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How to Assess Your Life-Work-Play Balance

In a previous blogpost, I talked about how it’s possible to over do even the “summertime mode” if we’re not tuned in to having a balanced life for ourselves. Then, the feature article discussed 5 ways to create more balance in your life. Finding the right balance between your responsibilities and downtime certainly can be a challenge in today’s fast-paced world. To gain insight into your current life-work-play balance, I’ve prepared a 10-question quiz. This quiz will help you assess whether you are prioritizing self-care, maintaining healthy boundaries, and making time for activities that bring…

5 Ways to Add More Balance To Your Life

Balance is Key! We need balance in order to live a happy and healthy life; everything in this world comes down to finding the proper balance. Whether it’s in work life and home life, eating healthy and eating what makes you happy, doing stuff for others without neglecting yourself, etc., everything works better and goes more smoothly when you’ve got a balance. Achieving said balance isn’t always the easiest thing, but here are five ways to introduce more balance into your life and get things going in the right direction. Whether it’s finding more time…

Can You Overdo Summertime Mode? Yes you can!

Ahhh, Summertime! Summertime is one of my favorite seasons of the year. I think it goes back to my childhood, as I grew up in New York with cold winters. When summer came, it was no school time, no cares, and lots of playtime with my long life friend, Cheryl, who lived next door and other friends in the neighborhood. We rode bikes, walked around without worries (we lived on Long Island, not the city!), and stared at the sky on our backs watching the clouds…or at night watching the stars and the fireflies! Such…

Re-write the narrative to cultivate a positive body image

“Confidence is the only key. I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.” —Emma Stone The Power of Self-Love! In the previous article, I brought up the subject of cultivating a positive body image.  I gave you 2 different exercises/processes you could do to support a more healthy body image for yourself, as having a negative body image is way too common in our society today.  Did you try them out? I hope so.  Today, I have some more “tips” for you to continue cultivating a more…

Do you need a change of perspective about your body?

“You can’t hate yourself happy. You can’t criticize yourself thin. You can’t shame yourself worthy. Real change begins with self-love and self-care.” — Jessica Ortner How do you think and feel about your body? I recently read that over 73% of men and a whopping 86% of women are unsatisfied with their bodies.  I’m not surprised, as it’s fairly common in our modern culture to feel pressure to look a “certain” way.  That “certain” way is often unrealistic standards of what our bodies are supposed to look like, leading us to feel “less than,” “not…

Mental Health Matters

Understanding the Importance of Mental Health Awareness Month Mental Health Awareness Month plays a vital role in eradicating the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraging open discussions about these topics. It provides an opportunity to educate and inform us about the prevalence of mental health issues and the available resources for seeking support. Although Mental Health Awareness Month leans toward promoting more understanding about the many diagnosed mental health issues, it can also focus on upleveling our “everyday” mental well being. Stress and anxiety, ever so prevalent in our current culture, play a huge role…

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