What is Healthy Eating? Do you feel nearly assaulted by all the advertisements for fast food, convenient diets, pre-made meals that you have to eat…like forever?… to keep the weight off. Do you feel completely lost when it comes to keeping track of what’s good for you and bad for you and all of the […]
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Regular Exercise: Hard to fit in but critical Dear readers, I love/resist my regular exercise routine. I love it because of what It does for my brain (a nice healthy dose of endorphins; the feel-good chemical in our brains) but I also love it because it helps me practice being present, reduces the risk of
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Stress Management: A How To I’m writing this post for both my readers and me. I say that because I have yet to feel like I’ve mastered how to handle stress consistently. But isn’t that the thing about stress? Isn’t it typically tumultuous by nature? Isn’t it a characteristic of stress that we feel like
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This post may contain affiliate links to products I’ve tried and love. Please go to my terms and conditions page for more information. Why is Mothering Littles so Challenging?! As of the writing of this blog post I’m the mother of a 2.5-year-old boy (aka caveman) and a 4 year-old girl (aka an emotional princess).
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Do you ever pay close attention to how you talk to yourself? I bet if you did, and you said it loud it would sound harsher to your ears than it does in your mind. It’s easy to confuse self-critical thoughts with personal feedback if you’re not acknowledging them for what they really are: harsh
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This post may contain affiliate links to products I’ve tried and love. Please go to my terms and conditions page for more information. How many times have you said to yourself that you really want to “stop this or that bad habit” or “I really need to start ______.” How many times after you’ve declared
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This post may contain affiliate links to products I’ve tried and love. Please go to my terms and conditions page for more information. Please keep in mind that all the thoughts expressed about my journey are both in the past and are my own. This post is NOT meant to pass judgement on anyone on
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Can you relate to this thought? “Why am I (_____-ing) so much?! What is the reason behind this behavior?! This is where understanding the four functions (the purpose) of behavior, according to B.F. Skinner and the father of Behaviorism , can come in and help you understand your behavior. If you can decipher which circumstances
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This post may contain affiliate links to products I’ve tried and love. Please go to my terms and conditions page for more information. I’m going to start off with my favorite: a fact stating paragraph! Did you know that sleep, according to the National Health Institutes (NIH) and MANY other reputable sources, affects almost every
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An intro to some behavioral science that will expose the WHY behind your behaviors
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