Enjoying the Northwest’s late arrival of Summer!
I’ve been playing and enjoying the Northwest’s late arrival of summer. Summertime, for me, is a time to take it easier, slow down and not have so much on my plate. What’s been happening with your summer? Have you gotten in that essential “play time”I wrote about last month? I hope you’ve gotten to connect in with the part of you that can be silly, carefree and loves to play, just like a child! How about that needed get away time? Did you get it, getting ready for it? I sure hope so. It’s so…
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Ok, here’s the deal! I’m committed to helping you manage your stress, anxiety and hopelessness, in whatever area of your life you’re feeling it or however those negative thoughts and feelings may be affecting you. As we continue to navigate our lives during this pandemic, now, more than ever, is it so vital to regain feelings of control and some peace of mind! I want you to know it can be different, in a positive healthy way. You don’t have to use food, cigarettes, or negative behaviors of any sort to manage your anxiety,…
Happiness & the Art of Learning It!
When you were little and the teacher asked what you wanted to be when you grew up, you surely didn’t answer “miserable!” At every stage in life, unhappiness is not a state to which we aspire. But with the economy being as it’s been in the last few years and all the many challenges that many people have faced in light of that, the vision of our own prosperity can seem like a tiny, inflatable raft in an ocean of fear. In such unstable times, the pursuit of happiness can feel like a taunt rather…
Happy 4th and Happy Summer!
Hope you had a fun day off celebrating the 4th of July! My husband and I spent a quiet day being around the house, but managed to get over to our local park for a concert and a fabulous fireworks display. I love our small town that manages to put on these types of events for the community. I feel quite blessed to be living in such a great place. We’re finally warming up here in the Northwest. Our “official” summer, which usually starts right around the 4th of July, has begun! Yeah! I’m…
Play: The Ultimate Stress Reliever!
Play: The Ultimate Stress Reliever Last month’s feature article on body image invited you to let go of the negative thoughts and conversations you might be having around your body. Those negative thoughts and self talk lead to negative feelings, which produce distress or stress in our lives. Research shows exercise to be a great stress reliever. You can go to the gym, you can start an “exercise program”, and you can get yourself on a prescribed schedule to make sure it happens. That can work well, as all exercise helps the body produce…
Body Image: Love it? Hate it?
Body Image-It’s Not What You See, but How You Feel “If you can learn to like how you look, and not the way you think you look, it can set you free.” – Gloria Steinem Tara is 5’ 5”, weighs 132 pounds; her hair is the color of chestnuts and her lips naturally want to curl into a smile. She has square shoulders, small breasts and a little pooch at the edge of her thighs that comes from her mother’s side of the family. When she stands in front of a full length…