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Helping or Enabling?
Erika Baum
  • Mar 30
  • 3 min

Helping or Enabling?

Many people confuse their intentions to help another with enabling behavior. This article will discuss the difference between helping and en
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Comparing Ourselves to Others
Erika Baum
  • Mar 24
  • 2 min

Comparing Ourselves to Others

If you want to feel miserable, then I would recommend that you “compare” yourself to someone else. But, why would I want to do that? You
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Venting
Erika Baum
  • Mar 24
  • 2 min

Venting

Is there a purpose to venting? This is a question I have been considering. I've asked some mentors, friends, and family their thoughts on th
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Self-judgement
Erika Baum
  • Mar 24
  • 1 min

Self-judgement

How we talk to ourselves may greatly impact how we speak and act towards others. Transforming your self-judgment is key to improving your
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Stop being a glass...Become a Lake
Erika & Justin Baum
  • Mar 23
  • 1 min

Stop being a glass...Become a Lake

An aging Hindu master grew tired of his apprentice complaining, and so, one morning, sent him for some salt. When the apprentice returned, t
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I have to vs. I choose to
Erika Baum
  • Mar 23
  • 1 min

I have to vs. I choose to

A small rephrasing of the "I have to..." to "I choose to...because I value..." really embodies the self-responsibility that NVC teaches.
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The Ego
Erika Baum
  • Mar 23
  • 2 min

The Ego

What is the purpose of the ego? I like to think of the ego as this overprotective bodyguard who ends up making awkward situations due to his
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My Perspective, Your Perspective
Erika Baum
  • Mar 16
  • 2 min

My Perspective, Your Perspective

"None of us live in an objective world, but instead in a subjective world that we ourselves have given meaning to. The world you see is diff
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