“I promise you, nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety and fear.”- Steve Maraboli What is a “Calming Board”? I got the idea for a “Calming Board” from an Instagram post, and I apologize because I don’t remember where I saw […]
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Photo by LinkedIn Sales Navigator from Pexels What are affirmations? Affirmations are statements that you say to yourself to help you alleviate stress, reduce anxious feelings, remind yourself of a trait you want to portray, or to reach a goal. People from all walks of life use affirmations, but some may find they don’t seem to work for
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How rituals can improve your intentions surrounding food When my kids were a little younger, we had to go to sports practices, games, dance lessons, or music lessons a few times a week. I wasn’t very intentional about what we ate on those nights. Actually, I was doing good to get us through a drive-through
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Things You Can’t Control There’ve been times in my life when things were happening to me, or around me that I couldn’t control, but I would spend hours, days, or months worrying about them, just the same. Things like, politics, terrorism, the current health crises, a friend’s choices, the way a family member
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Worrying is bad for your health Worry causes us to lose sleep, enjoy relationships less, and enjoy our daily lives less. If worry continues over a long period of time, it can lead to Generalized Anxiety Disorder(GAD), increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, inflammation and a decreased immune system response. Turn worry to trust in
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When responsibilities keep piling up It was the end of the 9 week grading period and I needed a few more grades for my two math classes and two science classes. I was teaching second grade and had about 21 students per class. It would be a long night of grading. But, I still had
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There is so much conflicting medical information One article says gluten is the cause of your stomach distress and the next article says gluten-free is a fad. Your doctor may tell you that he doesn’t have a diagnosis for your back pain, but you find something on the internet that describes the symptoms to a
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Are you getting enough sleep? According to the Sleep Foundation, adults need 7-9 hours of sleep a night. Do you have these symptoms of sleeplessness?
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You’ve tried everything, now what? You have a toxic person, a narcissist, an energy vampire in your life, and you’ve tried setting boundaries. You’ve tried telling this person no, but they just keep hounding you. They talk you to death until you eventually give in. They get all the other people around you on their
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Someone has crossed your personal boundary, now what? As an empath, it is difficult for you to set healthy boundaries because you care about the feelings of others. You worry that you will hurt their feelings or make them angry. You probably have a difficult time dealing with the negative emotions of others. It drains
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