Tag: health
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New Year, New Me – 10 End of Year Reflection Prompts
As another year comes to its end, I find it important to reflect in a mindful way. Thinking of the highs and lows, all the adventures and solo times. Here are 10 end of year reflection prompts to help you reflect on your year and enter a new chapter. 10 end of year reflection prompts:…
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5 Ways to Protect your Energy
How often do you feel that your energy is low or completely depleted? Many people spend time getting swept away by the energy of others; spending time to make others happy, or putting unreciprocated effort in to friendships/relationships — all to eventually have their energy sucked away. Being an empath and a highly agreeable person…
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Holiday Season Stress
The holiday season tends to stir up many emotions, and various research shows how Christmas time can negatively impact mental health. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, the holiday season has been portrayed to be a time that families should spend together and make memories with one another. Cliché holiday movies always show big families…
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Mindfulness: The Future of Therapy
Did you practice mindfulness today? Mindfulness is a technique therapists use to promote the practice of good mental and physical health. Mindfulness practice has been said to allow people to be in greater control of their thoughts and actions, rather than being controlled by them. Mindfulness was first explored in Buddhism and has been spread…
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Flowers
Day by day, row by row, Like flowers, our love grows. Seasons change and sparks may die, But we push through to the other side. Where things are serene, thoughts are fluffy and clean, Only a special two can experience what I mean. Two souls that are intertwined, Just like a tall and healthy climbing…
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Unmotivated: How to find motivation using Self-Determination Theory
Have you ever had some of those days, weeks, or even months of feeling completely unmotivated to do anything? I know I definitely have times like this, it can be a terrible routine to get stuck into and is even more difficult to break free from. The best place to start is to question what…
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Is Ignorance Truly Bliss?
Sometimes ignorance can be bliss, but sometimes it isn’t. In certain scenarios it can be very beneficial to be aware of an important piece of information. However, in others, you may benefit from the blissfulness of not knowing and enjoying the moment. So then why do we equate ignorance to being blissful? Think about your…
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You Glow Girl! The Era of the “Girl Boss”
The term “girl boss” has been around for quite some time but has gained more popularity recently. It simply means an empowered woman who knows what she wants and has the determination to succeed. She is busy building her empire in a world that was not made for her, but she works hard to achieve…
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The Fear of Trying Something New
Are you a little too comfortable with your current life? Maybe you’ve lost motivation. It’s probably time for you to try something new, maybe something a little different that you usually wouldn’t. It’s easy to lose motivation and feel comfortable amidst the monotony of daily life. I don’t imagine that waking up every day and…
