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Sep 8
2 min

Relationships: Growing together or apart?

Relationships are not easy. However, they are what keeps us bonded and grounded. If you think about your relationships with someone close...

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Learning to say ‘no’: How life-changing can it be?

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Aug 24
3 min

Learning to say ‘no’: How life-changing can it be?

In case you read the latest post, the main theme was about recognizing the people-pleaser within ourselves and the impact it has in our l...

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People-pleaser: How badly do I need to feel needed?

dianatoscano

Aug 11
2 min

People-pleaser: How badly do I need to feel needed?

A part of us as human beings wants to be liked. We all crave to belong, to fit in, to be accepted. And there is nothing wrong with that. ...

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Jul 21
2 min

Criticism: What do you get out of it?

This week during one of my dialogues with my husband at the dinner table criticism came up. We were talking [about something I can no lon...

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Conflict with myself: What does it say about me?

dianatoscano

Jul 13
2 min

Conflict with myself: What does it say about me?

Last week I’ve written about being in conflict with others. About how communicating the right message is important to make the argument c...

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Conflict with others: Is it always a bad sign?

dianatoscano

Jul 6
2 min

Conflict with others: Is it always a bad sign?

Independently of our cultural background, our country of origin or our personality, conflict is usually seen as negative. We even name tr...

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Love: How do you let it in into your life?

dianatoscano

Jun 22
2 min

Love: How do you let it in into your life?

Love. A word full of meaning. A feeling hard to quantify. I’ll not go into a philosophical dissertation nor will I embellish it in an eve...

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Future version of yourself: What would it say to you?

dianatoscano

Jun 8
2 min

Future version of yourself: What would it say to you?

Have you ever dreamed about your future? Once in a blue moon I wake up in the middle of the night sweating, my heart racing, my mouth dry...

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Comparing ourselves to others: What are we taking from it?

dianatoscano

Jun 1
2 min

Comparing ourselves to others: What are we taking from it?

I was watching a TV show recently where the main character - a gorgeous young woman - asks her boyfriend “Am I prettier than Jen?” (refer...

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Parenting while working from home: How to fulfill both?

dianatoscano

May 25
2 min

Parenting while working from home: How to fulfill both?

If you are a parent working from home these last weeks, I salute you! I’ve recently read an article around this theme which got me thinki...

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Giving and Receiving: Which way does your scale tip?

dianatoscano

May 18
2 min

Giving and Receiving: Which way does your scale tip?

It must have happened to you more than once being in a situation where you feel you gave more than you received. Let’s say you have been w...

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Core Values: How do they influence our lives?

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May 7
2 min

Core Values: How do they influence our lives?

This week I’ve been thinking a lot about core values. What are core values after all? They are principles or beliefs that we as human bei...

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During confinement: What are you learning from it?

dianatoscano

Apr 28
2 min

During confinement: What are you learning from it?

For the last few weeks – which for the most feel like an eternity – discussions, news, forums everywhere have focused on the current situ...

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Apr 22
2 min

Forgiveness: How to forgive others?

You’re probably looking at the title and wondering how come this week’s theme is again about forgiveness. Quick answer: This is our third...

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Forgiveness: How to ask for forgiveness?

dianatoscano

Apr 15
2 min

Forgiveness: How to ask for forgiveness?

Last week we’ve talked about forgiveness and how powerful it can be when we give permission to forgive ourselves. Focusing on the same to...

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Apr 8
2 min

Forgiveness: How to forgive myself?

Forgiveness. Such a powerful word! If you were to think about it for a minute, what would come to mind? Often, we’re way too harsh on our...

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Apr 2
2 min

In confinement: How to stay focused?

In the current chaos we’re all living in, we’ve been told to protect ours and others’ health by staying at home and going out only for th...

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Giving advice: What would happen if we were to listen instead?

dianatoscano

Mar 25
2 min

Giving advice: What would happen if we were to listen instead?

Advice. “An opinion that someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation”. How often do we re...

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Chaos all around: How to deal with uncertainty?

dianatoscano

Mar 17
2 min

Chaos all around: How to deal with uncertainty?

Once in a while the world around hit us unexpectedly harsh. No matter how big the crisis is or how long it will last, it usually makes us...

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Back to work after maternity leave: How am I supposed to feel?

dianatoscano

Mar 9
2 min

Back to work after maternity leave: How am I supposed to feel?

To all the working moms out there a great round of applause. Obviously for being mothers (the toughest and more demanding job in the worl...

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