When I Stopped Seeking Attention From Someone Who Didn’t Deserve It
As you learn to recognize, know and love yourself, the availability for someone else’s games will start to change.
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Monica DiCristina
25 posts
The Art of the Redirect at Holiday Dinner
Prepare yourself for the questions you might get, and take the wheel of the conversation
How to Actively Pursue Rest Throughout the Work Week, Especially During the Holidays
Choose rest not overwhelm, allowing you to enjoy and not just endure this holiday.
How to Lessen the Threat of an Impending Unmet Expectation
Allowing yourself to feel life’s pain will allow you to also feel life’s joys.
A Therapist’s Perspective on the Call for Accountability in Workplace Culture
Racial injustice and inequality are contraindications for a healthy organization.
Why It Is Important to Educate Your Kids About Racial Injustice as a White Parent
This is a letter from a white parent to all white parents, including myself, who are raising white children. I don’t know everything about how to do this, but I do know that it is our responsibility to learn.
Where I Come From: A Blending of Cultures
I was not born in Spain, but I feel a pull and a longing to return whenever I’m not there.
How to Stop Overthinking Work Stuff When You’re Off the Clock
Maintaining internal boundaries is a practice that we get better with more practice.
Letters to My Younger Self: The 15-Year-Old Who Struggles With People Pleasing
Walk away, kindly and with purpose. Walk away from unhealthy friendships and become yourself.
Practical Tools for Dealing With Anxiety
Practice dealing with anxiety. Don’t fight it. Expect and accept it.
A Lesson on Loving the Uniqueness of You
If you feel that you are too much, then you need to change the filter you are looking at yourself through.
A Mom’s Perspective on Homeschool and Quarantine With Kids
I think we all cried the first day. The chaos of the whole COVID-19 pandemic felt like it was being funneled into the tiny details of long division and failed…
