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Feeling Not So Great About Yourself?

By Tracey Bourne, posted March 18, 2025

We are born knowing that we are infinitely lovable. Babies and toddlers demand love and attention. They ask to be held, they ask for toys and presents and they feel they deserve them. When we’re very young, we simply somehow just “know” that we are amazing and deserve nothing but goodness. But then something happens… […]

Overcoming Self Doubt

By Tracey Bourne, posted January 15, 2025

Self-doubt can feel debilitating. It can hold you back from pursuing your dreams and living the life you really want. Self-doubt can also make it hard to complete necessary daily tasks and make simple decisions. The good news is, it is possible to feel self-doubt or fear and still make steps in the direction of the […]

How to Boost Your Self-Esteem

By Tracey Bourne, posted March 4, 2024

What does it mean to have a healthy self-esteem? Some people think it means you are okay with how you look. Other people think you must accomplish something big in your life to have a good self-esteem. But the reality is, having a healthy self-esteem means you like and appreciate yourself faults and all. A […]

Why Compliments Don’t Boost Self Esteem

By Tracey Bourne, posted December 27, 2023

When a loved one is suffering from low self-esteem, it’s hard to know what to say. Naturally you want them to see themselves as you see them. You want them to feel joyful about the reality of who they are, not be mired down in the falsities they insist are truths. In the past, you may have tried showering […]

3 Ways to Build Confidence & Self-Esteem

By Tracey Bourne, posted November 29, 2023

Having confidence helps individuals achieve greater success in life. When someone believes they can accomplish something, nothing can stop them from reaching that goal. Equally important, however, is having a healthy self-esteem. Many people believe they can achieve a goal, they just don’t believe that THEY are worth the effort. Having confidence and a positive self-esteem can help you […]

What Happy People Do Differently

By Tracey Bourne, posted September 10, 2023

Do a search right now on Amazon books on the topic of “Happiness” and you will be returned page after page of titles, all claiming to have the secret to finding it. Why our obsession with happiness? Maybe the better questions is, why does happiness seem to elude so many people? At one time, humans […]

Low Self-Esteem: What is it? What to Do About it

By Tracey Bourne, posted August 18, 2023

Self-esteem is an opinion we have of ourselves; a way of placing value on ourselves as people. While we may voice characteristics such as “I’m American” or “I have brown eyes,” these are facts that don’t carry a negative or positive connotation. A low self-esteem suggests we carry a negative opinion of ourselves. For example, […]

3 Ways to Cultivate More Self-Compassion

By Tracey Bourne, posted June 17, 2023

Many people are brought up to always be kind to others. But how many of us were taught to be kind to ourselves? Self-compassion, or self-love, can often seem like a foreign concept, particularly to those raised in an abusive or unloving home. Self- compassion and self-love are not to be confused with arrogance or […]

5 Signs You Aren’t Practicing Self-Care

By Tracey Bourne, posted October 1, 2022

Self-care is complex. Anyone can tell you to do it, but only you can bestow the gift of self-care onto yourself. But before you can begin bestowing, you’ve got to first recognize that you are worthy of caring for yourself as you do others. How do you do this? By noticing the ways in which you are currently not […]

Four Things Happy People Do Differently

By Tracey Bourne, posted March 4, 2022

Do a search right now on Amazon books on the topic of “Happiness” and you will be returned page after page of titles, all claiming to have the secret to finding it. Why our obsession with happiness? Maybe the better questions is, why does happiness seem to elude so many people? At one time, humans […]

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