by Ali Barnum | Oct 18, 2017 | Coping, Counseling, Depression, Exercise, Gratitude, Therapy
“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...
by Ali Barnum | Oct 14, 2017 | Calm, Coping, Counseling, Gratitude, Meditation, Therapy
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...
by Ali Barnum | Oct 10, 2017 | Coping, Meditation
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...
by Ali Barnum | Oct 4, 2017 | Coping, Depression, Gratitude
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...
