Find your honest journey

What is your journey to figuring out who you are supposed to be rather than a person you or others think you should be?  What is self-awareness really, where does it come from, why do we need it, and how can we get more of it?

“If we spend too much time scrutinizing what's in our rearview mirror, we're certain to crash into a light post.'' Organizational psychologist Tasha Eurich dissects common misbeliefs about introspective thinking and provides a simple way we can get to know ourselves just a little bit better.

And how can you help your kids when they are being too hard on themselves? Self-talk is essentially our inner monologue, explains Rachel Busman, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute. While self-talk is often constructive, it can also go the other way. It’s useful to think about if your child might be talking themselves down, and when it might reflect a problem.

Our lives are subject to change so we need to be able to change too.A grounded self-esteem drives your life experience: who you become and how you impact the world around you, and negative self-esteem can be tied to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, high-risk behaviors, and social functioning.

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I'm wise, so I am changing myself." -- Rumi