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Navigating Stress During Change

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  “Shelter in place”    “Self-Quarantine”   “Social Distancing” I doubt that I am over exaggerating when I say that collectively, we are freakin’ stressed out. We are preoccupied with the thoughts of safety for our selves, family, friends, community, world.  Consumed by reports, news, and social media feeds. Worried about bills and employment.  Paralyzed at […]

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Nurturing Healthy Self-Esteem

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There are a couple essential building blocks for nurturing healthy self-esteem.  These are some pretty heavy concepts.   Entire niches of psychological theory and orientation have been developed based on these concepts.  I am going to keep this blog user-friendly and break it a few simple strategies for nurturing healthier self-esteem. And it starts here: Experiencing […]

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Being Heart-Centered.

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              What the heck does “Being Heart-Centered” mean?! It seems like I see heart-centered blah blah blah everywhere I go online.  Heart-Centered Meditation, Heart-Centered Counseling, Heart-Centered Reiki, Heart-Centered Cardiac Care (just kidding–but that would be nice). Um, I even say some of my services are heart-centered! Let’s break it […]

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New Year. Same me. And that’s okay :)

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New Year.  Same me.  And that’s okay.  😊 I am not a huge fan of New Year’s Resolutions.  In the past I would start off the New Year with such excitement and enthusiasm. Somewhere down the road (*cough* middle of January *cough*), stress and overwhelm crept back in and disrupted the balance of my life. […]

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Wrapping up the Holiday Season

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    When I was growing up, I loved that my mom would make my brothers and I handmade Valentine’s Day cards.  She would put time, energy, creative and love into each of those cards.  She juggled a lot, but always had time to make us feel so special.  One of my favorite cards she […]

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