5 Harmful Habits You Need to Unlearn in the New Year
5 Harmful Habits You Need to Unlearn in the New Year Dr. Laurel Shaler, Author We all know about bad habits, and every year around this time, people commit to kicking them to the curb. New Year’s resolutions often center around those harmful practices that are hard to give up. In order to be successful, you not only have to change behaviors but thoughts and attitudes too. Many of these not only impact us personally, but they impact our relationships too. If you’re someone who struggles with a friend, a spouse, a parent, or any other kind of relationship, consider what habits you can unlearn this New Year. Here, we’ll look at five: 1. Insecurity Do you struggle with insecurity? Perhaps you find yourself feeling like you’re not worthy of something in your relationships—of love, of attention, of time together, of forgiveness. Don’t feel good enough? Smart enough? Attractive enough? That’s insecurity. Perhaps there’s a negative voice from your past that you keep hearing ...