The holidays are commonly viewed as a joyful time for family values and spiritual traditions. It is wonderful when we have people to share our joy and time with but it is also common to have difficult, often conflicting, emotions this time of year. Let’s talk about what is expected during the holidays. External pressuresContinueContinue reading “Mental Wellness and Struggles during the Holiday Season”
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That Thief Named Fear
Is your fear keeping you locked up and preventing you from living a fulfilling life? Fear and anxiety can prevent us from living lives that are meaningful and fulfilling. Someone who is socially anxious may feel isolated and wish for ways to spend more time with others. Dealing with trauma can lead to a significantContinueContinue reading “That Thief Named Fear”
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World Events and Anxiety
Brain overloaded with stressors related to world events The last couple years have been very challenging and have forced many of us to face a lot of change. An ongoing pandemic, political warfare and polarization, race and gender equality issues, and problems with the food supply chain top the list but are far from theContinueContinue reading “World Events and Anxiety”
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But I just don’t want to…
Let’s talk about motivation. Motivation is like a muscle. It can be made stronger and it can disappear depending on how you work at it. The image of my daughter’s doll face down just screams “I don’t feel like it, I give up” This is one of my daughter’s toys and it just spoke toContinueContinue reading “But I just don’t want to…”
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Empowered and Struggling Blog
Hands carved from downed trees, reaching for each other (Heidelberg, Germany) They are beautiful but the image made me sad thinking how they are just out of each other’s reach, always longing but never able to actually hold each other. Sadness is normal! Welcome to the hot mess that is life. I hope to helpContinueContinue reading “Empowered and Struggling Blog”
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