What If I Never Fit In?

by mila.petkova // April 26, 2018

3 minute read My formal education to become a shrink lasted 14 years. There is a cliché that says “People study psychology so they can understand what is wrong with them.” While I have always seen myself as a moderately... Continue reading →

5 More Ways to Increase Your Creativity

by Carolina Diaz // November 7, 2017

5 minute read “Creativity takes courage” Matisse A while ago, Mila wrote about 5 ways to increase your creativity. And now, I’d like to add five more options to the mix. Continue reading →

3 Reasons to Plan your Next Trip:

by Carolina Diaz // June 8, 2017

The Psychological Benefits of Travel 5 minute read The saying “We travel not to escape life but for life not to escape us”, seems to be very popular these days. And frankly, I agree with it. Out of necessity or... Continue reading →

Why Self-Help Literature Almost Never Works?

by mila.petkova // November 25, 2016

4 minute read Maybe it is quite strange to read an article like this in the web page of someone who actually writes self-help articles. And maybe I am the one who should explain it to you… This “suicidal... Continue reading →

About “True” Friendship

by mila.petkova // November 1, 2016

2 minute read If we were to believe all the internet “wisdom” that circulates around the social media, we would think that “we should spare time for the people who love us unconditionally, and not the ones who are... Continue reading →

5 Myths About Smart Women

by mila.petkova // June 6, 2016

5 minute read First, I would like to explain that there is not an exact definition on who is smart. There are different types of intelligence and if we lack skills in one field we compensate them with abilities... Continue reading →

Do You Like Yourself Enough?

by mila.petkova // May 3, 2016

4 minute read Low self-esteem is one of the primary causes of unhappy life. If you don’t like yourself you are doomed to conform with an unhealthy lifestyle, toxic relationships, bad communication with your relatives, etc. The point is... Continue reading →

The Immanent Functions of The Non-Existing Self

by mila.petkova // March 24, 2016

2 minute read Does the self exist? This is a hard question. From our everyday perspective the self is what gives us some sense of consistency, but if we look deeply into the question about the self, the psychological... Continue reading →

Everything Is Temporal

by mila.petkova // December 18, 2015

3 minute read This is not a motivational post, in which I tell you that the pain eventually passes and that true happiness is in the small everyday stuff. Actually, sometimes pain never goes away, sometimes there is no... Continue reading →

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