mental-health
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I had the joy of getting to spend the week with norovirus. For those of you who have had norovirus, you know what my week was like. For those of you who haven’t had norovirus, thank your lucky stars you don’t know what my week was like. You can Google norovirus, but the medical descriptions…
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Yesterday was a full circle moment for me. A moment that 2, 3, 4 years ago I could have never imagined happening. I led two 45 minute workshops on how I have used nature to help me ground and “heal” on my chronic illness journey. The BLC Sara (Before Long Covid) would have never imagined…
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I don’t know about you but whenever I hear the word “iceberg” I think of the Titanic. I assure you this post is not about the sinking of a boat or the sinking of anything. Recently, I was in a session with A+ therapist and we were talking about the continued struggle I have of…
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Dear reader, I realize the above title is strange and may not inspire you to read on, but I hope you do. I promise the whole blog isn’t about dry heaving and doesn’t contain any TMI moments. You’ll understand the title if you keep reading.. or you may read this whole blog and still not…
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These 4 words came out of A+ therapist’s mouth at our last session. I was talking about the nervousness I feel about an upcoming workshop I’m doing for an event focused on nature and healing. I have been nervous about the event since I said yes because I feel like what do I really have…
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WTAF. For those of who aren’t familiar with this acronym it stand for “What In The Actual Fuck” and it’s been coming out of my mouth with surprising speed and frequency these days. I have yet to find a better 5 words to describe what is going on in this season of life and the…
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March 15th is Long Covid Awareness Day. A day designed to bring awareness to a syndrome that by medical standards is very new and unfortunately, still very much a medical mystery. So far, there are over 200 symptoms of Long Covid, which is why I always say, “If you know one person with Long Covid,…
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That was the prophetic wisdom A+ therapist heaped on me in our last session. We were talking about acceptance (one of my favorite topics and a practice I am amazing at) and she said “You have to embrace the suck.” My first response, and thank God I still have somewhat of a filter and did…
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If you’ve been on social media lately you may have seen the “My nervous system doesn’t know the difference between” trend. One of the best ones I’ve seen is “My nervous system doesn’t know the difference between being chased by a gunman and having to line my wheels up to the track at the car…
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If I had a dollar for every time I was asked this question over the last two years I’d be a wealthy woman. People mean well when they ask this question, but I assure you I’ve tried everything. 3 days of weeks of IV’s to “clean my blood” and “clear the mold out of my…
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