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Experience the Emotion, Don’t Become Hooked on a Feeling 

2,000 years ago, Plato wrote, “All learning has an emotional base,” and since then scientists, educators, and philosophers have worked to prove or disprove the importance of feelings. The common thought has been for years that, “Emotions are in the way; they keep us from making good decisions, and they keep us from focusing.” More […]

Frazzled Feelings: Tips to nourish your nervous system while experiencing long-term stress 

Entering into our third year of a global pandemic, feeling the post-holiday blues and possibly symptoms of seasonal depression, managing stressors of work, childcare, ongoing social distance and covid precautions, I don’t know about you, but to me this cumulative stress is just about enough to leave anyone feeling frazzled, worn out and on edge.  […]

Mindful Monday: 3 Exercises to practice self-compassion this week 

There are a lot of buzzwords swirling around these days about self-care, self-love and mindfulness.  You may have some idea of what these words can mean, but you also may find yourself letting them go in and out of our mind as you are busy and don’t have time for one more thing.  Trust me, […]

5 Minute Mindfulness: Simple Steps to De-Stress Your January 

As we jump into January, you may experience different waves of emotion from anxiety, to hope, overwhelm and anticipation.  There is a lot of unknown to the year ahead and the shift from a holiday break to the gray, busy-ness of January can be a difficult transition.  With that said, I wanted to share a […]

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