by Faye Arcand | Jan 7, 2021 | advice to teens. Auntie advice, Auntie Says..., Faye Arcand, self help
When I was in my 20’s there was no Tinder, Plenty of Fish, Grindr, or a multitude of other dating apps that flood the internet. It’s crazy. With the click of a couple of buttons you can have a bunch of people offering themselves up on a silver platter. Oh...
by Faye Arcand | Dec 24, 2020 | Auntie Says..., Faye Arcand, self help
This week I’ve read several articles relating to mental health and the need to keep the conversation moving forward and not confining it to a bubble. Here’s the one that got me thinking. Mental health is about a lot of things. It’s not just those...
by Faye Arcand | Dec 21, 2020 | Auntie Says..., Faye Arcand, self help, self improvement
One day I was scrolling through my phone and this list (below) of 40 Old-Fashioned Skills That Kids Need to Know caught my attention. As I scanned them I didn’t think them old-fashioned at all but recognized most as life skills. Now, I have no idea who wrote...
by Faye Arcand | Oct 26, 2020 | advice to teens. Auntie advice, Faye Arcand, self help, self improvement
Today I was scrolling through blog posts when I tripped upon these words from one of my faves: MillennialLifeCrisis on WordPress. The entire blog post read: “Maybe I’m not good enough. Maybe it is time I realize that.” Twelve words are arranged in a...
by Faye Arcand | Oct 19, 2020 | advice to teens. Auntie advice, Auntie Says..., Faye Arcand, realationships, self help, self improvement
Living Alone is a Great Start Have you ever lived alone? And, here I mean by yourself…no parents, no siblings, no children, roommates, or spouse. I’m talking–lived alone–paid your own way and depended on no other person except yourself? Have...
by Faye Arcand | Oct 1, 2020 | Don't be a People Pleaser, self help
Have you heard of gaslighting? Gaslighting is a term used to describe a form of psychological abuse where someone makes you doubt not only yourself and all you know, but also your sanity, your memory, and perceptions of reality. Abuse can happen at any time and at any...