Happy National Relaxation Day! Over the last few blogposts, the theme has been all about Life Balance. National Relaxation Day is the perfect opportunity to add more balance in your life if you typically find it hard to make relaxation a priority in your life. Of course, just one day out of a year of relaxation time doesn’t make for a balanced life, but it can shine the light on ways you can add more “down time” to your schedule on a regular basis. Personally, I need this day, as I’ve been in the midst…
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…
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…
Continuing on from last week’s Tips for Keeping Your Sanity and more over the Holidays! If you celebrate Christmas, it’s only 2-3 days away…and you may at this time find yourself either in a tizzy with still a lot on your to do list, or possibly wondering how all the get togethers will go…or maybe you are simply exhausted from all you’ve already done and wish you could have some down time. Whatever is happening for you…I have a couple of tips, in addition to the one you received a week ago, to help…
Many of us find ourselves in the hustle and bustle craziness that comes along with this part of the year: The Holidays! The workshop program I offered at the beginning of the month, delved deeply into tools and strategies for an easier more peaceful holiday season. As there is still time to change things up, I want to offer you a few easy tips over the next couple of e-newsletters to support you in Keeping Your Sanity this Holiday Season and enjoying this last part of the year. Quick and Simple: Tip #1–Stop and take…
“It always seems impossible until it is done.” Nelson Mandela. My husband and I recently returned from an amazing 6 week journey! (More about that shortly.) And, we returned to basically summer weather. That’s is more unusual here in the Pacific Northwest in October, than it is common. I must admit, it was nice to feel the warm air and see the sun when we’re used to having more cooler temps in October and if not downright rain-at least some drizzly days. But then shortly after arriving, we realized the sun was trying to…