At some point, we all end up dealing with grief. It’s one of the few guarantees in life. Therefore, what is grief anyway? In simple terms, it’s deep sadness caused by loss. This loss can be of a person, but not always. You might grieve the loss of a pet, relationship (marriage, friendship, etc.), job, home […]
Category Archives: Stress
Do you ever feel like you have a gorilla on your back? I sometimes do. That is what carrying emotional baggage can feel like, like something is holding you down with the weight of the world. In the past, I’ve had some family issues come up that weighed me down and prompted me to ponder […]
(Part 2 in the sleep series.) After my latest post, you should now understand how important sleep is for both physical and mental health. Therefore, what do you do if you’re up tossing and turning night after night and wondering how to improve sleep? Read on to learn more about how to improve sleep, so […]
(Part 1 in the sleep series. Click here for part 2.) Pop quiz hotshot: How much sleep did you get last night? If you’re like most Americans, probably not enough. Plus, you likely grossly underestimate the importance of sleep. I mean, who has time for sleep when you have bills to pay and laundry to […]
(Part 2 in the stress series.) After reading my previous post, hopefully you aren’t a ball of nerves worrying about the effects of stress on the body and saying, “Great, so now what?”. Don’t worry, I wouldn’t leave you hanging. Now that you understand what stress can do, I want to discuss some basic techniques for stress […]
(Part 1 in a two part stress series. Click here for part 2.) STRESS. We all deal with it on a daily basis. We have to some of it in our life in order to get things done throughout the day. On the other hand, too much of it can wreak havoc on a body […]
I have been thinking a lot about how a person decides that there is no way out- of their pain, their loneliness, their apathy to life. This is in response to an uptick in teen suicides within my local area, which has led me to learn more about suicide prevention. I realize that this is […]
I have been thinking (soul searching, agonizing, pondering, praying) a lot about my path in life. On this journey to heal, I have started writing in a journal most nights. This journal has no punctuation or proper grammar or complete sentences. It’s simply a stream of thoughts as they come to my mind. The purpose […]
I have been thinking a lot about something that seems to plague myself and many other busy moms out there- mothers guilt. Such a small, seemingly innocuous word has the power to make us crumble without mercy. Guilt can creep into our brains without our knowledge until it rears its ugly head like Medusa. Guilt […]
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Here is my first post to my new blog site! I have many emotions as I start what will hopefully be enlightening for me and maybe helpful for others- excitement, anticipation, apprehension, a little fear. My main reason for starting this blog is a feeling of becoming lost in my life. What do I really […]
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