January 07, 2020

8 Questions to Help Get Your Needs Met In Your Relationships

January 07, 2020/ Dara Poznar

You’re wondering why it has to be so. freakin’. hard. You don’t ask for much. You really don’t. Just a little thoughtfulness. A bit of effort. Some appreciation. Consideration, ya know? You want their attention. Why do you have to beg for attention? Why do you have to ask for anything at all? No one asks you to think about their needs. They don’t have to. You look for ways to show your love. To give. To care. All you want is the same in return.

Friend, I hear you!

January 24, 2017

The 3 Levels of Self-Acceptance

January 24, 2017/ Dara Poznar

"Without self-acceptance, self-esteem is impossible" writes Dr. Nathaniel Branden in The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem.

What is self-esteem and why does it matter? Self-esteem is the way in which one experiences themselves. A person with healthy self-esteem experiences themselves as capable of handling life's basic challenges and as being worthy of love and happiness. A person with unhealthy self-esteem experiences themselves as being incapable of handling life's difficulties and as being unworthy of joy and love.

Embrace the Mud