Stress Relief
The Empty Nest: Your Last Child Is Leaving Home.
As summer comes to an end, some parents are facing an empty nest. Their last child is heading off the school away from home or out on their own with a new job or career. It’s supposed to be a happy time for parents. Their work, raising kids and seeing them off to their next…
Read MorePositive Change Starts with “Just this Once!”
Here we are in February and for many of us, those New Years’ resolutions to make positive lifestyle changes have fallen by the wayside. Why?! You may be familiar with the phrase “Just this once, won’t hurt.” Have you found yourself muttering this to yourself lately? It usually happens when you’re tired, or in a…
Read MoreHolidays: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Wondering why an article about the holidays in October? The slippery slope of holiday spending, baking, over-eating, weight gain, expenses, decorating, parties, family gatherings (Oh my!), travel chaos, begins with Halloween. By mid-October, many have already eaten the first batch of Halloween candy, intended for trick or treaters. It doesn’t really end until the last…
Read More3 Good Things: A Healthier Perspective in 2023
Do you ever find yourself thinking or saying something like, “Today’s going to be a bear”? Do you anticipate a rough day? Feel stressed and irritable? Research shows a negative perspective impacts our health, contributing to poor sleep, unmanaged stress, depression, isolation and more. I can work with you on that. You can work with…
Read MoreThe Most Convenient, Always Available, No-Cost, Easy to Use Stress Reliever
When you’re upset, your breath is one of the first things to go. You start to shallow-breathe or hold your breath, trying to regain your composure. We are born breathing like puppies, from our belly, soft and relaxed. Growing up, we experience fear, stress, and trauma. We start to shallow-breathe (breathing only from the chest)…
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