I’m so happy for you

Young man sharing news with his excited girlfriend. He's whispering something in her ear. They both look happy. They're standing against a bright yellow background.

This is not the sort of title I usually have for a blog. However, it captures the essence of what’s called, ‘confelicity’.  Simply put, confelicity is the joy we feel at someone else’s happiness. It’s when you’re genuinely pleased that your friend got that promotion, or received that compliment, or got that unexpected tip, or…

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Fierce Self-Love: Why Loving Yourself Is a Bold Act

Portrait of a young girl with dark hair looking in a heart-shaped mirror and writing "I love me" onto it in pink lipstick.

Self-love. It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot—plastered on social media, printed on t-shirts, and whispered in self-care circles. But too often, it’s portrayed as something soft, indulgent, even passive.  A bubble bath here, a scented candle there. While those things can be wonderful, real self-love runs much deeper—and it’s far from flimsy.…

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