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Will Artificial Intelligence Take Over?

For most of you who have followed us for a while, you know that I’m an anxious person. I stress out having to bring snacks to the tennis team. Paperwork terrifies me. There are so many (seemingly small things) that…

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I Need More In 2024

This year I am trying to worry less, and it’s a hard resolution to measure. I can see why people do Dry January or put numbers against their New Year’s goals. Whether it be numbers on the scale or how…

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Living A Slower Life

Last month, I announced my Slow 60 Challenge in an attempt to minimize anxiety and unnecessary stress in my life. Maybe you’ve heard of the “Hard 75” – my Slow 60 is completely the opposite. My goals for the Slow…

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The Slow 60 Challenge

I knew there was a problem when I was excited for a surgery and uncomfortable recovery.  Here’s the TMI portion of the post (scroll to the next paragraph if medical procedures make you queasy.) I’m getting an endometrial ablation to…

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I’m An Introvert, Not An Alien

Penn and I were lucky enough to emcee an event for a wonderful charity last week. A kind woman approached Penn and asked for a picture and shook his hand. She left quickly and said, “I don’t want to bother…

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Practicing Being Present

If you’re new around here, hi! I’m Kim and I walk through life with a bit of anxiety. I sit in awe of people like my husband who can just… chill. He doesn’t dwell on mistakes of the past and…

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A Case of the Sunday Scaries

I remember when I was working my very first job, I would curl up on the bathroom floor in a pure panic the night before returning to work. I had a bad case of the “Sunday Scaries. Things have much…

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Is Being Uncomfortable Good for You?

My goal this year is to put myself in as many uncomfortable situations as possible. I am trying to live outside my comfort zone.  I’ve been challenging myself to do hard things (well, hard for me) like entering social situations…

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Help! I’ve Fallen Into A Thought Trap!

Last week, Penn casually spotted a mole on his scalp. Without much fuss, he asked, “Have you seen this before?” I hadn’t. It’s a new mole. Which, in my anxious brain means, SKIN CANCER obviously.  He continued to shave and…

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Reframing Our Thoughts To Gratitude 

With Thanksgiving around the corner, I have been thinking about thankfulness and gratitude. It seems like there’s a social trend of “if you can just be positive enough then everything is fine.” I don’t really buy into that concept, but…

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