Mental Health & Well-Being

Shop for a therapist like you would shop for a car

by Queen D, September 3, 2015

Therapy is a major investment, which is why it’s so important to find someone who is worth investing in; someone whose values and personality complement your own. I conducted three months of research before purchasing my first car, so as you can imagine, I wouldn’t insist on anything less if I was looking for a […]

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Attitude & Lifestyle

From Weird to Wonderful: Stats That Reveal Our Humanity

by Queen D, August 20, 2015

A lot of experimenters hate it when their theories don’t stand up to research, which is understandable. Personally, I love to be pleasantly surprised. I like it when my studies at Queendom reveal the unexpected. Like just recently, when a study I conducted on gender roles indicated that younger men adopt more traditional beliefs, while […]

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Personal Development

Three unconventional ways to boost your self-esteem

by Queen D, July 27, 2015

#1: Role-play—with yourself. Set up a chair next to your couch, like you’re sitting in Freud’s living room. Lie down on the couch and tell the chair everything that’s been bothering you. Pressures at work, difficult relationship with your in-laws, lack of romance between you and your partner, your concerns that your child’s part-time job […]

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Personality

Personality differences between cat and dog owners: Total fluff?

by Queen D, March 18, 2015

I came across a post on Reddit where a girl was complaining that her boyfriend felt uneasy about staying overnight at her place because he felt bad about leaving his cat alone. She went on to question whether this was a sign that he (or his cat, or both) had an unhealthy attachment. I wonder […]

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Personal Development

Success Stumbles: What’s Tripping You Up?

by Queen D, January 7, 2015

It’s inevitable. I’ll be watching the finals in an Olympic event and there will always be that one athlete who, on the brink of getting a medal, will suddenly stumble (literally and figuratively). In their tearful post-interview, they’ll say something along the lines of, “I don’t know what happened. I guess it just wasn’t mean to […]

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Personal Development

I want my own Mr. Miyagi: Life lessons learned from my fictional guru

by Queen D, August 28, 2014

I watched The Karate Kid movies in the late 90’s, years after they originally came out (the one’s with Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita, not the remakes). I didn’t grasp much of what the trilogy was trying to teach me because my young mind was too busy thinking about how cute Daniel LaRusso was. I […]

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Mental Health & Well-Being

It’s time to stop being afraid to talk about mental health

by Queen D, August 13, 2014

When someone strikes up the courage to admit they’re depressed, the response they receive from some family members and friends is usually one of the following: Here’s my typical rejoinder: Yet, the power of the stigma of having a therapist or a mental health issue becomes overwhelming, and people who need help are too afraid […]

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Personal Development

Just because your head says so, doesn’t make it true: Self-limiting beliefs that are holding you back

by Queen D, August 12, 2014

Before I parallel park, an ugly green gremlin that kind of looks like my driving teacher from years ago makes an appearance in my passenger seat. The jerk doesn’t even buckle up; he just sits there and openly mocks me. So you’re trying to park huh? *snicker* Oh this is going to be gooood! Let’s […]

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Attitude & Lifestyle

Can make your own luck?

by Queen D, June 25, 2014

I’ve read oodles of stories about people who just seem to attract the most fortuitous circumstances. I read about a woman who always seems to know which slot machines at a casino will be paying out. Or a guy who needed to buy a ticket home but didn’t have enough money. He lined up at […]

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Love & Relationships

The Top 10 Fears About Commitment

by Queen D, April 30, 2014

I received a text from a friend yesterday, indicating that after several grueling years of dating her boyfriend, he has officially indicated that he wants to commit to her. I say grueling because he’d talk about marrying her one day then break up with her the next. He’d admit that he loved her, and then […]

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Love & Relationships

It’s time to cut the relationship fantasy crap

by Queen D, February 19, 2014

I am enamored with the medieval code of chivalry. I love the idea of knights, castles, and battling for a woman’s affection. The gowns, the corsets, the Lancelots… Then I shake myself from my reverie and realize that women were often treated like property in those days—like horses, and sometimes at a much lower value […]

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