The Path to Passionate Happiness

Motivation

To Push or Not to Push

Susanna Newsonen on March 29, 2024

Here are three questions to help you decide how to move toward your goals.

Here are three questions to help you decide how to move toward your goals.

Social Media

What to Do When You Can’t Stop Comparing Yourself to Others

Susanna Newsonen on February 23, 2024

5 strategies to put comparisons behind you.

5 strategies to put comparisons behind you.

Relationships

5 Life Lessons from a Life Well Travelled

Susanna Newsonen on January 23, 2024

A memoir on love, life, and finding your way home.

A memoir on love, life, and finding your way home.

Motivation

Closing the Year and Preparing for the New One

Susanna Newsonen on December 15, 2023

A Personal Perspective: 14 questions to help you get clear on where you want to go next.

A Personal Perspective: 14 questions to help you get clear on where you want to go next.

Gratitude

The Transformative Journey of Writing a Memoir

Susanna Newsonen on November 28, 2023

Why reminiscing about your past empowers you.

Why reminiscing about your past empowers you.

Stress

When Things Don't Go as Planned

Susanna Newsonen on November 15, 2023

Six steps to surviving the unexpected.

Six steps to surviving the unexpected.

Productivity

Do the One Thing That Matters

Susanna Newsonen on September 28, 2023

Unitasking helps you achieve more in less time.

Unitasking helps you achieve more in less time.

Creativity

The Magic of “What If”

Susanna Newsonen on September 1, 2023

Personal Perspective: Here's how two little words can change your perspective on everything.

Personal Perspective: Here's how two little words can change your perspective on everything.

Confidence

5 Simple Steps to Build Your Confidence

Susanna Newsonen on July 27, 2023

The next time you need more confidence in an endeavor, try these 5 tips.

The next time you need more confidence in an endeavor, try these 5 tips.

Dreaming

What I Wish I Knew Sooner

Susanna Newsonen on June 28, 2023

A Personal Perspective: The surprising lessons of a life that didn’t go to plan.

A Personal Perspective: The surprising lessons of a life that didn’t go to plan.

Philosophy

The Day I Met Descartes

Susanna Newsonen on May 29, 2023

Six learnings from an old wise dog.

Six learnings from an old wise dog.

Confidence

How to Be Childfree in a World That Stigmatizes It

Susanna Newsonen on April 17, 2023

A Personal Perspective: 10 steps for dealing with the stigma with confidence.

A Personal Perspective: 10 steps for dealing with the stigma with confidence.

Dreaming

The Guide to Being a Good Human Being

Susanna Newsonen on March 24, 2023

Ten steps to being likable and loved without losing who you are.

Ten steps to being likable and loved without losing who you are.

Dreaming

When Your Dreams Change

Susanna Newsonen on February 24, 2023

What if the path toward your dreams has led you to a life you don't love? It’s okay to change your mind. Here's how to navigate a change in your dreams.

What if the path toward your dreams has led you to a life you don't love? It’s okay to change your mind. Here's how to navigate a change in your dreams.

Resilience

How to Protect Yourself Against People's Negative Moods

Susanna Newsonen on January 9, 2023

10 tips to prevent other people from bringing you down.

10 tips to prevent other people from bringing you down.

Media

The Best Present You Can Give This Holiday Season

Susanna Newsonen on December 2, 2022

Our obsessive use of smartphones makes us less present in the company of other people. The solution? Start making deeper connections with mindful conversations.

Our obsessive use of smartphones makes us less present in the company of other people. The solution? Start making deeper connections with mindful conversations.

Stress

The Positive Role of Negative Emotions

Susanna Newsonen on November 23, 2022

To live a full, human life, you need the full experience of human emotions, both the positive and the negative.

To live a full, human life, you need the full experience of human emotions, both the positive and the negative.

Confidence

5 Ways to Respond to Judgment

Susanna Newsonen on November 10, 2022

Respond to the judger with calm and confidence.

Respond to the judger with calm and confidence.

Gratitude

Add Fulfillment to Your Life with "Balsam for Själen"

Susanna Newsonen on September 27, 2022

18 ways to feed your soul in the autumn season.

18 ways to feed your soul in the autumn season.

Law and Crime

When Did Dancing Become a Crime?

Susanna Newsonen on August 26, 2022

After a video of Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin dancing leaked to the public, the world is (wrongly) tearing her apart. Dancing is a virtue.

After a video of Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin dancing leaked to the public, the world is (wrongly) tearing her apart. Dancing is a virtue.