Olive Von Topp's Empowerment Blog

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How I Began to Like Spending Time Alone

A Tale of Getting Back in Touch with My Inner Introvert

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How to Cultivate Self-Love

Since it is sort of the month of “love”, I thought I would dedicate this month to talking about one of my favourite kinds of love- you...

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What I Love About Getting Older

I recently turned 39 and I guess I am supposed to feel badly about getting older. For the most part, I don’t. However, once in awhile...

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You're Allowed to Want More from Your Life

In case you need reminding: You are allowed to want more from your life. You’re allowed to want bigger. Bolder. Brighter. You’re allowed...

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Step 1 of the 4 C's to Changing Your Thoughts: "Catch"

Are you stuck in a trap? I'm talking about the Perfectionist Trap. The never good enough trap. You may not identify as a perfectionist,...

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Why I Became an Empowerment Coach

My personal and professional life has taught me many lessons in mental health and self love: leading me to become and empowerment coach.

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Want to do anti-racist work? Try this exercise to get started.

Let’s get uncomfortable. Discomfort is something I talk about a lot. I think now is a fitting time to revisit it. This exercise in...

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12 Steps to Setting (and Actually Achieving) Your Goals

Care for yourself and your future. Use this exercise to discover and set realistic, specific personal goals.

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My Top 10 Lessons in Personal Growth From The Last 10 Years

An empowerment coach's 10 personal growth lessons from 2010 to 2020: Control your thoughts, make yourself happy, embrace failure and more.