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Be Happy and Get in Your Bubble
First comes happiness, then comes the bubble. If you want to be happy and stay happy, you have to have a bubble. I can’t talk about the bubble enough. It is so important when it comes to keeping that smile on your face and not letting your inner joy deflate. Just recently, I forgot…
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Living in the Moment and Free from the Past
Living in the moment and freeing yourself from the past is a lot easier said than done. Once you realize the past and the future don’t exist, you can fully “be” in the present moment. A while ago I had to turn away a client who needed more support than I could provide. Unfortunately, the…
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A Sympathy Poem for Everyone
Grieving is hard, especially around the holidays. This past weekend, I experienced a lot of emotional grief outbursts after something random would trigger a memory about my dad. I found myself having to explain my tears and actions so I decided to write about it in hopes of helping others. Whether you are missing a…
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Stuck in a Rut? Stressed? How to Get Out Fast!
If you are stuck in a rut, down, or stressed…here is a quick solution to get out fast! The holidays are right around the corner and you have no time to be stressing and wallowing in your sorrows. I vowed this year to not let the holiday stress and hecticness get to me but it…
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Handling Emotions When We Bottle Them Up
One of the crucial steps to handling emotions that we bottle up is first developing awareness that we are even doing it. During my last semester of college, I went to an in-patient psychiatric hospital for a couple of weeks. During my time there, I was put into an AODA group….which stands for Alcohol and…
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Simple Step to Being Happy: Listen to Your Inner Therapist
A simple step to being happy involves simply listening to your inner therapist. That’s right. All you have to do is stop, listen, and take action. You have a little voice that is constantly trying to take care of you but you keep ignoring it. The other day my 8 year-old son asked, “Mom, why…
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Life Lessons from Christmas Cutout Cookie Ultimate Fail
You can learn a lot of life lessons in the kitchen, especially if you are making Christmas Cutout Cookies. For the past few years, I have attempted to be that awesome mom that bakes and decorates cutout cookies with their kids. After each attempt I have said, “I am never doing that again!” Nothing ever…
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Live Life to the Fullest: Lessons from a Funeral
“Live life to the fullest”…we hear it all the time. But here is a lesson from a funeral that may get you to start upping your game. During my dad’s memorial service, I remember standing in the line at the wake…I had probably hugged and greeted hundreds of people. I was in a fog…just going…
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Free Apps for Healthy Kids: Get Kids to Wash Hands
Free apps for healthy kids – why not? Using apps to keep our kids healthy and washing their hands may sound outlandish to some people but in my opinion if it works, then I am all for it. I bang my head over how hard it can be to get a child to wash their…
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Photo Collages on Removable Wallpaper: A Tool for Happiness
Photo collages on removable wallpaper can be a great tool to bring happiness. Finding health and happiness is simple, but it is not easy. One of the biggest things I stress with my clients is that the road can be much smoother if you make your scenery nicer. If you surround yourself with what…