The Vessel – 9 signs someone is more attracted to the idea of you than the real you, according to psychology ...

After all, being emotionally intelligent doesn’t mean you never face friction; it means you embrace conflict as a valuable teacher, shining a light on unmet needs and forging stronger, clearer ...

1. You hide your anger—even from yourself People say you’re calm. Easygoing. Unbothered. But if you look closely, that calm is curated. It’s not peace—it’s suppression. Many children ...

Tension: Some of the most likable people you know—the ones who light up a room—go home feeling unseen and emotionally disconnected. Noise: Our culture confuses being liked with being known ...

There’s a fine line between persuasion and manipulation. Manipulation is when someone tries to control you for their own benefit, often without your consent. It’s sneaky, it’s disrespectful ...

I write this with urgency. We are living through a slow-motion cognitive collapse – a collapse of our shared sense-making in the face of AI-generated confusion and media dysfunction. Every day ...

It’s alignment. And that’s something no one else can give—or take—from you.

If you’ve ever had friends jokingly ask if your phone is permanently switched off, you’re not alone. Sometimes I’m that person, too—the one who sees a message, promises to reply in “just ...

After three decades teaching English and working as a school guidance counsellor, Bernadette Donovan now channels classroom wisdom into essays on purposeful ageing and lifelong learning. She holds ...

They remember the font, the page, and the feeling that washed over them. If you’re nodding along, thinking of your own eureka moment, you’re doing pretty well. That awkward family gathering ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. I first came across Mel Robbins’ ‘let them ...

Tension: Many people appear functional on the outside but have mentally withdrawn from their lives without realizing it. Noise: We reduce disengagement to laziness, burnout, or introversion ...