Emotional validation is the basis on which we all use to feel secure in being ourselves and expressing our feelings. It can form us into confident people or drive us towards codependent tendencies. It determines whether relationships of all kinds thrive or fail.

We look at the news and see war, famine, and police brutality. It is clear that the world is in pain, yet we are all too small, too insignificant, to do anything about it. We’re told to focus on the things that we can control, as the other route will eventually drive us mad. One by one, we all end up looking at some form of self-help so that we can improve ourselves to get rid of those terrible qualities that we saw in others. Many times, we are reacting to something in other

Imposter Syndrome is the feeling that you’re not qualified for your achievements and the worry that you’ll get found out for being a fraud. It’s not a disorder, but a symptom that is experienced as part of many disorders, such as anxiety and depression. It is normally associated with high-achieving people who have more than enough proof to believe they’re experts in their field/profession.

When I wrote Open the Curtains , I advised changing three small things if you want to change in your life. One of the three things I changed was to write this blog regularly. I have failed, but if I were to dwell on the weeks of missed posts, then I would beat myself up too much to write any further posts. So, today I am not going to beat myself up. Today, I will write you a blog post on procrastination and how to overcome some of the pitfalls. There are many different re