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Good Vibes Only
I was having a challenging day yesterday. I was dealing with 40-minute to hour-long waits to connect with my oh-so-fun and favorite insurance companies regarding claims. Insurance plan members and providers probably can relate to my pain. Trying to get in touch with...
Solo Practice
Folks, I did something scary exciting. Yes, both scary and exciting. I launched my own solo practice! The last four years, I worked my tail off at a group practice. Before that, I found my way in the field by first interning and then working at Lutheran Social...
Getting Back to Exercising After a Major Surgery
"The journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step." Lao Tzu I listened to my surgeon's advice about getting up and moving around during recovery. I started out with small walks around the house while I was home-bound. then, I built up to walking my dog outside and...
Practicing Gratitude When Unfortunate Things Happen
Yesterday I attended an all-day training session on helping clients to get "unstuck," presented by Bill O'Hanlon. Immediately following this seminar, I attended a fundraiser which was raising money for the Special Olympics. Hearing the amazing stories and...
Letting Go in Order to Be Happier
If you’ve been following my post, you know I have been using an app called Calm. It’s helping guide my meditation on Seven Days of Happiness. Yesterday, I missed my Day of Happiness CALM meditation. I don't have a good excuse and am taking responsibility for not...
Day Two of Happiness
In yesterday’s post I talked about an app called Calm. It’s guiding my meditation on Seven Days of Happiness. This morning’s meditative practice was another great reminder of how powerful our thoughts are. BRAVO CALM! Did you know that the way you think about yourself...
Meditation Seven Days of Happiness
Meditation is a practice that I try and use on a daily basis. I like to do it first thing in the morning. I believe it helps to set my mood and my intention for the day. Today I used the Calm app and began a guided meditation "Seven Days of Happiness." The focus in...
Cooking Sunday Night Dinner
In addition to cooking Sunday night dinner, Sunday nights at my house are known for food prepping and baking. I find this helps set the week up for success. It also helps that I enjoy cooking and find it calming, which is good, because sometimes food prepping can be...
Combating Depression
I am leaning in to some discomfort with this post about combating depression. I’m allowing myself to be vulnerable through self-disclosure. (Thanks for the inspiration, Brene Brown!) Problems of a Passionate Workaholic I had a major surgery to remove almost half of my...
First Blog Post
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