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You Can Overcome ‘Creative Mortification’
Have you ever suffered creative mortification? Coined by educator Ronald Beghetto, the term describes losing your willingness to pursue a creative avenue following a negative outcome. Maybe you gave up on stand-up comedy forever after your set at the open mic night was met with murmurs instead of laughs, or you burned your accordion after…
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What Is a Narcissistic Collapse?
The term “narcissist” is thrown around a lot to describe any self-centered person, but narcissistic personality disorder is a real diagnosis that can be pretty serious. While we tend to frame narcissists as villains when we talk about them, it’s important to remember that someone with NPD has a mental condition, and they can face…
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We Shouldn’t Call Kids ‘Crybabies,’ Even If They Cry a Lot
The word “crybaby” evokes a certain image: a child who seems to tear up over things of little consequence, multiple times a day, and for several minutes per cry session — and who seems too old to do so. There is a societal expectation that by a certain age, maybe around the time they start…
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Don’t Make Fat Jokes Ever, Especially Not in Front of Your Kids
This pandemic has gifted each of us our own cornucopia of physical and mental garbage: anxiety, isolation, depression, inertia, and insomnia, to name a few. For some, it also led to the more frequent consumption of less healthy (read: comfort) foods. And that indulgence (which, frankly, we deserve) has led to the somewhat inevitable jokes…