December 20, 2018
Life Advice From A Very Sweet 70-Year-Old.
Advice always finds me in the oddest places. I have one of those welcoming faces…..
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December 13, 2018
How You Can Keep Your Christmas Free of Stress
The Christmas season can be full of joy, splendor, and laughter. However, many of us experience high amounts of stress and anxiety during this otherwise festive time of year.
December 4, 2018
Counseling: A Brave Choice During Christmas.
This is a sponsored post by BetterHelp, an online counseling service. Well, it’s here! The busiest time of year: December….and Christmas. Whether you celebrate or not, it does seem to be busier for everyone this month- whether it’s at work or at home. Parties abound, schedules get packed, and even the simplest errand is more hectic as shoppers triple. I…
November 14, 2018
How Self-Care Puts You On Top Mentally.
It’s scary stuff, and yet so many put their mental health on the line every day to stay longer at the office, finish that project and earn that promotion. Work is often to blame for the worst stresses of modern life, and when you throw social pressure into the mix, it makes for a nasty recipe.
August 28, 2018
Dear Unhealthy Self, I’m Here For You. Love, Healthy Self.
I hand my unhealthy self a bottle of water and take away the can of pop she’s holding. The first small step, I indicate, without words. My unhealthy self nods in silent agreement and gratefulness. I hug my unhealthy self in a warm embrace. “I’m here for you,” I whisper, “I’m always here for you”.
August 2, 2018
Why INFJ Personalities Often Feel Like Outsiders
INFJ personalities account for less than 1% of the population. It stands for Introverted, INtuitive, Feeling and Judging. This weird mix of traits means that an INFJ often feels like an outsider. Since INFJ are intuitive introverts, they can feel they are one step ahead of everyone and an observer. They can use their keen observational skills and “spidey senses”…
May 1, 2018
I Love the Idea of Online Therapy.
You know what I love? The idea of taking care of yourself. The idea of loving yourself, body and soul. Sometimes the soul needs a helping hand and sometimes that helping hand is online therapy. I haven’t tried online therapy myself, yet, but the idea fills me with calm. I have, however, been on-again, off-again with therapy and counseling since…
January 2, 2018
Giving Less of A F*ck.
In 2018, I’m making some changes. Not resolutions. But big changes out of necessity. My body can tell when I’m unhappy and depressed- it gives up on me. My skin gets bad, my knees give out, colds last forever, my muscles hurt and my sleep suffers. I am a mess. I am sick of being a mess. So, 2018 is…
January 16, 2017
Feeding the Soul By Creating.
There is an Aesop Rock song, called “Rings“, that starts out with the lyrics: “Used to draw, hard to admit that I used to draw, portraiture and the human form, doodle of a two headed unicorn, it was soothing, moving his arm in a fusion of man-made tools and a muse from beyond…” (Hear the whole song here.) And even…
January 6, 2017
The Shocking Trend on Balanced Healthy Living on Inspire Transformation.
I was having a conversation with one of my favourite health coaches ever, Naomi Teeter, and the word “balance” came up. Why are we all so obsessed with it?? Naomi has a very healthy view of what balance is and she is so down to earth about it that the conversation got me thinking, WTF is balance? So I started…