by PepTalksBlog | 2026-03-06 | Personal Growth
The language we use when we talk about stress often isn’t exactly correct when compared to how stress functions in reality. For example: We say things like “this situation is stressful” or “I am under a lot of stress”. But stress isn’t an external thing...
by PepTalksBlog | 2026-03-04 | Personal Growth
Words are full of aspects no dictionary can capture. For example, words, beyond definitions or meanings, also have textures and taste. These influence the experience of the reader. The same applies to a phrase. Phrases can be brief. Reducing redundancy. But notice...
by PepTalksBlog | 2026-03-03 | Personal Growth
A fascinating thing about being human is that, if you want to create any kind of change (e.g. become happier, uplevel in a skill, drastically improve your external conditions), there are a series of “awareness gates” you must first pass through—either...
by PepTalksBlog | 2025-10-30 | Foundational
Ever feel like you’re being taken for granted? Ever feel like your phone is listening to you in secret? Ever feel that the whole world’s going crazy and it’s stressful for us? …if so, it might surprise you to learn that it’s impossible to...
by PepTalksBlog | 2025-04-26 | Dating / Relationships, Foundational, Personal Growth
In one of this week’s sessions for the cohort I’m currently facilitating, some interesting questions came up around the topic of curiosity. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone write about this before, so I thought I’d share it with you as...