was like being single. We should learn how to bear proper witness to …
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What is Your Attachment Type #animation #relationships #love
Attachment theory refers to a set of ideas formulated by psychologists in the 1960s that gives us an exceptionally useful guide to how we behave in r…
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How to Overcome Shyness
The true origins of shyness lie not in under-confidence but, very often, in self-hatred. We will be able to face social situations with energy and se…
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Are we too Consumeristic?
The worry that we are too materialistic is an inevitable one in modern consumer society. The answer, surprisingly, is that there are better and worse…
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How to Look Beautiful
How beautiful one feels has nothing to do with how one looks on the outside — and everything to do with one’s inner sense of worth. Enjoying our Yout…
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LITERATURE - Oscar Wilde
The story of how Oscar Wilde went from celebrity playwright to prisoner, in such a short space of time, has much to teach us about disgrace and infam…
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The Problem with Overly Amiable People
Friendliness is a great virtue. Over-friendliness can be an unexpected problem. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio conte…
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How to be Friendly
Being polite isn't enough to win one friends. We also need to learn the art of being warm: this begins with having the right sort of relationship to…
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