Written by Alexa Bailey, MSW, LMSW - - - When you think about a breakup, you probably imagine a romantic relationship coming to an end. But guess what? Sometimes we have to break up with friends, too. In fact, we will most likely have more breakups with friends than we ...
By Alexa Bailey, MSW, LMSW --- To have good friends, you have to be a good friend. That’s how the saying goes, right? Sometimes, though, being a good friend looks different than what we think. The recipe for a good friendship usually includes trust, shared interest, respect, love, empathy, and ...
By Alexa Bailey, MSW, LMSW --- Have you have been thrown some serious shade and felt totally blindsided with what to do? We live in a world where people throw shade like its confetti, and it gets old real quick. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, throwing shade is the “subtle, ...
By Alexa Bailey, MSW, LMSW --- Perfectionism (noun): a belief that being perfect is possible and anything short of it is unacceptable; unrealistically high personal standards for self and overly critical self-evaluations; the need to be or appear to be perfect. See also: imposter syndrome, impossible expectations, and heartache. Welcome ...
By Alexa Bailey, MSW, LMSW --- When you think of the word peace, what do you think of? Do you think of not feeling any of the hard stuff? Or maybe just the absence of negative feeling? In life, there are a lot of difficulties that come. And one of ...