Personal Growth + Development

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8 Phrases Toxic People Use to Reduce Your Self-Esteem

A toxic person is someone who damages your self-worth. They are selfish, and manipulative and don’t take responsibility for their actions. Using subtle words and phrases they will do their best to hurt your self-esteem in order to bring you down. Here are 8 phrases to look out for to help you identify if there […]

Jade Small

Jade Small

Freelance Writer

 · 4 min read

This CEO Writes 9,200 Employee Birthday Cards a Year, and it Shows the Value of Gratitude

Most people on planes spend time napping, reading, watching movies, or working on their laptops. If your seatmate is a man writing stacks of birthday cards on his tray table, chances are you’re sitting next to CEO Sheldon Yellen. In 1985, Yellen began writing birthday cards to every employee in BELFOR Holdings Inc, a disaster-relief […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

 · 4 min read

Strong Women Always Fall for Emotionally Unavailable Men

We all know them: Those independent, seemingly unbreakable, strong women. The ones who are absolutely incredible, but are often single. When they do decide to attempt a relationship, they always seem to pick emotionally unavailable men. Perhaps you’re reading this and realizing this is you. Either way, let’s break down the reasons. Strong Women and […]

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 10 min read

10 Ways to Tell Whether He Really Loves You (Or Is Only Stringing You Along)

How many times have you heard people base their love strictly on feelings? Lots of relationship theories emphasize the importance of how couples feel about each other, too. While we’re not dismissing the significance of feelings between two people, it’s important that this felt love is actually lived out. According to American psychological researcher, John […]

Maria Sykes

Maria Sykes

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 5 min read

Psychologists Say That One of the Secret to Your Success Could be Who You Marry

Spot-on discovery, experts! A ‘significant other’ is not just a fancy phrase to describe one’s spouse. Marriage as a happy union enables a person to channel the best version of themselves to the forefront. They begin to evolve positively and strive to give the best of what they have in everything they do, especially their […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

 · 6 min read

If You Have These 10+ Characteristics, You Belong to the World’s Rarest Personality Type

What do Mother Theresa, Nelson Mandela, Morgan Freeman, Martin Luther King, and Nicole Kidman have in common? They’re all INFJ’s! The string of letters, INFJ, might not mean much to you, but together, they represent an unusual combination of personality traits. So unusual, in fact, that only about 1 or 2% of the world’s population is […]

Maria Sykes

Maria Sykes

The Hearty Soul Team

 · 5 min read

13 Habits Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do

Building habits is like lifting weights at the gym. At first, it’s extremely difficult. The muscles break down after you workout, and you never want to pick up another dumbbell again. But when you do, it gets easier until you can lift that heavyweight without any strain. Your muscles have recovered and grown stronger. Mental […]

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Founder of The Creative Palate

 · 2 min read

You Can Meditate Yourself Into A Near-Death Experience (And If You Practice, You Can Get Better At It)

Science shows that you can meditate yourself into a near-death experience. These meditation-induced near-death experiences (MI-NDE) can help us better understand what the body goes through in the moments just before we die. (1) Meditation-Induced Near-Death Experiences There are several Buddhist texts written by those who achieved MI-NDE and who became masters of it in […]

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team