The Growth Digest
By: E.B. Johnson
Tags: Relationships, Psychology, Newsletter, Self, Nonfiction

The Growth Digest

Taking your personal growth journey to the next level.

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The most popular stories this week.

These are the most popular stories on LV Development this week. Discover how you can safeguard your wellbeing and build better relationships. All while manifesting a life that is authentically your own.

The Passive-Aggressive Habits You Need to Drop

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Stop going out of your way to sabotage or snub those who have hurt you or done you wrong. If you have a problem with someone, or you want something, you need to speak up and you need to make your needs (and boundaries) clear. The more brutally honest with yourself you are, the easier this process becomes.

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The Best Conflict Resolution Techniques for Couples

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Have you and your partner started fighting more than normal? Are you running up against major walls, or falling out over little disagreements? If you want to preserve your relationship, then you need to take steps to overcome the divides and get back on the same page. Conflict can be productive when we use it as a tool and stop using it as a means of revenge or upset. Instead of avoiding honesty and confrontation, we have to dig deep and find the courage to confront one another with compassion and respect.

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Getting Your Life on Track in 2021

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It’s time for you to get things back on track. The new year is a great time to give yourself a clean slate and refocus on the action that’s needed for you to achieve happiness. When our lives go off the rails, we’re the only ones responsible for putting them back together. Don’t let next year be as challenging as this year was. Take what you’ve learned and apply it so that you can be a better, happier human being.

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Essential Ingredients for a Loving Partnership

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There are a lot of moving pieces that go into building an intimate connection with someone else. We have to want them and trust them, but we also have to accept them and empathize with them too. It takes a lot of time and a lot of commitment to create a relationship that each partner can rely on for support and understanding. All of us can learn how to build these types of partnerships, though, by cultivating the right frame of mind and perspective about the lives we share together.

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The Anxiety-Inducing Habits to Let Go of in 2021

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Do you struggle to stand up for yourself? Do you find that you’re always saying, “yes” or allowing yourself to make never-ending comparisons to those who have more? These are both toxic habits which leave us with nothing but miserable thoughts and increased negative emotions like hopelessness and anxiety. In order to get our lives back on track and moving in the direction it should be, we have to stop being our own worst enemies and find better ways to balance the madness.

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Signs You’re Dating a Narcissist

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Have you fallen for a narcissist? Have you woken up and realized that the person next to you is more in love with themselves than they are with you? It’s not easy to admit when we’ve got it wrong in love and romance. Admitting is the first step to embracing this reality, though, so we can come up with practical solutions to protect ourselves. You don’t have to settle for the manipulation of someone else. You are worthy of love and you deserve to thrive.

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