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You are who you are, you are who you say you are. I thought it was important to take a twist and remind the ones that struggle to find who they really are. You know, growing up I couldn’t find the right way to express my inner self. The ones that meant the most to me…
It’s painful and isolating to be apart from your family. Family estrangement is a difficult thing to deal with. Family estrangement is a separation within a family, often involving one or more members of the family choosing to withdraw from one another. It often happens between adult children and their parents, but estrangements between parents…
When you or a loved one comes down with the seasonal flu we medicate with hot soup, medication to temporarily alleviate pain and fever, we tend with cuddles and rest. However, what if this was a feeling that we felt daily? Chronic pain is just that. Chronic pain is pain that lasts 3 months or…
Taking a break is something everyone needs to do. Whether it’s from work, kids, family/friends or even just life. We all deserve a time to reflect and dedicate time to care about ourselves. We are pushed and pulled in directions we never imagined would take us down the roads we have been on. It’s not…
Abuse is a touchy subject for many to speak about, especially if you or someone close to you have ever been abused. There are nearly 5.3 million incidents of domestic violence that occur annually in the United States, among these victims are women 18 years and older. Battered women are women that experience injury from…
If you are like the many that have had the opportunity to continue to work from home you may feel privileged or you may feel being in the office suits you better. There are many disadvantages as well as advantages with working remote vs in the office. Some downsides to working from home, ranging from…
How many times a day do you hear the word anxiety? You know, it wasn’t within the last 10 years I have gained an understanding that mostly everyone has suffered from some sort of anxiety throughout their life this far, but what if you suffer from anxiety daily and don’t know it? Anxiety can manifest…
Do you feel that you have too much on your plate at once? Facing a life you may have not imagined you would be living? As we gain life at different ages and milestones we experience life with many obstacles. Facing Hardships When hit with any kind of hardships, it’s difficult to know which types…
Describe your “happy” place… Let’s start with the meaning of a happy place; it is a memory, situation, or activity that makes you feel happy. It can be anything, so to speak. It can be a memory of when you first met your best friend, it could be a memory of past activity or an…
Many of us pray in times of need, despair, sickness and many pray to keep their faith and do diligence going in their religion and/or daily living. When COVID hit, people were dying, scared to come out of their homes, literally felt the world was coming to an end. What is faith? Having faith is…
The human body releases the hormone cortisol in response to stress. Chronic stress causes depression and eventually mental illness. Stress makes people tired and disagreeable. If you are depressed then you can’t feel emotional intimacy. The good news ..is that stress is manageable. Identify the trigger that causes stress in your lives and deal with…
“Your only limit is you. Be brave and fearless.” “It’s not about being fearless, it’s about acting in spite of fear.” It’s that time of year again, a new school year. Do you suffer from school anxiety with everything we all have encountered the last few years? Sending the kids back to school can come…
Your feelings matter You don’t need to validate your feelings to anyone Your feelings matter You are entitled to feel the way you do Don’t let anyone tell you different Your feelings matter Emotions serve an important purpose and shouldn’t be ignored. For example, feeling angry, afraid, or sad tells you that something’s wrong….
When I was younger I enjoyed playing with the boys, riding bikes and catching salamanders, I would say I strived for adventure. But growing up wasn’t always adventures, it was lonely at times, feeling I always was out of place or had to act a certain way to fit in. Looking back on the years…
bro·ken-heart·ed [ˌbrōkənˈhärdəd] ADJECTIVE 1. overwhelmed by grief or disappointment: “the woman they left behind is broken-hearted” Have you ever experienced a broken heart? There are endless feelings for the broken heart. No one likes to feel broken or sad but it inevitable it will happen at some point of your life. How can we endure…