Authors Note: This post is meant to share my own personal experience, and is not meant to be a substitute for seeking help from a doctor or licensed mental health professional. Panic disorder is a special kind of hell. Once you have your first panic attack, the original trigger (heights, closed spaces, etc) doesn’t really …
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If you’ve ever laid in bed in the early morning, staring at the ceiling and knowing you should get up and exercise if only you felt motivated, you’re not alone. If you’ve read tons of books and listened to motivational speakers and podcasts and wondered why the heck you can’t hang on to motivation–and concluded …
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I thought I had this lock-down thing nailed. I had a schedule planned for my 2 young boys, fresh veggies neatly chopped and put into Tupperware for easy-to-grab snacks, educational worksheets printed off, and fun activities set out. The spare bedroom was clean, and set up to serve as an office for my husband and …
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Winter. It’s not the most uplifting time of the year. January may start off with sincere intentions of fulfilling new year’s resolutions, but by February, many of us feel dragged down by low energy and mood. Motivation starts to wane, and you feel like curling up under a weighted blanket and distracting yourself with Netflix …
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It’s here again. Your most dreaded house guest: a crappy mood. Who knows what triggered it — maybe someone said something rude to you and you can’t stop ruminating about it. Maybe you just can’t explain the sudden feeling of worry, anxiety or dread that seems to be creeping in. Maybe you just can’t get motivated at …
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You should be a guru by now. You’ve read so many self-development books over the years, it’s a wonder you haven’t transcended onto higher plane of existence, leaving a crumpled pile of clothing on your recliner. Instead, here you are — very much on the Earthly plane — still struggling with issues like anxiety, self-doubt, perfectionism and procrastination. Your …
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