Do you describe yourself as anxious, restless, or fearful? Do you live in fear that panic will strike and ruin your day? Anxiety, fear, jitters, apprehension, nervousness, unease, tension- regardless of how you might describe the feelings, we all experience anxiety from time to time. However, when anxiety gets in the way of our lives or leaves us feeling out of sorts, it can mean that anxiety has become a problem.

Merriam-Webster defines imposter syndrome as "a psychological condition characterized by persistent doubt concerning one's abilities or accomplishments accompanied by the fear of being exposed as a fraud despite evidence of one's ongoing success." In layman's terms, imposter syndrome frequently refers to the anxiety of feeling fraudulent in what one does. For example, someone experiencing imposter syndrome may feel as if they are a phony, even if they have adequate training & experience in what they do.

“People pleaser” is a description that most of us have heard before. While there is nothing inherently wrong with wanting to make the people we love happy, when the price is our well-being, people-pleasing can have harmful effects. Whether or not you describe yourself as such, people-pleasing can leave you feeling lonely, misunderstood, and unimportant.

While there is value in living in the present moment, most of us spend a good deal of time thinking about our past. Whether it's our recent past or events that occurred years ago, for better or worse the past shapes us in ways that are sometimes difficult to understand. Unfortunately, we are not solely impacted by our past positive experiences and are frequently also shaped by past the negative ones.