This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own. Let's be honest, it can be really difficult to talk about incontinence. And while it's hard enough for us to talk with ourselves about our incontinence, it is even more difficult when you have to tell someone else. I think that most of us are used to discussing medical issues with our continue reading...
EMPOWER YOURSELF
Learning how to empower yourself is a journey, but a very exciting and uplifting one!
You are strong, you are resilient, you smart and you are capable, you just have to build the tools to remind yourself. Here you can learn how to feel empowered, how to feel positive, how to set boundaries, and how to stay healthy during the challenging and less challenging times.
Empowering yourself isn't just finding the answers, but learning the questions to ask - of yourself and other people.
Find the self care steps that you may not have known were the right moves to empower yourself. The path is up ahead, you just have to learn how to put one foot in front of the other in the most healthy way possible.
This Too Shall Pass (Plus Pantry Recipe Suggestions)
In the midst of the Covid-19 craziness, I wanted to take a moment. A moment to take a deep breath and remind both you and myself that this too shall pass. We have entered a very serious and unexpected time in our history. This is a time that will be written about in books and studied for future planning. And we are living it. Generations before us have seen continue reading...
How Sleep Affects Your Mental Health
Sleep and Mental Health Sleep affects every single aspect of your health, whether that’s physical, emotional or mental health. It makes an especially large impact on your mental health, but it does so in sneaky ways. You might just think your mental health is going down the drain and not realize the connection because you are already struggling. Here are some of the ways continue reading...
Empowerment Through Embarrassment
This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own. If you are an adult, there is no doubt in my mind that you can conjure up a time or two in your life where you were mortified. Where you were so embarrassed that even twenty years later, you still remember what happened, what you did, and how other people reacted. Embarrassment is continue reading...
How To Make New Habits Really Stick
Building Habits At the beginning of each year, many people start new year's resolutions. We are going to stop drinking, stop smoking, drink more water, actually go to the gym, stop buying coffee, and maybe even get eight hours of sleep per night. We are going to create new habits and start the new year on a positive note. I think it's safe to say that we start with the best continue reading...
How To Live Stress Free With 12 Months of Activities
12 Monthly Tasks to Help You Lower Stress Everyday life can be stressful, but it is a new year, so it's time for new tricks. There are ways to lower your stress and find ways to cope. There are ways to enjoy a healthier life. Is it possible to live completely stress free? I would take the leap to say that no, it is not a state we humans can find ourselves in 24 hours continue reading...
The #1 Empowerment Gift To Give Yourself
Empowerment Gift If you do nothing else for yourself this season, I highly recommend that you give yourself - or your loved ones - a little gift. Have you had the chance to read the book Wonder by R. J. Palacio or did you see the movie? You may remember that Auggie's teacher, Mr. Browne, introduces the kids to precepts. Each and every month, Mr. Browne introduces a precept continue reading...
Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying
Life is full of ups and downs. It is a roller coaster that sometimes we'd rather get off than climb the next hill. We get tired. Adulting can be difficult! But when you strip all of it down, it really comes down to a very black and white decision. You can get busy living or get busy dying. When my husband and I were first married, we had dinner with a few people from a car continue reading...
What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
This post was made in partnership with Depend® brand. All opinions are my own. Do you ever wish that you could speak to your younger self? Tell yourself all of the things that might help relieve some of the long-term stress - or even just offer a hug and encouraging words? I spend a lot of time saying things to my children that I wish that I could go back and share with the continue reading...
5 Things That Will Surprise You About Seasonal Depression
SAD When the weather starts to turn from summer to fall and fall to winter, many people are pleased. Many people bear the hot weather just to get to cooler temperatures and winter holidays. But that isn't the case for everyone. Some people find that while they were cheery and bright in the summer, depression takes over in the winter. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also continue reading...