Know yourself. Grow yourself.
This September 2021 the wonderful Heather of Just Geeking By has been hosting a month long discussion on disability representation in pop culture called GeekDis (learn more about it here). So far I’ve gotten to be a part of an interview on her website and contribute to a post on
Dave Filoni’s animated series Star Wars Resistance was inspired by his grandfather’s time as a pilot during WWII. For two seasons audiences were taken on high-octane adventure set six months before the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The series centered around Kazuda “Kaz” Xiono, a Resistance spy who
I’m a huge Doctor Who fan, so I was very excited when my brilliant friend Mikey wrote this post for my blog! I know fellow Doctor Who fans will get a lot out of this post! It sure inspired me! In this guest post, Mikey discusses Doctor Who season 12
Dan Udale is a personal friend of mine whom I met through Twitter. I quickly resonated with his words through his tweets and episodes of the Know Yourself Podcast. He has a passion for helping people in the areas of mental health and personal development. Dan has been such a
Our never-ending journey for greater self-esteem As an individual, you have probably been brought up with the idea that you need to believe in yourself to be happy. Psychology and the self-help communities have suggested that having a solid sense of self-esteem (confidence in your worth or abilities) can have
“Don’t talk to her.” “She’s weird.” “One time, she was laying on the floor in my garage and just staring at the ceiling.” “She just kept saying ‘Look at the little red light.’” I was only nine years old the first time I remember hearing it. It meant something different
In this guest post Misa Buckley of Stars and Sprinkles shares her story of how Doctor Who helped her to conquer social anxiety. The Empty Child I grew up on a steady diet of Doctor Who and Star Trek; a child so fascinated by the stars I could name the
In this next post in our series, A Geek’s Guide to Life, I pass you on to your new guide, Jeremiah Ukponrefe of Novel Cave, to show you the lessons he learned about self-acceptance from Naruto. Naruto is the story of a boy with a 9-tailed demon fox sealed inside
Hi! I’m Dan, I’m here to walk you through some of the life lessons that we can pick up from watching Shazam! We’re going to discuss rejection, power is used best when it is shared, and allowing yourself to be loved by others. My day starts at 7.30am because I
When I first heard about the five love languages I was very skeptical. I knew that it had helped a lot of couples through their marriage struggles, but I didn’t see how it could apply to my single life. Why would I need to speak a love language if I
