Catherine Boswell, PhD

How to Stop an Addiction: Your Guide to Recovery

You may have heard the myth that addiction is inescapable, but that’s not true. In fact, more people succeed at beating their addiction than fail. We’ll walk you step-by-step through an addiction recovery plan so you...

Am I Hypersensitive?

Emotional hypersensitivity is a personality trait that plenty of people can identify with. Being hypersensitive can mean being overwhelmed by things in your environment or feeling emotions and empathy really intensely. I...

How to Accept Blame & Take Accountability (with Expert Tips)

A guide to taking responsibility for mistakes & bouncing back When you know you are at fault for a problem, it can be tempting to pretend it wasn’t your mistake or put the blame on someone else. But admitting your mis...

Your Guide to Keeping a Neat, Organized Journal

Tips to help you get started on your own personal journal or diaryKeeping a journal is a great way to process your thoughts and emotions. Additionally, it helps you remember your life experiences. If you’re ready to st...

How to Be Mentally and Emotionally Strong

Expert guidance on how you can become your best selfWhen we’re not able to handle the curveballs life throws at us, things can feel pretty chaotic and out of our control. The good news is: you totally can become mental...

How to

Stop Hitting My Boyfriend

''“I hit my boyfriend…again. Now what?”'' Intimate partner violence (IPV) is always wrong, and you’ve taken an important first step by admitting you have a problem. The next step—stopping your violence—requir...

How to

Stop Taking Things Personally

Does someone else's bullying personality make you feel worthless? Do you mistake people's antics for subtle insults? Most of the time, the way a person acts has little to do with you personally. It has more to do with h...

How to

Overcome Failure

Overcoming failure is all about finding it in yourself to start again. First, you must overcome the sense of failure. The failure of a project, relationship, or other goal might initially overwhelm you, but if you acknow...

How to

Take a Joke

Everyone loves a good joke, but when the joke's on you, it can be hard to know how to react in the moment. Keeping your cool and laughing it off is usually the best response, but how do you do that if the joke hits a lit...

What Are Inner Child Wounds? Signs, Causes, and How to Heal

How to do inner child work to heal past traumaEven when you become an adult, your inner child is always with you in some way and is an important source of creativity and excitement. However, if your inner child has been ...

Recognizing and Dealing with Emotional Immaturity

Handle emotionally immature people and boost your own maturity Being in a relationship with an adult who's emotionally immature can be frustrating and exhausting. Whether the person is your child, parent, friend, coworke...

How to

Help Someone That Has Overdosed

Overdosing is when someone ingests or applies a substance, such as drugs, beyond the recommended dosage. Drug overdose has been the leading cause of injury deaths in the United States It can also happen when mixing subs...

How to

Redeem Yourself

Every now and again you may find yourself in a situation where you've done or said something you regret. After this situation you may feel embarrassed and wish you could take back what happened. Unfortunately you cannot ...

How to

Not Feel Bad Because of a Mistake

“Nobody’s perfect.” “Everyone makes mistakes.” We all know these truths, but feelings of guilt, regret, and shame over a mistake can linger and cause pain anyway. Self-forgiveness is often the most difficult...

How to

Prevent a Suicide

It can be difficult to handle when someone you know is considering suicide. You may feel that you don’t know how to help them or prevent them from acting on their suicidal thoughts. However, if you recognize the risk f...

How to

Stop Feeling Empty

Do you wake up in the morning feeling like there's no good reason to get up and face the day? Emptiness is a feeling all humans experience from time to time, and it's not easy to pull yourself away from it. Feeling empty...

9 Effective Ways to Handle Passive-Aggressive Comments

Expert tips to deal with passive behavior in person or over textWhen someone directs a passive-aggressive comment your way, you may find yourself upset or angry. While passive-aggressive behavior isn’t fun to be on the...

How to Respond to Threatening Texts: Staying Safe & Getting Help

Receiving threatening texts can be an unsettling and scary experience. Threats are a form of harassment, and whether you know who’s sending you these messages or not, harassment can shake your sense of security and we...

Prayers for Surgery for a Friend + Prayers for Families and Physicians

Bring you and your friend peace through prayer If you have a loved one who’s about to go into surgery, you may be looking for a way to further show your support to them…or you may just be looking for peace of mind yo...

How to

Keep a Dream Journal

Dreams are mysterious and wonderful. There are a number of theories about why we dream, but no one knows for sure which idea is right, or whether each is right to some degree. A dream journal can be a memory-jogger and a...