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A new Take on Resolutions: Do Something for you in 2022!
Does the thought of a New Year’s resolution list give you anxiety? I don’t know about you, but an extensive list of goals can make me feel overwhelmed. For me personally, the thought of creating a list of goals to achieve for the year makes me feel anxious and stressed. If the list seems unattainable,…
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Setting Healthy Boundaries This Holiday Season
**This post serves as your friendly reminder to set healthy boundaries this holiday season!** The holidays can bring forth a variety of heavy emotions. Some may feel a sense of love and connection, while some may feel anxious and depressed. It’s also common to feel both positive and negative emotions this time of year, such…
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Promoting a Happier Mindset with Daily Mantras
What are mantras? Mantras are positive expressions and phrases that become transformative when integrated daily. Mantras are essential to promoting an overall happier way of living. You can incorporate mantras through meditation, journaling, positive affirmations, and other holistic practices which boost overall wellbeing. Here are some examples of mantras proven to transform our way of…
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How to Overcome Pandemic Fatigue and Burnout
A while back, I wrote about overcoming pandemic fatigue and how to alleviate the feeling of burnout; and I had anticipated that in time, these topics would become a distant memory. Nonetheless, the topics of pandemic fatigue and burnout are more relevant now than ever before as we enter a new wave of the pandemic.…
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Coping with Change: How to Alleviate Pandemic Fear as we Enter a new Normal
Summer is here, and many organizations are opening their doors as restrictions are lifting. Last month, the CDC announced the lift of the mask mandate for those who have been vaccinated, and many organizations are preparing to navigate through the new normal. With this change and shift of the pandemic, it is common for people…
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Mental Health Awareness Month
May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States, but mental health should be recognized everyday around the world. There has been stigma surrounding mental health around the world. As more and more people are willing to talk openly about mental health, it has helped reduce the stigma to promote helpful resources…
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Toxic Positivity: What happens when we incorporate too much positivity?
What is toxic positivity? Toxic positivity happens when striving to maintain a positive mindset during a difficult situation, rather than allowing yourself to experience and process the emotions that emerge. This approach can become toxic, because eliminating emotions in difficult situations will not help you to overcome the situation at hand. For example, an approach…
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The Importance of Incorporating Self-Reflection
This time last year, many of us began the beginning of our pandemic journey, navigating through the chaos, lockdowns, restrictions, and uncertainties. Now that we have just surpassed the one-year mark, it’s important to check-in with our mental and emotional health. Taking time to reflect on your personal growth over the past year is a…
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Letting go of Perfectionism: Eliminating the Perception of ‘Perfect’
I have been struggling with perfectionism for as long as I can remember, and it has impacted my mental and emotional health. Perfectionism is rooted within me, and it is a challenging process to break free from the perception of perfecting everything that I do. Here is the harsh reality for us perfectionists: There is…
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How to Overcome Pandemic Fatigue
We’re almost through the second month of 2021; and yet, this year does not feel much different from the last. Most of us are still working from home, trying to find work-life balance, and refrain from burnout. Staring at a computer screen for 8+ hours can make anyone feel drained, fatigued and checked-out. Pandemic fatigue…
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