Can we begin with first recognizing this very important truth? Self-care is not selfish. It’s worth repeating: Self-care is not selfish. While actively making time for ourselves and taking breaks from family time can cause guilt and anxiety in mothers and fathers alike, the truth is the self-care is essential—and… [Read More]
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More Than Mom: Ways to Reclaim Your Identity and Feel Like Yourself
Is motherhood my identity now? Yes, I’m a mom, but is that all? How can I feel like a mom and a person, too—one who has wants and dreams alongside raising my family? I feel like I don’t know who I am anymore except that I’m a mom. You love… [Read More]
Get Out of a Rut and Build Routines (That Aren’t Boring)
Different outfit, same day, every day. Commute to work, perform your job, come home, kiss the kids, errands, bills, chores. Set your alarm, go to sleep, wake up, do it all over again. And again, and again, and the more you feel like you’re doing the same thing over and… [Read More]
Ways to Switch Off Work When You Get Home
Does this scenario play on repeat in your life? You go to work, put in a hard day’s worth of making decisions and responding to requests (fueled by caffeine, always), then fly out of the office and rush home only to find yourself feeling drained, cranky, and hungry when you… [Read More]
Mindfulness And Meditation For Students
College students are under a lot of stress, that’s long been a given. Not only are you striving and pushing to learn and gain knowledge, stretching your intelligence and studying while trying to keep up with your class requirements and maintain a respectable GPA, but you’re also facing some of… [Read More]
Should You Stay Or Leave? How to Deal With An Uncertain Relationship
Do you keep finding yourself wondering if someone else would be a better match for you than your significant other? Maybe you continually catch yourself complaining about how your partner isn’t there for you, constantly drives you crazy, or you feel like you don’t really know each other anymore? What… [Read More]
Stressed At Work? How to Manage Stress With Mindfulness
The more we give our challenges weight and importance, the more they will weigh on us. Each day feels the same. You get to work feeling like, “Today is going to be a good day. I’m not going to get my feathers ruffled and I’m not going to feel stressed… [Read More]
Take Back Control of Your Health and Relationships
Sometimes, we really don’t know what to do. Our minds feel cluttered with so many possible routes and options to take or try in order to better manage our personal health and relationships. Our relationships with those around us—from our loved ones to co-workers, our children, our spouses—include being mindful… [Read More]
