The Crazy Ride of Grief Grief is perhaps the most intensely personal and undeniably “crazy” ride a person can endure. It’s a journey with no map, no compass, and certainly no estimated time of arrival. For those of you who have experienced the profound, shattering loss of someone close—a spouse, a child, a parent, a […]
Let’s talk about how to get started on your wellness journey. Some simple steps you can take right away and also why it is important. So, you may be asking yourself, what is a wellness journey? A wellness journey is a personal ongoing journey towards achieving optimal physical, mental, and emotional health. It involves a
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Healing Your Past Healing your past is a vital step towards leading a fulfilling life. It entails acknowledging and coming to terms with any past traumas and hurts that affect your present and future. You’re never too old to start. You may want to look at trauma as just a disturbing event. You may not be
What are Parents of Estranged Children? Parents of estranged children are those who have lost contact or communication with their adult child or children per their request. This type of estrangement can be heartbreaking for parents, who may struggle with feelings of guilt, loss, and rejection. While there are many reasons why adult children may
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Letting Go Of Expectations For Situations And Others In search of more peace in my life, I’ve come across a common phrase, letting go of expectations. Letting go of expectations is very difficult for those of us who are; people-pleasers, codependents, perfectionist, and with weak boundaries. We may do more for others than is ever
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Hurting On Mother’s Day Mother’s Day is a joyous day for many, but others maybe hurting on Mother’s Day! This can also be said for Father’s Day, but since I am a woman I will speak about Mother’s Day. Either way these holidays can be triggering for many feelings or bad memories. Maybe they had
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Kathy’s Funny Farm Kathy’s Funny Farm came about to help us save money on the cost of buying organic pork, but instead it ended up saving me. Basically the main reason for it’s name. So Funny Farm was a slang used for talking about mental health facilities, and please know I am not poking fun
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Healing From Codependency Healing from codependency can vary from person to person as much as our difference in physical characteristic. And with a huge scale of various behaviors. Ironically they can even be opposing behaviors. Additionally we think that codependency only happens to close family members of an addict of some form. But that is
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