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Give Yourself Permission to Be Imperfect
As you create more space for imperfection in your life, you may find, like me, that the world continues to orbit, the job is still there, your family still loves you, and your dogs — they really don't care. The "worst" rarely happens, and if anything, you're freer to…
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Being Present in the Moment: Resisting the Urge to Do, and Just Be
Being Present in the Moment A version of this article was originally written and published through Psychology Today. Find this blog post and other holistically minded mental-health articles here. In the presence of silence, does your mind tend to drift? If so, where might it take you? Grocery lists? Never-ending…
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Insomnia: Turning My Worst Enemy Into My Greatest Teacher
Insomnia: the force you can’t fight The beginnings As a child and adolescent, I wrestled with sleep here and there, but was generally known within my family and group of friends as the “sleepy head.” I was always the first among my friends to fall asleep during sleepovers, and…
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5 Ways to Build Resilience During COVID 19
Are you feeling the weight of COVID-19 yet? The added pressures, transitions, and drastic changes from this pandemic keep pressing on, churning though our “old” ways of life. Many of us continue to grieve while trying to accept this new reality of our world. Some of us are learning to see it as…
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When the only thing left to do is surrender
At certain points in life, many of us meet this place of frustrating tension where two steps forward turn into three steps back. We know where we “need” to be, and press on, vigorously towards our set goals. But no matter how hard we try, internal barriers persist and…
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Taming the War Within Through Self-Compassion
This article was initially published on Psychology Today, find it here Self-Compassion and the Inner Critic What runs through your mind when you’re having a bad day? What kind of voices do you hear, and how do they sound? Before discussing the role of self-compassion, I need to introduce…
