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The Hidden Complexes of the Human Psyche - Most Famous Complexes & Syndromes, you may have one or more!

The Hidden Complexes of the Human Psyche - Most Famous Complexes & Syndromes, you may have one or more!
Saturn Devouring His Son  We are made of contradictions — half light, half shadow — and within that twilight live what the ancients might have called complexes : unhealed echoes of myth, memory, and desire. They are not always visible, but they script our lives quietly, direc…
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Why Married Couples Start Taking Each Other for Granted (and How to Prevent It)

Why Married Couples Start Taking Each Other for Granted (and How to Prevent It)
Marriage is often pictured as the ultimate promise of love, support, and companionship. Yet somewhere deep in the daily rhythms — shared chores, bills, routines, long familiarity — many couples begin to feel unseen, underappreciated, or taken for granted. But does marriage …
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The Tender We Trade: On Love’s Transactional Currency

The Tender We Trade: On Love’s Transactional Currency
Introduction We each carry a handful of gifts, and we spend them like currency to be let close. Some of us help—rides to appointments, papers filed, a hand on the back when the room is loud. Some provide—money when the month runs thin, groceries on the doorstep, a bed made f…
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Curiosity vs. Craving: The Two Faces of Novelty

Curiosity vs. Craving: The Two Faces of Novelty
What a Matcha Latte Teaches Us About Growth, Dopamine, and Meaningful Exploration Introduction: A Cup of Matcha Latte, A Window into the Mind In a big north American diverse city, buzzing with multicultural cafés and endless menus, it’s surprising when someone says, “I just t…
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I Don’t Forgive Them, But I See Now: How Dr. Ramani’s It’s Not You Changed Everything

I Don’t Forgive Them, But I See Now: How Dr. Ramani’s It’s Not You Changed Everything
Introduction I haven’t finished reading It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People by Dr. Ramani Durvasula, but it already feels like a turning point in my life. This book didn’t just give me information; it handed me a mirror, a scalpel, and a lantern. I…
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Curious, Not Lost: The Difference Between Being Textured and Being Untethered

Curious, Not Lost: The Difference Between Being Textured and Being Untethered
Some people confuse movement with growth, and change with evolution. They look at someone who is constantly exploring, trying, shifting, and assume they must be lost. But that assumption says more about their own instability than yours. 🔍 The Misunderstanding: Curiosity ≠ …
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What Is Emotional Regression? And Why Some People Stay Stuck

What Is Emotional Regression? And Why Some People Stay Stuck
After years of observing the people in my life, lovers, dates, family members, co, coworkers, even friends, I’ve arrived at a new and unsettling realization. For the longest time, I labelled many of them as either narcissists or emotionally avoidant. But something didn’t f…
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A love letter to the version of myself who learned the hard way

A love letter to the version of myself who learned the hard way
Dating is not about finding the person you're looking for. And, you don't need to have a perfect life and everything in the universe aligned to start dating because it's part of your healing journey, it's part of discovering and learning about yourself, what …
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