When we act delusional, when we start to experience the world as we want it to be rather than what it is, we offer ourselves a new experience before the proof is there.

If you pause for a second and really get honest, is there an area of your life where you're being really hard on yourself? Given you ended up here, there's obviously a higher probability that dating is one but are you really hard on yourself about why you aren't already making six figures or why you said that awkward thing at your dinner last night?

If there's one thing you have probably heard over and over again if you are even a tiny bit in the personal development/self-help space, it's some version of “you have to love yourself first” or “what you want will come to you when you feel worthy of it.”  

Dating is not a test to pass. Why does dating seem to be such a kryptonite for the confidence of high-achieving women?

The promise was that this wording shift would kick you into high gear on the things that are important in your life and make you face clearly, the things that might be distracting you.

Dating is hard because it's vulnerable. Our emotions are involved and it's almost inevitable that we get hurt. But avoiding hurt isn't the goal of dating, finding connection is.

Nobody wants to give bad relationship advice but sometimes, we can be speaking from our current feelings - good or bad. So we're going to do a quick recap of dating and relationship advice to stop giving and what to say instead.

While solo travel can help you get comfortable being alone, its most powerful benefit is learning to be comfortable with being challenged. And in this way, my philosophy toward solo travel and dating converge.

How do you decide if a relationship is right for you? When you are starting to get to know somebody, how can you be sure that they’re the right fit? These are common questions asked by those dating but this question has a problematic understanding of the components of a good relationship. I’m breaking down why you should stop caring about being sure.

Dating is emotional. Sometimes we react to things that trigger us in ways that we aren’t the proudest of. Finding ways to be mindful, through regular practices or using tools in the moment, is a great way to increase that space between the trigger and the response so we can make better decisions.

I've asked myself, "Are my standards too high?" and "Did they just get lucky?" I've compared myself to friends, wondering what was different about them that maybe I should strive more to be. I wondered if maybe it was my tactics…

It's natural to sometimes take a break from your dating life. But some breaks are more helpful than others. Click to read a some dating advice for single women on the types of dating breaks and how to make sure you're getting the most out of your time away from dating.

Just because we are striving to improve doesn’t mean that everything in our lives is magically better and we know how to make negative thoughts disappear. I took a good look at the harder parts and behind-the-scenes at this stage of my journey.

Whether or not you’re into self help books, there are always books out there that can give you new perspective and force you learn something about yourself. I collected a list of my favorites for self-development, I wanted to share with you…

Every piece of work we do to understand our mind and have a healthier relationship with ourselves is building our habits for the future. But as I have been spending more energy on this task, one of the first things I struggled to wrap my head around was "What does growth even look like?"