Posts Tagged ‘Relationships’

What is Asexuality? Three Things You Need to Know

Let’s clear up what asexuality means, right off the bat. Asexuality is a sexual orientation where there is a persistent lack of sexual attraction towards any gender. Some might chalk it up to people having a low libido but that isn’t the case. Asexuals or “aces” have fully functioning reproductive systems and also are not…

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Flying Solo: Single By Choice

Our conversations around relationships have changed over the years. The old picture of a nuclear family- a heterosexual, lifelong marriage with at least two children, is no longer the only socially acceptable way to be in a relationship. And lately, people are starting to accept that monogamy and heterosexuality may not be the only way…

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Five Ways To Combat Holiday Stress

The holidays come with many traditions, some familial, some cultural – they can all be stressful. Some traditions are similar across families – carrying on how their religion or how their culture celebrates a particular holiday. Other traditions can come more from your family’s individual culture, and by that, I mean your family’s particular set…

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How Do I Value Myself as a Creative Professional Early in my Career?

Most of us, at the beginning of our careers, enter into the tacit agreement that we must “pay our dues” — that one must work hard, often for little to no compensation, or even take jobs we may not necessarily like in exchange for experience. The hope then, is that all this hard work and experience…

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Why Are We Stuck on Repeat?

Sometimes we seem to keep doing the same things over and over again: experiencing the same feelings, thinking the same thoughts, circling in the same relationships. This can become a problem if you get stuck rehashing the same negative thoughts, the same anxieties, or the same disappointments with other people, with no sense of making…

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