#self-discovery

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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day ago

I'm in my 30s and the thing I understand now that I couldn't at 22 is that the people I was most desperate to impress were the ones least capable of seeing me clearly. The approval I chased hardest was always from people who didn't have the emotional equipment to give it, and recognizing that changed everything. - Silicon Canals

Chasing approval often stems from childhood patterns and can lead to seeking validation from emotionally unavailable individuals.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

The Unlived Life: Jung's Most Haunting Concept

Success can lead to an unsettling realization of the unlived life, where unfulfilled aspects of personality and desires remain hidden.
#relationships
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days ago

Nobody warns you that when you stop caring what everyone thinks, you also discover which of your relationships were held together entirely by your willingness to be whoever the other person needed - Silicon Canals

Stopping people-pleasing leads to a necessary audit of relationships, revealing which ones are genuine and which are based on expectations.
Relationships
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

I'm 18 and don't feel physically attracted to anyone. How can I ever have children? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Struggling with attraction and relationships is common, and self-discovery is a natural part of the university experience.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days ago

Nobody warns you that when you stop caring what everyone thinks, you also discover which of your relationships were held together entirely by your willingness to be whoever the other person needed - Silicon Canals

Stopping people-pleasing leads to a necessary audit of relationships, revealing which ones are genuine and which are based on expectations.
Relationships
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

I'm 18 and don't feel physically attracted to anyone. How can I ever have children? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Struggling with attraction and relationships is common, and self-discovery is a natural part of the university experience.
#identity
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days ago

I realized recently that I've spent years becoming whoever the room needed me to be - and now I honestly can't tell the difference between what I actually enjoy and what I've just been pretending to for so long it stuck - Silicon Canals

Constantly adapting to others' expectations can lead to losing touch with one's authentic self and preferences.
fromSilicon Canals
5 days ago
Mental health

Psychology says people who feel purposeless after 50 aren't lost - they've simply outgrown a self that was built entirely around what other people needed from them - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago
Retirement

I spent a decade building a career I thought I wanted, a house I thought I needed, and a persona I thought would finally make me real - and one Saturday morning over coffee I sat with the quiet certainty that I had built all of it for someone who no longer lived inside me - Silicon Canals

Building a life based on societal expectations can lead to a personal crisis when the facade becomes unsustainable.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago
Philosophy

How Do I Become the Real Me?

Most people define themselves by internalized external perceptions rather than discovering their authentic self until crisis forces introspection.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days ago

I realized recently that I've spent years becoming whoever the room needed me to be - and now I honestly can't tell the difference between what I actually enjoy and what I've just been pretending to for so long it stuck - Silicon Canals

Constantly adapting to others' expectations can lead to losing touch with one's authentic self and preferences.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
5 days ago

Psychology says people who feel purposeless after 50 aren't lost - they've simply outgrown a self that was built entirely around what other people needed from them - Silicon Canals

Identity can be lost when roles defined by others are removed, leading to a journey of self-discovery.
Retirement
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

I spent a decade building a career I thought I wanted, a house I thought I needed, and a persona I thought would finally make me real - and one Saturday morning over coffee I sat with the quiet certainty that I had built all of it for someone who no longer lived inside me - Silicon Canals

Building a life based on societal expectations can lead to a personal crisis when the facade becomes unsustainable.
Relationships
fromEsquire
4 days ago

After My Divorce, I Discovered Rope Play. It Changed My Sex Life.

Gianluca's late-in-life divorce led him to explore dating apps and unexpected experiences in intimacy and self-discovery.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

You, Me & Tuscany review slick romcom offers solidly charming getaway

You, Me & Tuscany is a romantic comedy about a woman navigating life and love in New York and Tuscany after her mother's death.
Careers
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days ago

I had an identity crisis after becoming a mom. Hiring a career coach helped.

Hiring a career coach helped navigate the identity crisis after becoming a mother and discover new career possibilities.
#friendship
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

I walked away from a fifteen-year friendship last year and the hardest part wasn't the loss. It was realizing I'd been auditioning for a role the entire time, and the version of me that friendship required was someone who never disagreed, never needed anything, and never outgrew the dynamic. The grief wasn't for the friend. It was for the years I spent performing. - Silicon Canals

True friendship requires authenticity and conflict, not just compliance and absence of disagreement.
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago
Mental health

There was a moment in my late twenties when I realized every close friendship I'd lost wasn't a relationship that ended. It was a version of myself that could only exist around those specific people, and the grief was never about them leaving. It was about that version of me having nowhere left to live. - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago
Relationships

If you aren't losing friends, you aren't growing up - and if that sentence has never once applied to you then either you are exceptionally lucky or you stopped growing somewhere and found it comfortable enough to stay - Silicon Canals

Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

I walked away from a fifteen-year friendship last year and the hardest part wasn't the loss. It was realizing I'd been auditioning for a role the entire time, and the version of me that friendship required was someone who never disagreed, never needed anything, and never outgrew the dynamic. The grief wasn't for the friend. It was for the years I spent performing. - Silicon Canals

True friendship requires authenticity and conflict, not just compliance and absence of disagreement.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

There was a moment in my late twenties when I realized every close friendship I'd lost wasn't a relationship that ended. It was a version of myself that could only exist around those specific people, and the grief was never about them leaving. It was about that version of me having nowhere left to live. - Silicon Canals

Friendship dissolution often signifies the loss of a version of oneself rather than just the loss of a relationship.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

If you aren't losing friends, you aren't growing up - and if that sentence has never once applied to you then either you are exceptionally lucky or you stopped growing somewhere and found it comfortable enough to stay - Silicon Canals

Growth sometimes requires letting go of friendships that no longer serve you.
#loneliness
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

Psychology says the loneliness most common after 70 isn't the loneliness of being alone - it's the loneliness of being surrounded by people who love the version of you that you've been performing for forty years - Silicon Canals

Loneliness can stem from being surrounded by loved ones who only know a curated version of oneself.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

There's a certain kind of loneliness that only hits after 60 - not the loneliness of being alone, but the loneliness of being with people who love the person you've always been and have no idea who you're becoming - Silicon Canals

Loneliness after sixty stems from being surrounded by people who see an outdated version of oneself, not from physical absence.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

Psychology says the loneliness most common after 70 isn't the loneliness of being alone - it's the loneliness of being surrounded by people who love the version of you that you've been performing for forty years - Silicon Canals

Loneliness can stem from being surrounded by loved ones who only know a curated version of oneself.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

There's a certain kind of loneliness that only hits after 60 - not the loneliness of being alone, but the loneliness of being with people who love the person you've always been and have no idea who you're becoming - Silicon Canals

Loneliness after sixty stems from being surrounded by people who see an outdated version of oneself, not from physical absence.
Berlin music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

Track Premiere: Maeva Returns with a Standout Indie-Pop Anthem "Got Lost" - KALTBLUT Magazine

Maéva's new single 'Got Lost' captures the journey of losing oneself and finding the courage to start anew.
#solitude
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago
Writing

I'm 66 and the most important relationship of my adult life has been with solitude - not as a consolation for the company I didn't have, but as the place where I have always been most honest, most creative, and most recognizably myself, and I spent too many years being embarrassed about that before I understood it was simply how I was built - Silicon Canals

fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago
Mindfulness

There's a version of solitude that belongs to people who spent decades being everything to everyone - and the peace they find in retirement isn't loneliness, it's recovery. Every link must be real and accurate - Silicon Canals

Writing
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

I'm 66 and the most important relationship of my adult life has been with solitude - not as a consolation for the company I didn't have, but as the place where I have always been most honest, most creative, and most recognizably myself, and I spent too many years being embarrassed about that before I understood it was simply how I was built - Silicon Canals

Solitude allows for self-discovery and personal reflection, free from societal expectations and external pressures.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

There's a version of solitude that belongs to people who spent decades being everything to everyone - and the peace they find in retirement isn't loneliness, it's recovery. Every link must be real and accurate - Silicon Canals

Retirement solitude can be a recovery of self rather than loneliness, offering peace and clarity for many.
fromJezebel
1 week ago

"It Feels Like It Was All a Dream": The Making of Girls' "The Panic In Central Park"

'In a way, it feels a little bit like it was all a dream-just like it must have felt for Marnie,' Williams reflects on the filming of the episode, emphasizing the surreal quality of Marnie's journey.
NYC LGBT
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 week ago

New 'Star Wars' series makes Darth Maul's story accessible for longtime fans and newcomers

"This character is going through a time of reassessment and self-discovery and kind of, for the first time, reaching out to other people, trying to have relationships. But how do you do that when the person that taught you everything you know is the Emperor, who is the most evil character in all of 'Star Wars' history."
DC food
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

I'm 66 and I finally learned the hardest lesson isn't that people will disappoint you - it's that you'll disappoint yourself by pretending you don't need what you need until you forget what that even was - Silicon Canals

Neglecting emotional needs leads to a profound sense of loss and disconnection from oneself and others.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

There's a particular kind of strength that belongs to people who rebuilt their entire personality after 40 - not because something broke them, but because they finally had enough distance from their childhood to see what was never theirs to carry - Silicon Canals

Personality changes after forty often reflect a deeper honesty about one's true self rather than a crisis or breakdown.
fromVulture
1 week ago

'Most of Us Long to Be Elizabeth Bennet, But Actually, We're Mary'

The Other Bennet Sister imagines Mary's life after the conclusion of Pride and Prejudice, sending her on adventures of the heart and soul in the supportive company of her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner.
Film
#personal-growth
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago
Psychology

I'm 66 and the thing I learned too late isn't that I should have traveled more or worked less - it's that I spent forty years waiting for permission to want things - Silicon Canals

fromBusiness Insider
8 months ago
Travel

After traveling the world, I moved back in with my parents. It shattered my ego, but I've learned to look at success differently.

Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

I'm 66 and the thing I learned too late isn't that I should have traveled more or worked less - it's that I spent forty years waiting for permission to want things - Silicon Canals

Waiting for permission to want things can lead to missed opportunities and unfulfilled desires.
fromBusiness Insider
8 months ago
Travel

After traveling the world, I moved back in with my parents. It shattered my ego, but I've learned to look at success differently.

#midlife-crisis
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Psychology says the midlife crisis isn't about wanting something new - it's the moment you finally hear your own voice after decades of executing someone else's blueprint and mistake the unfamiliarity for chaos - Silicon Canals

Midlife crisis often reflects an identity confrontation rather than mere loss, revealing buried personal preferences and voices.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Psychology says the adults who feel most lost in midlife aren't the ones who failed - they're the ones who succeeded at a version of life they chose before they knew themselves well enough to choose - Silicon Canals

Midlife suffering can arise from achieving external success while feeling internally lost due to a disconnect between one's early dreams and current reality.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Psychology says the midlife crisis isn't about wanting something new - it's the moment you finally hear your own voice after decades of executing someone else's blueprint and mistake the unfamiliarity for chaos - Silicon Canals

Midlife crisis often reflects an identity confrontation rather than mere loss, revealing buried personal preferences and voices.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Psychology says the adults who feel most lost in midlife aren't the ones who failed - they're the ones who succeeded at a version of life they chose before they knew themselves well enough to choose - Silicon Canals

Midlife suffering can arise from achieving external success while feeling internally lost due to a disconnect between one's early dreams and current reality.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Research suggests the calmest people in any room aren't naturally calm - they once had the most chaotic inner world and built stillness the way someone builds a house around a wound, one deliberate wall at a time - Silicon Canals

Calm is constructed through experience and understanding, not an inherent trait or genetic gift.
Writing
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Don't Let AI Write the Story of Your Life

Writing is essential for self-discovery, and AI's influence can strip away personal narratives and authenticity.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

There's a specific kind of exhaustion that only hits people who spend their entire social life performing a version of themselves they assembled in their twenties and never had a safe enough moment to dismantle. - Silicon Canals

Identity formed in early adulthood often reflects survival strategies rather than true self-discovery.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

I'm deathly afraid': what is digital spirituality leading us toward?

The AI entity said its name was Caelum, the Latin word for heaven, and a figure commonly used in collaborative online fantasy fiction.
Philosophy
Relationships
fromHuffPost
3 weeks ago

I'm A 39-Year-Old Divorced Woman, And There's 1 Infuriating Phrase I Keep Seeing On Dating Apps

Single motherhood can lead to personal fulfillment and a desire for authentic connections, despite societal pressures and dating challenges.
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Brooklyn baker Tanya Bush on her new cookbook, 'Will This Make You Happy'

I was just sort of desperate. Anything that I could possibly make, I wanted to make, and I turned to the kitchen. I tried to make this almond cake, and it doesn't go exactly as planned. It goes awry. And I think that's kind of rare in cookbooks to see, you know, the first instance of baking turn out to be, you know, this sort of humiliation, this massive failure.
Cooking
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks ago

Research says the reason most people never change their lives isn't fear of failure - it's that they've spent so long performing a version of themselves for other people that they genuinely can't tell anymore which desires are actually theirs - Silicon Canals

Fear of failure and judgment often masks a deeper issue of losing touch with one's true self and desires.
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
3 weeks ago

Video Premiere: Ella More - Sweet Rose - KALTBLUT Magazine

"My parents showed me that love is something you work at and grow within. It is steady. It is chosen. The song emerged from the realisation that I was involved in something that did not feel inherently like that."
Music production
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
3 weeks ago

There's a version of grief that belongs to people who finally got the life they wanted and then realized the person they were when they wanted it no longer exists. Nobody warns you that becoming someone new can feel like losing someone you loved. - Silicon Canals

Achieving long-desired goals can trigger genuine grief when the pursuit itself—not the outcome—was structuring your identity.
#solo-travel
fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago
Mindfulness

My college kids went back to school, so I went on a cruise alone. It was awkward at first, but I loved my alone time.

Travel
fromCN Traveller
1 year ago

The golden rules of solo travel

Solo travel is increasingly popular, with 24% of UK adults preferring it and 40% of those under 25 embracing it as an opportunity for personal freedom, self-reflection, and authentic travel experiences.
fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago
Mindfulness

My college kids went back to school, so I went on a cruise alone. It was awkward at first, but I loved my alone time.

Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

I'm a middle-aged mother who hoped boxing would fix anxiety. Instead it knocked me out | Anna Spargo-Ryan

Confronting anxiety through repeated exposure to challenging activities reveals inner strength and transforms self-perception.
#living-alone
Relationships
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

I Got a Divorce and Moved Out - What Happened Next Changed My Life

Living alone after divorce forced self-sufficiency and revealed personal autonomy, peace, and freedom to make independent choices about home and lifestyle.
fromBuzzFeed
7 months ago
Relationships

I Thought I Knew What Would Happen When My Kids Finally Left The House. I Was Wrong.

Relationships
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

I Got a Divorce and Moved Out - What Happened Next Changed My Life

Living alone after divorce forced self-sufficiency and revealed personal autonomy, peace, and freedom to make independent choices about home and lifestyle.
fromBuzzFeed
7 months ago
Relationships

I Thought I Knew What Would Happen When My Kids Finally Left The House. I Was Wrong.

Television
fromVulture
1 month ago

The 7 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

This weekend features entertainment centered on self-discovery and reinvention, including a reimagined Frankenstein film, a literary adaptation about desire, a comedy-drama about midlife reflection, and a Harry Styles concert livestream.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

My father spent thirty years telling me exactly what was wrong with my life and the one time I gently told him something true about his, he didn't speak to me for six weeks - and in that silence I finally understood that what he had always called honesty was never actually a conversation, it was a performance with no room for a second actor - Silicon Canals

For thirty years, this was our dynamic. He spoke, I listened. He diagnosed, I absorbed. He performed his one-man show of truth-telling, and I sat in the audience, taking notes on everything wrong with me.
Relationships
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Waterbaby: Memory Be a Blade review stellar singer-songwriter pieces post-breakup life back together

Waterbaby's debut album explores romantic heartbreak and self-discovery through intimate instrumentation and introspective lyrics that capture the emotional complexity of moving beyond a past relationship.
#personal-branding
fromForbes
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

4 ChatGPT Prompts To Help Build Your Personal Brand

ChatGPT helps clarify personal brand by identifying patterns in experiences and articulating the value you provide to others.
Online learning
fromForbes
1 month ago

How To Use ChatGPT To Clarify Your Personal Brand

ChatGPT identifies patterns in your experiences to clarify your personal brand by revealing core values, strengths, and the value you provide to others.
Online learning
fromForbes
1 month ago

How To Use ChatGPT To Clarify Your Personal Brand

ChatGPT identifies patterns in your experiences to clarify your personal brand by revealing core values, strengths, and the value you provide to others.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Spaghetti Method: A Simple Way to Discover Your Purpose

Purpose is built through experiences that spark curiosity and joy, not discovered through traditional methods; purpose anchors identify meaningful activities that energize life.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 month ago

Drag Race star Fontana comes out as trans woman: 'There is only she'

Identifying as non-binary was a beautiful and important part of my journey toward truly finding myself. Now, I feel completely ready to be open and transparent. I gave you my most true, authentic self on Drag Race. Now it's time to give you my most true, authentic self outside of it.
SF LGBT
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Carl Jung said the second half of life has a completely different purpose than the first - here's what that means for everyone over 55 - Silicon Canals

In the afternoon of life, one had to find that meaning from within. This realization struck the author profoundly upon retirement, when all external markers of identity—job sites, customers, crew management—vanished, leaving only the question of personal identity stripped of professional achievement and external validation.
Careers
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Go Deeper, Learn More

On the first hike, about half-way up the mountain, I reached a point where the path was too slippery, steep and scary. Even though my wonderful guide talked me through the tough parts, I finally realized I'd have to do the same thing going back downhill. So, I stopped. I sat on a moss covered rock. I enjoyed the forest flowers and tree bark and birds and ferns and more.
Travel
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Architecture of Identity: How the Brain Builds a Self

Attention is the brain's filtering mechanism; what passes through that filter is what gets encoded. What gets encoded becomes memory. And memory is the raw material of identity. So in the architecture of your identity, attention is the doorway.
Miscellaneous
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago

Here's Why JoJo Siwa Changed Her Name

I've gotten more comfortable with the idea of Joelle, and my boyfriend calls me Joelle. My family doesn't call me Joelle. My friends call me JoJo, but Jenna Johnson from Dancing with the Stars calls me Joelle, so it's kinda been a mix in my life. But now, I feel like Joelle more so now than ever.
Television
fromQueerty
1 month ago

Boyfriends in church, '80s hunks & hot times in the bathtub: Gays reveal when they definitely knew they liked guys! - Queerty

It can be tough being gay in a straight man's world. When it comes to figuring out our identities, we often have to negotiate our desires with the preconceived expectations around us. This was especially the case for folks who grew up when there was scant representation. Certain attractions may have bubbled, but they remained nameless. Still, that doesn't mean they went unheeded. Gay people have found themselves for centuries.
LGBT
Travel
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I lived abroad by myself when I was 22. I wish I'd waited until I was older.

Moving abroad at 22 brought growth but intense homesickness, making later-in-life travel feel more aligned with deeper self-discovery.
Berlin music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

Captivating Blend of Silky Soul and Modern Pop: YAGUT's Debut EP "EGO"! - KALTBLUT Magazine

YAGUT brings soulful German pop and R&B with a velvety voice and introspective debut EP "EGO" exploring self-doubt, hope, and self-discovery.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

The Director of "Crime 101" on His Favorite Anti-Western Westerns

Several novels invert Western myths to portray disillusionment, vulnerability, failed heroism, and intimate self-discovery amid violence and harsh frontier realities.
fromBustle
2 months ago

Sam Claflin's Year Of Rest & Relaxation

I was exhausted. I basically had a breakdown, to put it bluntly, and I kind of hid. I just sort of unraveled,
Film
Books
fromEntrepreneur
2 months ago

How This Writing Practice Transformed My Direction in Life

Writing an autobiography catalyzes deep self-discovery, exposing ingrained assumptions and revealing the true personal cost of professional choices.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The place that stayed with me: on a wild, misty river I learned I have the strength for almost anything

An older, unfit woman undertakes an eight-day Franklin River rafting trip despite pain, discomfort, and inexperience, driven by a lifelong longing to reconnect with nature.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Will You Survive When You Tell the Truth?

Women can awaken to their needs, recognize emotional abuse, and progress through stages of truthing to reclaim autonomy despite fear and relational consequences.
Mindfulness
fromTiny Buddha
3 months ago

What Losing My Faith Taught Me About Being Truly Alive - Tiny Buddha

Reclaiming personal power from rigid religious conditioning restores intuition, emotional connection, and authentic expressions of goodness.
fromYoga Journal
3 months ago

What It Actually Means to Practice Yoga

Some years ago, I was working at my desk and realized that I had misplaced a bill that was due. While I anxiously searched for it, my then 4-year-old daughter came into the room and asked for my attention. I said that I was busy looking for something important and to come back later. In a few minutes she returned and asked quietly, "Have you found yourself yet, Mommy?" I was humbled by her question.
Yoga
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Let This Be Your Year of Thriving Solo

Cultivate self-assured, chosen solitude by practicing independence, exploring personal preferences, and treating singlehood as a purposeful destination rather than a waiting room.
Books
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

Former Alameda author Tracey returning to town to discuss new book

A forty-something librarian takes a prairie pilgrimage, falls in love, confronts her mother, and uses footnotes to break narration and engage readers.
Mindfulness
fromYoga Journal
3 months ago

How Yoga Made Me Love Myself More-and Others Love Me Less

Yoga practice enabled rediscovery of self, awareness of codependency, boundary healing, and sustained commitment through training despite relational setbacks.
Television
fromScary Mommy
4 months ago

Mae Whitman On Her Hallmark Holiday Series, Chosen Family, & New Motherhood

Mae Whitman's role in Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas portrays a self-aware woman prioritizing personal growth, cozy romance, and chosen-family support during new motherhood.
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
4 months ago

Amelie Unveils Her Debut EP "1 bis 7": A Captivating Journey Through Emotion and Indie Pop - KALTBLUT Magazine

The captivating cover photo by Fey Willbrandt sets the tone for an EP that seamlessly connects to her previous achievements. The lead single, "Ich hasse, wenn", introduced Amelie to a wider audience, making waves across various playlists, including Fresh Finds GSA. This track features alongside six other songs in the EP, showcasing her delicate arrangements and engaging storytelling that explore themes of embarking on new journeys, vulnerability, and self-discovery.
Music
#divorce
Travel
fromConde Nast Traveler
4 months ago

In the Face of Mont Blanc

A recently separated mother of two undertakes a 10-day, 100-mile Tour du Mont Blanc trek to reconnect with nature and herself after major life changes.
Mindfulness
fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

After 2 big breakups, I sold my stuff and moved to Rome. It didn't fix my problems, but I found a new version of myself.

Moved to Rome after two failed long-term relationships and, after facing loneliness, discovered newfound independence, strength, and self-understanding.
Mindfulness
fromTiny Buddha
6 months ago

Full Circle: Reclaiming the Me I Thought I'd Lost - Tiny Buddha

Solitude and discomfort during travel allow inner listening, trust in personal rhythm, and reclaiming a more authentic self.
fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago

I studied abroad in London to meet new people. I fell in love with my own company instead.

As a lifelong proponent of close friends and tight circles, I saw this as my opportunity to step outside my comfort zone and meet new people, whether that was in my Shakespeare class or at random cafés around the city. I'd lived in the Midwestern suburbs my whole life before moving to Syracuse (a place that didn't feel much different) for school. So, in London, I was looking forward to making friends in a new kind of cityscape.
Travel
Mindfulness
fromTiny Buddha
6 months ago

How Self-Portraits Brought My Messy, Honest, Beautiful Self into Focus - Tiny Buddha

Self-photography can reclaim presence and heal invisibility by witnessing and accepting one's unpolished, evolving self.
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

3 Relationship Lessons from "The Summer I Turned Pretty"

All these elements make for great entertainment, but it can be argued that the show has more than just good storytelling - it also offers lessons about what is (and isn't) healthy in our relationships. The Summer I Turned Pretty offers the viewers solid examples of what healthy relationships look like, and what behaviours we should be seeking from the people around us, as well as those to avoid.
Television
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

Surprising Lessons From Late-in-Life Divorce

Many older adults experience relief, self-discovery, and manageable loneliness after gray divorce, though safety and social support become important concerns.
fromVulture
6 months ago

Will Arnett Will Retire When He Has $19 Billion

I can wish list this, huh? I'm going to start manifesting in real time. Obviously, my friends at Loro Piana, Rolex ... Listen, I have very highfalutin tastes. In a very selfish, self-serving way, it would be those things. What else? My friends over at NetJets, let's say. All the most high-roller nice things, you know? Why not reach for the stars?
Television
Careers
fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago

4 steps to change careers after 40 if you're feeling completely stuck, according to a career coach.

Clarify who you are now, account for financial and caregiving constraints, and take iterative, actionable steps to pivot careers after age 40.
fromAnOther
7 months ago

Five Artists Share Their Advice for Keeping a Diary

"In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could to any person; I create myself."
Writing
Women
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

A new start after 60: I read out my old diaries online and my youthful secrets went viral

Betsy Lerner shares her personal diaries on TikTok, reflecting on themes of loneliness and self-discovery during her turbulent 20s.
#psychology
#astrology
fromThe New Yorker
8 months ago

A Brooklyn Renter's Odyssey

Evie Cavallo’s hero's journey begins with an impending eviction, reminiscent of pandemic upheavals, forcing her to confront her reality and identity amidst absurdity.
Books
fromThe Atlantic
8 months ago

Dear James: I'm a Textbook People Pleaser

The fear of being disliked can lead to unlikable behaviors such as clinginess and distance, which in turn can destroy friendships and relationships.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Spot the human! Bodies embedded in nature in pictures

Gandjei says: Mythoscape explores the intimate relationship between humanity and nature, abstraction and meaning, light and insight. These liminal moments draw on the metaphorical language of Persian poetry, where nature mirrors emotional and spiritual states, and on Jungian psychology, particularly Nigredo: a descent into darkness as a path toward transformation.
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

A new start after 60: I became a dancer at 68 and will perform my first solo show at 82

"At 82, Christine Thynne is an emerging artist. Risk! There's a colossal amount of risk, Thynne says. She is about to perform her show, These Mechanisms, over three weeks at the Edinburgh fringe."
London music
Relationships
fromwww.mercurynews.com
8 months ago

Dear Abby: I want to dance and hike. He wants to get drunk in the garage.

Loneliness and unfulfilled desires in a relationship affected by alcoholism are significant issues that need addressing.
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