In present day, we have access at our fingertips to infinite images– people of every shape, colour, size, culture, etc. What is a woman to do?

Why does this inner critic exist? What is it doing in your head besides torturing you? We can imagine the inner critic as an over-tuned, too effective part of the threat defense system.

Want to know the secret to having zero anxiety?

Avoidance! Works like a charm. Parties give you anxiety? Don’t go! Anxiety rises when you have to make a phone call? Send an email instead. Afraid of driving on the 401? Wait for a friend to drive you.

Self-care can be problematic for person with perfectionism. Why? First, and perhaps most obvious, your self-care has to be perfect, too…

The two major fallacies of self-care:

(a) Self-care needs a separate time from the rest of the daily grind; and

(b) Self-care is only needed when you are falling apart.

Emotions are responses to what is going on in our internal or external worlds. Just like a rumbling tummy tells you to go eat, emotions tell you to go do something.

Self-care has been prescribed as the panacea for preventing mental health problems and maintaining emotional well-being. Which seems like a major feat for a fizzy bath bomb…! So, what is self-care