5 Steps To Improve The Way You See Yourself

Bella Breakdown No matter how hard you try, sometimes staying positive can be toxic. There’s such a thing as toxic positivity. We are all learning that it’s okay not to be okay all the time. However, some steps will help you love yourself more. Self-love includes respect, higher self-esteem, and overall, a naturally more positive attitude. Try these tips, use them daily, and watch that positivity become part of you. Celebrate Your Body It’s not about your height or your weight. Celebrate what your body does for you every day. It can take you places, give you babies, earn...

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How To Cope With Family Drama

Bella Breakdown Everyone has that family member. You know the one: that uncle who makes you feel awkward, the grandma who’s political views are vastly different than yours, the cousin who gets too drunk. When families get together, it can be a time for celebration but also a time for extreme drama. If this is the case for you, follow these steps to help yourself deal with the struggles for your family. 1. Stand up for yourself and your beliefs Although it might be appealing to avoid confrontation in your family, you will get pent up anger if you...

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Having A Bad Day? Do This!

Bella Breakdown Every once in a while, we all have bad days. They can last forever and be totally draining. Fortunately, if you are enduring a day where you wish you had just stayed in bed, there are ways to get through it. Psychologists recommend doing these things: 1. Work on a passion project Take a little you time to do something you know you love, like painting or listening to music. This will help get you out of your funk. 2. Go outside Getting fresh air and being in nature is proven to lift people’s moods. 3. Look...

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Wedding Ideas That Saves Money And The Environment

Bella Breakdown Wedding season is almost here for all those lucky couples planning to say “I do.” For many couples, these days wanting to get married and saving money is very important. Luckily, with new DIY ideas spending money on a wedding planner isn’t even necessary and now there are more ways for you to save some green. In your pocket and on earth. Eco-friendly weddings are slowly becoming the new thing for couples wanting to not only save money but also save the environment. In order to that, couples should consider digitizing their wedding RSVPs. Simply set up...

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Are You Daring Enough To Try This New Wedding Ring Trend?

Bella Breakdown There’s a new trend emerging in the wedding ring community. It’s not that people are ditching rings or replacing them with tattoos. No, it seems people are keeping their rings, but just getting them pierced instead. That’s right, couples are now choosing to get dermal piercings with diamonds that appear to float atop the finger as a new trendier way of wearing their wedding rings. While the ring piercing may seem like a good idea at first, experts say that the ring finger takes roughly a year to accept the embedded ring. In order to perfectly get...

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Are Dating Apps Killing Our Love Lives?

Bella Breakdown Finding love in the internet era should be easy, right? There are simple to use and free apps, you can create a profile in a minute, upload a photo and voilà! Your prince/princess is just a few swipes away from you. At least, that’s what we are supposed to believe, according to a $2.7-billion-a-year industry. But, can matters of the heart translate into algorithms? Bumble, Blendr, and Tinder offer a chance to filter your interests, so instead of bar hopping, or relying on destiny or your friends, you get to meet a proper mate with similar interests and...

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Unique Date Night Plans For Valentine’s Day

Bella Breakdown Valentine’s Day is around the corner and you can celebrate with a memorable date night that isn’t just drinks and dinner. Instead of simply celebrating with a meal you can have a unique date night experience with these fun couples activities. Instead of only getting one bouquet of flowers, you can incorporate a variety of flowers at your local botanical garden. Taking a relaxing stroll through a botanical garden will give you and your loved one a chance to smell the flowers. This fun date helps to support your local botany community and some botany gardens offer...

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Don’t Tell Your Partner You Love Them, Show Them!

Bella Breakdown We often tell our partners that we love them, but how often do we show them? There is an age old saying that actions speak louder than words. This is often true when it comes to expressions of romantic love. After all, think about the five different love languages: words of affirmation, quality time, touch, acts of service, and gifts. Only one of those involves speaking to someone. All of the other love languages have to do with action. If you often verbally communicate love to your partner but you don’t do anything to express your love,...

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