Why People Offend Us: Spoiler, They Don't
The key point about being offended: it’s exclusively a function of your inner world and has nothing to do with the person offending you....
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Briana Theroux
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min
The Problem With Social Activism
Friendly reminder: it doesn’t matter what you are trying to promote, you should go about it by building everyone up rather than tearing...
Briana Theroux
- Mar 21, 2021
- 5 min
Ten Truisms I Learned In Thirty Six Years
THREE SIX TODAY! I thought I’d share some epiphanies/learning curves/musings. These truisms have allowed me to live with radical...
Briana Theroux
- Mar 18, 2021
- 2 min
Signs Of Codependency
Codependency is a learned behavior of seeking love and validation based on feelings of insecurity or inadequacy. It’s an unconscious...
Briana Theroux
- Mar 10, 2021
- 3 min
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Let’s talk about cognitive biases: Sunk Cost Fallacy The sunk cost fallacy is where you continue to move forward with a decision using...
Briana Theroux
- Mar 6, 2021
- 1 min
Secure vs Insecure Responses
It’s not uncommon for your partner or close friend to confide in your that they are having a rough day. How you respond can have a huge...
Briana Theroux
- Mar 2, 2021
- 2 min
Reframing Life Problems Is Essential For Happiness
No one likes having problems in life. We like things to be easy; ’tis human nature. Obstacles are inconvenient, terrifying, and seem like...
Briana Theroux
- Feb 24, 2021
- 2 min
5 Reframing Strategies For Common Cognitive Distortions
We all get wrapped up in the moment at times, and it’s not always a bad thing. However, it does reduce our ability to objectively assess...
Briana Theroux
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Framing Effect Bias
Let’s talk about cognitive biases: Framing Effect Bias The framing effect bias describes the tendency to draw different conclusions from...
Briana Theroux
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
When It's Time To Say Goodbye To Someone
Every now and then, you need to cut people out of your life. Friends, family, work colleagues, and lovers — if they are toxic to your...
Briana Theroux
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
Five Common Cognitive Distortions That Show Up In Your Daily Life
We tend to trust everything that goes on in our minds as absolute truth, but that’s far from accurate. But sometimes the brain is a...
Briana Theroux
- Jan 29, 2021
- 2 min
Dunning Kruger
Let’s talk about cognitive biases: DUNNING KRUGER The Dunning Kruger effect describes the tendency to overestimate your own knowledge or...
Briana Theroux
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
Curse Of Knowledge
Let’s talk about cognitive biases: CURSE OF KNOWLEDGE The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias that describes the tendency to...
Briana Theroux
- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
How To Deal With Social Rejection
Rejection hurts. It’s an emotional wound that is hard to suppress or redirect. We are social animals—we fundamentally desire to be...
Briana Theroux
- Jan 21, 2021
- 2 min
Congruence Bias
Let’s talk about cognitive biases: CONGRUENCE BIAS The congruence bias describes the tendency to test a specific idea that you have...
Briana Theroux
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
Belief Bias
Let’s talk about cognitive biases: BELIEF BIAS The belief bias describes the tendency to evaluate the strength of an argument by virtue...
Briana Theroux
- Jan 17, 2021
- 1 min
How To Put A Stop To Toxic Resentment
Resentment is the most toxic of all emotions in any relationship. As hurt and resentment accumulate in a relationship—it...
Briana Theroux
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
Why Are People So Easily Offended?
People losing their shit over jokes about the lunacy of this week need to 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴. Taking everything literal,...
Briana Theroux
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
Faulty Beliefs Can Ruin Your Life: Here's How To Fix Them
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘀 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧𝘴 are 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 about how life is, should be, or could be codified...
Briana Theroux
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
Life Is A Subjective Experience That Can Not Be Denied Or Negotiated
What most of us refer to as objective data is subjective. That matrix shit y’all. Stay with me... Life is a subjective experience and...
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