To the right people, you’re never a burden.

1. About 50% of happiness is determined by genetics. 10% is determined by circumstances. And 40% is determined by us: our thoughts, our actions, and our attitude. Most of us overestimate the role of circumstances - and underestimate our own role - in increasing our happiness.

7. Knowing is not enough. Just because you took a course on happiness - or read a thread - doesn't mean you're ready to be happy. Happiness is the product of daily habits that fuel joy over months and years. So get up and start building these habits!

Therapists, If you’re taking a break from seeing clients please take FULL advantage of your time off. The work we do is invaluable and so are you. Rest unapologetically, however that may look. Just be sure to take care of YOU!

A great future does not require a great past... #NewYearNewStart #NewYear #freshstart #NewYearNewMe #goals #motivation #ThursdayThoughts

Because the human memory has storage and retrieval strengths, no information is lost; it has just been pushed down due to a lack of retrieval power.

One of the reasons that psychotherapy is helpful is that a therapist can observe things about us that we ourselves do not see. Glen Gabbard

Getting back into the swing of things after the holiday season is tough. Keep it simple, one foot in front of the other!

The road to success is always under construction – Lily Tomlin

I personally don’t care if I get called childish. Being an adult is awful. I’m embracing my childishness. 💜

Me: Sorry Therapist: You don’t need to apologize Me: You're right, sorry

It's been a tough couple years to be a healthy individual human, let alone a loving romantic partner. If you're ready for 2022 to be a year of healthy love and attachment, check out these 7 psychological principles & frameworks to help you in your romantic relationships: 🧵💕⤵️

The world is, in fact, a bottom-up place: It is a web of systems that are: • spontaneous • decentralized • unpredictable • self-driven and • free of creators (h/t Matt Ridley for these ideas).

If you’re feeling underwhelmed, read If you’re feeling overwhelmed, write

“So other people hurt me? That’s their problem. Their character and actions are not mine.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

#MentalHealth #Memes #BestMHMemes

The first years of your career are brutal. You're on your own and you have no clue what you're doing. I wish I had a guide back then ― so I made my own. And I went from 0 to VP in 3 years. Here are 11 principles to accelerate your career now:

Part of us might be TRULY convinced that if we insist upon being respected & safe, NO ONE will like us, NO ONE will tolerate us-- we'll be rejected, abandoned, & alone. That part of us needs us to reassure it that setting boundaries means MORE quality attachments-- eventually.

There's a message in what you're going through. Listen carefully and understand it, so the lesson doesn't keep repeating itself.