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Mindfulness exercise: Square breathing, for your wellness.
That's where everyday mindulfness comes in - a powerful tool that can help us become more mindful, get in touch with our inner selves


15 affirmations for good enough mothering
If used daily and consistently, over at least 30 days, affirmations can retrain your brain to positive mind-set


3 nutritious smoothies for pregnancy and the fourth trimester
Self-care! To supplement your nutrition during pregnancy and in the fourth trimester, making smoothies is a great healthy habit.


Postpartum Depression: Knowing the Signs and Getting Help
It is normal to have feelings of anxiety, stress and depression immediately following the birth are not uncommon—these feelings are often re


The use of aromatherapy to reduce agitation in dementia
There's a lot of curiosity about whether aromatherapy might help dementia patients with their agitated behaviors.


5 Ways Mindful Hiking Can Help You
If you've ever hiked to both savor nature and get some exercise, you've probably practiced mindful hiking!


DBT STOP & TIP Skills: Life is worth living even if there is pain
DBT STOP and TIP Skills are essential for mindfulness, mental health and managing your emotions,


Expressive Art & Wise Mind
Originally posted March 23, 2020. About 98% of our mental activity…the reasons why we do things…is unconscious (Bargh, 2017). ...


Estrangement, loneliness and the holidays
Originally posted December 16, 2019. Have a peaceful holiday season, with a side of realism! In May of 2018, Cigna surveyed 20,000...


Meditation for Boundaries: Blue Circle of Fire
Originally posted August 6, 2019. You are busy! The office is humming! Things are totally running amok today! The phone is ringing and...


DBT ABC PLEASE Skills of Emotion Regulation (Part Two)
The ABC PLEASE skills are the first floor in the house of happiness. Think of the ABC PLEASE skills as extreme self-care, to help you manag


Expressive Art: Birth Trauma – Bead Your Story
Originally posted April 9, 2019. A traumatic birth can be physically and emotionally devastating. Social support for those going through...


Expressive Art: Creating Your Lifeline
Originally posted February 19, 2019. Expressive Art: Creating Your Lifeline The expressive art exercise called LifeLine is a positive...


8 tips to set boundaries with difficult people
Originally posted January 22, 2019. Joe’s a pretty emotionally balanced person with pretty good boundaries. And still, people got under...


Most Popular Posts of 2018
Originally posted January 9, 2019. Happy reading! Thank you to my loving readers for visiting my humble blog! Looking back at the dynamic...


6 DBT Skills to Nurture Your Mental Health During the Holiday Rush
Originally posted November 27, 2018. 6 DBT Skills to Nurture Your Mental Health During the Holiday Rush Lots of us get flustered during...


Gratitude feeds the white wolf 6 mindful nibbles a day!
Originally posted June 26, 2018. Gratitude feeds the white wolf…6 mindful nibbles a day! Almost all days, I habitually remind myself to...


Heartlife Holistic® Hobby Corner: Wildcrafting Dandelion Flowers
Originally posted June 19, 2018. I wildcrafted dandelion flowers last week. I missed picking the dandelion flowers in my yard! I kept...


Guided Imagery to Help Manage Fibromyalgia
Originally posted April 17, 2018. Sharon was experiencing feelings of lack of self-worth and hopelessness and helplessness. Sharon felt...


What are the Seven Chakras
Originally posted March 29, 2018. What are the chakras? The word chakra literally means wheel or vortex (Eden, 1998). According to yogic...
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