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What Are the Mental Health Reasons for Toxic Relationship Patterns?
What Are the Mental Health Reasons for Toxic Relationship Patterns? 2560 1784 Esther Oh

When we talk about relationships, we often mention “toxic” partners. Maybe we even use that word to describe ourselves. Although…

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The Science Behind Hopelessness as a Symptom of Depression
The Science Behind Hopelessness as a Symptom of Depression 150 150 Esther Oh

Hopelessness is common in people with depression. There is a feeling like things won’t get better, that trying won’t help,…

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What AI Chatbots Often Gets Wrong About Mental Health
What AI Chatbots Often Gets Wrong About Mental Health 2560 1707 Esther Oh

The Bay Area is where much of the modern AI industry was built, and where AI tools have been adopted…

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Are You Ready for Marriage? The Case for Individual Premarital Counseling
Are You Ready for Marriage? The Case for Individual Premarital Counseling 2560 1707 Esther Oh

Marriage is a tremendous emotional, spiritual, and functional commitment. It is such a big transition, that many couples elect to…

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Why High-Achieving People Are Often the Last to Ask for Help
Why High-Achieving People Are Often the Last to Ask for Help 2560 1529 Esther Oh

High-achieving people are generally good at solving problems. They identify what’s wrong, research their options, make a plan, and execute.…

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Why Trauma Makes Dating So Much Harder Than It Should Be
Why Trauma Makes Dating So Much Harder Than It Should Be 2188 1459 Esther Oh

Dating is already complicated. Add a trauma history to the equation and it becomes something else entirely — a process…

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The Problem with “I Just Need to Work on Myself First” Before Dating
The Problem with “I Just Need to Work on Myself First” Before Dating 1679 1504 Esther Oh

A lot of people who come to me for dating coaching share one thing in common before we even get…

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What Does It Mean to Be “Tired but Wired”?
What Does It Mean to Be “Tired but Wired”? 2476 1651 Esther Oh

Most people assume that exhaustion and alertness are opposites — that if you’re tired enough, sleep will follow naturally. For…

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When Your Standards Became Walls — How Being Single for a Long Time Can Make You Too Selective
When Your Standards Became Walls — How Being Single for a Long Time Can Make You Too Selective 2560 1707 Esther Oh

We spoke in the last post about embracing being single, accepting it as a part of life, and learning to…

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When Being Single Feels Like Failure — Reframing Your Relationship Status
When Being Single Feels Like Failure — Reframing Your Relationship Status 2560 1706 Esther Oh

Being single can feel like you’re doing something wrong. Everyone around you seems to be in relationships, getting engaged, moving…

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