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Spring Reset: Reviving Forgotten Resolutions

“Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is.” ~ Jessica Harrelson DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH I love this season. It is such a hopeful time of year. Springtime is like a new beginning in a lot of ways–flowers bloom, trees blossom, birds chirp… it feels like the beginning as the earth is reborn.

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reviving spring resolutions

Spring Reset: Reviving Forgotten Resolutions

“Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is.” ~ Jessica Harrelson DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH I love this season. It is such a hopeful time of year. Springtime is like a new beginning in a lot of ways–flowers bloom, trees blossom, birds chirp… it feels like the beginning as the earth is reborn.

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Addiction

Are You Addicted to Your Phone?

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH When the topic of addiction arises, we often think of drugs, sex, alcohol or gambling.  What we neglect to see, however, is our own dependence on everyday things. Anderson Cooper did an incredibly interesting segment on 60 Minutes where he discussed how major companies are not creating programs for people, but instead

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Mental Health

Doing the Things You Enjoy Can Help Your Anxiety

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH Life is stressful. Whether it is deadlines at work, final exams in school, a breakup with a significant other, or simply the daily rig-a-ma-roll of life, chances are high that you feel anxious from time to time. Anxiety is a normal part of life in our society; everyone experiences it in some

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Mental Health

Depression Is Not A Life Sentence

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH Society has made leaps and bounds in understanding depression; it used to be misunderstood as a common ailment of the weak and a manifestation of their inability to overcome all of the emotions that fell under the once-ambiguous umbrella of “feeling sad and/or tired.” We now know–and have research to boot–that depression

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Relationships

The Power Behind Vulnerability

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH “To let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen… to love with our whole hearts, even though there’s no guarantee… to practice gratitude and joy in those moments of terror, when we’re wondering, ‘Can I love you this much? Can I believe in this this passionately? Can I be this fierce about

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Addiction

The Leading Cause of Addiction Is Not What You Think

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH What causes addiction? Many would guess it is the substance or behavior itself and that one gets hooked to something by doing/using it repetitively.  For years, science agreed with this response, but current research has shown that almost everything we think we know about addiction is false.  I invite you to look

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Self-Care

Self-care: Is it Selfish?

DESIGNED BY UNSPLASH Life can be draining. We are constantly surrounded by a barrage of common, everyday stressors like financial strain; employment, unemployment or deployment; addiction; sickness; or familial discord. If we are not careful, life’s demands can overwhelm, frustrate, or discourage us. Self-care is a tried-and-true method prescribed by therapists, and other professionals, to

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