Wellness
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This time of year lends itself to reflecting. We often look back at what went well, the challenges we faced, the people who walked along side us, the 2025 resolutions that went unresolved, the minutes we spent listening to Taylor Swift, the number of times we ate our weight in chips and queso.. just the…
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“Lookin’ backwards. Might be the only way to move forward.” We are surrounded each day by messages encouraging us to move forward. If you plugged “quotes about moving forward” into a Google search I have no doubt you would get thousands of options that would pop up. All encouraging you to move forward, to not…
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It’s absolutely beautiful where I live today. Close to 70 degrees at the beginning of November. It’s one of those days that feels like a priceless treat from Mother Nature that you want to savor and not waste any part of. Normally on a day like today I would be happily hiking through my forest,…
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About 5 weeks ago, I embarked on a new mindfulness adventure by signing myself up for a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Strategies or MBSR course. There’s a significant amount of research about the health benefits of MSBR for people with chronic health conditions and chronic pain. My goal in signing up for the course was…
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About a month ago I started with a new therapist due to insurance issues forcing a therapist breakup between myself and A+. Trying to replace an A+ therapist is not easy and the search was a journey. Knowing myself and knowing I have a lot feelings stored in my body that need to be felt…
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Due to insurance, I recently had to break up with A+ therapist. It was a very amicable break up that was not documented on social media and didn’t include anyone having to take sides. Those of you reading this who have had to go through a therapist breakup know that it can be difficult as…
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You may have read that title and thought to yourself, “Why in the world is this lady dedicating a blog post to silverware?” Fear not, I promise this blog post is not dedicated to the missing contents of one’s silverware drawer. Instead, it’s about knowing one’s capacity and knowing when your battery is on empty…
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Yes, I had the song “I’m Still Standing” in my head when I thought of this title. I almost always have some song running through my head and right now it’s Elton John.. appropriate choice for PRIDE month. It’s also appropriate coming out of a flare as I am literally still standing.. well, actually I…
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“Write a story that will save your life. If it saves yours, it will probably save someone else’s.” – Sophie Strand. We all have stories. Some of these stories are short, some are a couple of chapters long , and some are sweeping epic sagas. Our stories are a diverse web of our experiences, feelings,…
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I’ve had the pleasure of reading the book, “The Body Is A Doorway” by Sophie Strand and it has deeply resonated with me. Her raw and poignant memoir has resonated with so deeply in fact that there are times I feel like I am reading my own story. My own published and much more eloquently…
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