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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,


Self Care – 5 Easy Meditations
You can practice Mindfulness Everyday by weaving relaxation practices in throughout your day


Mindfulness doesn't mean you feel calm all the time
Learning to be mindful on a daily basis doesn't mean that you are perfectly calm all the time. That's not even the goal. It's not how we...


PTSD: 2 No, it’s not all in your head: The Neuroplatform of Emotion
Advances in neurobiology – knowing how our brains and nervous systems work – help us understand how PTSD symptoms persist and how they heal


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). ...


Research: Small Everyday Pleasures Make a Big Difference
Updated June, 2023 How effective are everyday stress management techniques in helping keep a person healthy? How strongly do everyday...


Tap into Heart-Centered Relaxation anywhere – even standing on line
Practice Heart Centered #Meditation to increase Mental Health and expand self love


Vivian at College: Am I involved with a narcissist?
Originally posted October 17, 2019. When Ted’s daughter Vivian FaceTimed him from college, she seemed a bit down. He suspected it was...


Sarah asks: Is verbal abuse really abuse?
Originally posted September 15, 2019. It was a few months before Sarah felt she trusted me enough to reveal what she felt was her deepest...


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 Skills for the Fourth Trimester
Updated August, 2021 DBT for Managing Emotions for New Moms Taking care of a newborn is all encompassing. It is exhausting. And it’s...


ACOG Recognizes the Fourth Trimester
Originally posted October 10, 2018. In May of 2018, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) expanded the...


Hire a postpartum doula to help in the fourth trimester
Originally posted September 11, 2018. Hire a postpartum doula to help in the fourth trimester What is a postpartum doula? A postpartum...


How much stress in pregnancy is too much?
Originally posted May 8, 2018. Good question – how much stress in pregnancy is too much? Like many things in life, the question of how...


Heartlife Holistic® Healing: DBT Create Your Own Comfort Kit
Updated August, 2021 Research shows that practicing a mindfulness skill 5 -6 times a day over a time period of 4 -6 weeks, for only 30 ...
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