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Mighty goals — micro-actions: Introducing YOU-app Action Packs

Winds of change have been blowing through the YOU-app office:

• We recently introduced a new concept: Action packs.
• We’ve tested and launched a few paid action packs.

Dealing with Childhood Trauma For a Stronger Me

“I would like to share something very personal that I never thought I could talk about or explain, a dramatic journey in my life that made me realise I am now enough and a stronger person. The action “Say I Am Enough” on the YOU-app came at the…

Fighting depression — one small step at a time

“I was in denial about my depression and anxiety for a long time. Even after I’d considered the possibility that You-Know-What was actually affecting me, I didn’t do anything about it. I thought I could sort it myself. I was just being lazy, just…

Why It’s So Hard to Say “I Am Enough” and How 3 Women Do It

Try saying it aloud: “I am enough”.

Now repeat and add conviction: “I am enough”.

Do you believe it?

“Perfection made me nearly lose everything” — Mandolin’s fight against anorexia

When we read the following words written by YOU-user @mandolin_summer, we stopped in our tracks:

“Everything that is valuable and lasting takes time. It is built up in…

Top Advice We’d Give Our Younger Selves

We asked the YOU-community to share a piece of advice they’d tell their younger self. A part of life is to make mistakes and learn from them, to have ups and downs and realize later what you could have said, thought, or done differently. No regrets — simply…

Why don’t we talk about feelings? We asked for just one word and we got 5 reactions

Feelings, we all have them. Yet, we don’t talk about them. …until someone genuinely asks.

The Book of YOU coming your way in Dec 2015!

We are the excited kind, but with this one we can barely keep still! 
We are proud to announce the publication of “The Book of YOU” by Penguin Books on Dec 31st 2015!

What “The Book of YOU” is…

What happens when we take off our mask

On the second week in November the YOU-app Week Action was “Look beyond appearance”:

We live in a culture obsessed with how we look and portray our life. From glossy magazines to “real lives” on social media we’re prompted to feel…