Self-Help - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/self-help/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:49:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Three Ways to Counter Your Anger and Rage https://bahaiteachings.org/three-ways-to-counter-your-anger-and-rage/ https://bahaiteachings.org/three-ways-to-counter-your-anger-and-rage/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81075 Ever feel so enraged you just want to boil over? Hit something? Lash out at the world? Well, it turns out, so do millions of other people right now. Our...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/stories-about-humility-lessons-learn/feed/ 0 Losing the Stigma: May is Mental Health Awareness Month https://bahaiteachings.org/losing-the-stigma-may-is-mental-health-awareness-month/ https://bahaiteachings.org/losing-the-stigma-may-is-mental-health-awareness-month/#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=76656 Have you been seeing lime green ribbons tied to trees this month? Those would be in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental Health Awareness Month (MHA) was first observed...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/learning-to-forgive-ourselves/feed/ 7 How to Apologize: The 6 Steps of a Great Apology https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-apologize-steps-of-great-apology/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-apologize-steps-of-great-apology/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84435 Una pareja reconciliándose: ¿Cómo disculparse?With any close or long-term relationship, hurt feelings are bound to arise, regardless of what our intentions may be. So, it’s important to learn how to apologize in a meaningful...

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