The Science Behind Retail Therapy
You heard us right. It turns out those little shopping trips to Target and T.J. Maxx have science to back them up — and have…
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The Fig Tree Metaphor
Some of life’s biggest decisions happen within your four years of college. Even now, you’re probably asking yourself five million questions about your future. Who…
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The Architecture of The College Roman Empire
This time a year ago, the world was asking themselves: how many times a day do we think about the Roman Empire? A week? A…
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Don’t Know What You Got (Until It’s Gone)
An unfortunate and harsh reality of life is that we never seem to realize what we have until it is taken away from us. This…
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Choose Love That Chooses You
When our feelings get involved, we tend to focus on ourselves. We have blinders on focusing on what we feel towards them, how attached we…
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A Love Letter to Your Childhood Stuffed Animal
Between, balancing exams, internships, relationships and more, ending your day by crashing into your bed is a given. While lying there, contemplating all the responsibilities…
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Don’t be a Prisoner of the Past
Everyone has baggage. It is a natural side effect of life. As we go through our lives and meet new people and have new experiences,…
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Your Mom was a Teenage Girl Too
My therapist, my personal cheerleader, my gossip bestie: my mom. Everyone knows the drill: during long walks from class to class, you pull out your…
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The World Doesn’t Revolve Around You
Have you ever looked up at an apartment building and caught brief glimpses of life through the windows? In one, there’s a group of friends…
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That was me, too
“Yeah, I was such an awkward teen — I mean, look at what I was wearing in that picture!” “I want to travel back in…
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Am I the Villain?
For a lot of people, college can be a transformative time where you can find your true self and lifelong friends, so why does it…
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The Self Care of Staying in
Life moves so quickly and we rarely have time to just enjoy our own solitude. After a long stressful week of classes, oftentimes the best…
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“Right person, wrong time?”
The concept of “right person, wrong time” has plagued the minds of many for years. You meet someone, you connect with them, get attached and…
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The Messy Bun Theory
What do you do when things aren’t going your way? When it feels like the entire world is weighing down on your chest? Do you…
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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Every month I watch the same message from the same group chat light up my phone screen. The message comes from my hometown friends and…
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Attachment v.s. Authenticity — a battle between core desires
Dr. Maté is a Canadian physician whose conceptualization of human core needs is helping many understand their traumas and illnesses. This article introduces and explores…
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Home is often associated with a sense of belonging and comfort. During the holidays, the emphasis on togetherness and shared experiences reinforces this sense of belonging, contributing to a nostalgic feeling of being in a place where you are loved and accepted.
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A FOREVER HONEYMOON
The honeymoon phase: Is it just a phase? It refers to the initial stage of a relationship where everything feels new, exciting and filled with…
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CAUGHT IN BETWEEN: THE SITUATIONSHIP-RELATIONSHIP DIVIDE
“What are we?”: The dreaded question no one wants to ask or answer. Nothing is worse than not knowing what you and your partner are…
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YOUNG IN LOVE … EARLY EVER AFTER
In marriage, stereotypes differ all around. Depending on where you come from, family history, or even beliefs, getting married early versus getting married at what…
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