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There’s A Reason You Feel This Way It’s okay to feel overwhelmed. It’s okay to feel angry. It’s okay to feel disappointed. There’s a reason why we feel the way we do. Our body is responding to what’s happening around us. You have a right to your feelings. Your feelings are valid. You don’t…
Give Yourself Some Grace There are a few Facebook groups that I check on regularly. Okay. Who am I kidding? I check on them daily. Gentle parenting, mom groups, support groups. I keep seeing variations on the same topic recently: Parents disappointed with themselves for how they’ve responded to their child during times of…
Feeling down from time to time is a normal part of life, but when you are feeling emotions such as hopelessness and despair that just won’t go away, you may have depression. It can be nerve wracking to think about being diagnosed with depression but it can be easily treated, as long as you have…
The burnout is real. And the need for work-life balance is real. We are all feeling the effects of being burnt out, and it can have an impact on your colleagues, your friends and family. Let’s address what a burnout is, the phases of being burnt out, and how to recover from burnout. What…
What is self-care? Self-care describes a conscious act one takes in order to promote their own physical, mental, and emotional health. I have always been an advocate for self-care. I strongly believe that you can’t take care of others unless you care for yourself first. I know that life can get busy, and it can…
In the beginning When diagnosed with a mental health condition it can often feel like a life sentence. You will allow the future you had envisioned for yourself to disappear as fast as the condition is placed on your health records. You will trap yourself in this invisible coconoon, as you believe that as long…
Well, we made it, sort of. We are almost 9 months in to this global pandemic, and although we thought it would be behind us by now, the reality is setting in that this may linger longer than we would have welcomed it too.
Okay, here we go, unpopular opinion, I know. Self-care isn’t about bubble baths. There, I said it. Why, as a society, do we continue to chalk up basic human needs as self-care?
The year is 2020. I’m pretty sure liquor stores have made out like a bandit post-pandemic due to the thousands of Americans turning to alcohol as a primary coping skill through this time. But at what point does “fun”, “casual” drinking become a problem that is negatively impacting your life?
We probably hear it at yoga, during a meditation, or see that our friends or family are consistently setting intentions. But what does that really mean to set an intention, and why is it important to do so?