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Are You A Holiday OverDoer?
Do the holidays trigger all of your OVERDOING tendencies? I know they do mine. I love the holidays, but I find myself getting anxious to get it all done. While I am busy decorating, shopping, wrapping, cooking, cleaning, I am noticing that my self-care starts to wane a bit too. Suddenly, I am not as…
Are You a People Pleaser?
Do you go to great lengths to avoid confrontation?Are you always going out of your way for OTHER people?Do you constantly worry about what OTHER people think?Do you always try and make OTHERS happy before taking care of YOURSELF? If the answer is YES to any of these questions, then chances are likely that you are…
Is Your Inner Critic Holding You Back?
Do you know that voice in your head that is always making you doubt yourself? It’s the one that says really negative things. Judge-y things. The voice that keeps you from taking risks. The voice that tells you why something WON’T work before you even begin. It’s the one that uses GUILT and SHAME to keep you feeling…
‘Tis The Season For Self-Care
What officially defines the holiday season? Is it the moment we start buying HUGE bags of candy for the Trick or Treaters? Carving a turkey on Thanksgiving (or a Tofurkey if you are vegan)? Looking for great deals on Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Lighting candles on Hanukkah or putting up the Christmas tree? Whatever it is,…
Happy Thanksgiving
I don’t know about you, but this time of year is always a little bittersweet for me. I love the holidays as a mental break from my daily routine, but I find myself always missing my family members who couldn’t get be with us… and those that are no longer with us. I am grateful…
Are You Feeling Anxious?
Are you feeling anxious about something on the horizon? Perhaps you have an upcoming event, a job interview, or a project due. Are you spending your energy focusing on what might go wrong? Do you find that your breathing gets shallow when you think about it? Or perhaps your muscles get tight? It feels like once that…
The Power of Forgiveness
It’s hard to say, “I’m sorry.” It’s hard to admit when we have made a mistake, especially when we have hurt someone. But what do you do when someone has hurt YOU, and THEY don’t apologize? Or they don’t think they have done anything wrong, but YOU are STILL suffering. Or what happens when that person is no…
Gratitude is a Superpower
When ONE thing isn’t going well, it’s easy to think that NOTHING is going well. I know because MY own brain wants to hijack all the good things when I focus on the one thing that is NOT working. With Halloween being over, there are basically three days left in the year: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s…
