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Elaine C.
Elaine C.

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Hello & Welcome ~ Start Here

Hello & thanks for finding your way over to my profile, I’m really happy you’re here. I’ve been writing on Medium for a couple of years. While I don’t have as much writing as some of the other prolific writers on here, I do have my fair share! For ease…

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Hello & Welcome ~ Start Here
Hello & Welcome ~ Start Here
Writing

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Curious

·Mar 2

How to Overcome Career Angst Using Carl Jung’s Character Archetypes

This popular psychological theory has been implemented in other areas of life — how can it help us conceptualise our career journeys? — Career angst is something many of us will experience. I know I have, more times than I can count at this stage in my life. I spent the first decade of my working life, jumping all over the place. I worked started working in hospitality at the age of 15…

Careers

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How to Overcame Career Angst Using Carl Jung’s Character Archetypes
How to Overcame Career Angst Using Carl Jung’s Character Archetypes
Careers

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Curious

·Jan 24

Do You Need to Redefine Your Life Script?

Psychologist Eric Berne’s work on the topic might help you figure out where you’re going wrong. — “The destiny of every human being is decided by what goes on inside his skull when confronted by what goes on outside his skull.” ~ Eric Berne One of the core areas of psychology research and theory that fascinates me endlessly is narrative identity — the idea that we write…

Psychology

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Do You Need to Redefine Your Life Script?
Do You Need to Redefine Your Life Script?
Psychology

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(Un)Consciously

·Aug 25, 2021

Exploring the Unique Japanese Word Yoyuu 余裕: An Excess of Nuance

This Japanese word can help convey the idea of feeling at ease with our achievements. — Yoyuu 余裕, abstract noun Pronounced: “yoh-yoo” Yoyuu 余裕 is an interesting word to explore in English, as it has no direct translation. The word’s etymology combines yo — meaning additional, extra — and yuu — meaning ample, abundance, ease. I read a brief breakdown of the possible meaning of this…

Life

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Exploring the Unique Japanese Word Yoyuu 余裕: An Excess of Nuance
Exploring the Unique Japanese Word Yoyuu 余裕: An Excess of Nuance
Life

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Curious

·Aug 19, 2021

On Home, Locality & Identity

Home is a feeling, warm like the Sun — Home is a feeling, warm like the Sun Inside everyone needs a safe place to run Run to the morning, faster than the Sun Someone is there waiting, yes, she’s the one - Home is a Feeling by Ride The saying goes, ‘home is a feeling, not a place’, but…

Life

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On Home, Locality & Identity
On Home, Locality & Identity
Life

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Wholistique

·Aug 14, 2021

What Story Are You Writing?

10 important relationship insights from Esther Perel. — Esther Perel has been on my self-education periphery for some time. I follow her across social media and thoroughly enjoy the insights gleaned from the snapshots of her work, ideas and ethos that she shares. I admit I haven’t dived too deep into her work and have yet to read…

Love

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What Story Are You Writing?
What Story Are You Writing?
Love

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The Happy Human

·Jul 24, 2021

Untangling ‘Normal People’, Love & Relationship Intelligence

The three are connected, but not in the way you think. — If you haven’t read the book or watched the HULU series, Normal People is about a teenage couple, Marianne and Connell. They begin their first sexual relationship together and fall in love. Due to an overwhelming inability to honestly communicate with one another and understand how their upbringing influences their…

Love

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Untangling ‘Normal People’, Love & Relationship Intelligence
Untangling ‘Normal People’, Love & Relationship Intelligence
Love

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Curious

·Jul 23, 2021

How to Respond When Someone Says They’re ‘Holding You Accountable’

Wise advice from a psychologist. — I know I’m not alone when I say it often feels like we’ve become obsessed with ‘holding one another accountable’. …

Life

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How to Respond When Someone Says They’re ‘Holding You Accountable’
How to Respond When Someone Says They’re ‘Holding You Accountable’
Life

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Wholistique

·Jul 18, 2021

The Unspoken Complexity of Meditation

Contrary to popular belief, meditation isn’t for everyone. — Close your eyes. Think of the word ‘meditation’. What comes to mind? Depending on your connection to and knowledge of meditation, you may have something a bit more nuanced, but for the majority of people, meditation summons an image of an individual sitting crossed-legged in a quiet, minimalist room, hands…

Meditation

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The Unspoken Complexity of Meditation
The Unspoken Complexity of Meditation
Meditation

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a Few Words

·Jul 10, 2021

Comparison is the Thief of Joy

As writers, we need to let it go. — One of my recommended stories this week was from a writer complaining about other writers. Specifically, they were complaining about writers who were awarded the Medium bonus and whose advice for doing the same was to ‘write every day’. The individual was unkind about the type of content someone would…

Life

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Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Comparison is the Thief of Joy
Life

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