Tag: self-help

By Olivia Schmid | | Opinions Editor I remember sitting in the window seat of Cafe Arabella (which is just about the most adorable little cafe in my hometown, Lititz,…

By Olivia Schmid | | Opinions Editor One of my best friends from home bought me Tara Schuster’s Buy Yourself the Fucking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life…

By Olivia Schmid | | Opinions Editor The Gist is back, and it feels so good!! It’s been awhile since I’ve reviewed a self-help book, so I’m thrilled to get…

By Olivia Schmid | | Layout Assistant For far too long, mental health has been stigmatized.  The battle gets harder when the methods in which we choose to execute personal…

By Olivia Schmid | | Layout Assistant Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, psychology lecturer, clinical social worker, and international bestselling author.  She’s also the editor-in-chief of Verywell Mind, the biggest…

By Olivia Schmid | | Layout Assistant 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do (13TMSWDD) by Amy Morin makes some phenomenal points about ways women can succeed more in the…

By Olivia Schmid | | Layout Assistant In the third installation of my miniseries on Amy Morin’s 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do (13TMSWDD), the focus will be centered…

By Olivia Schmid | | Layout Assistant Do you consider yourself a perfectionist? Do you avoid being vulnerable because you don’t want to seem weak or too emotional?  In the…

By Olivia Schmid | | Layout Assistant This week, I am really excited to be discussing 13 Things Mentally Strong Women Don’t Do, beautifully written by Amy Morin (and for…

By Olivia Schmid || Columnist Some people say that self-help books are useless and taboo; however, I would argue that personal development books (such as the one we will be…