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Back on Meds & Weird Hobbies 

We love our podcast. Sometimes, when we hit the record button it feels like I’m in a confessional. I’ll start spilling details of my life without even thinking. On this week’s podcast, what started as a conversation about being taken…

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Do This Today to Be Happier

When I can name an emotion, I can understand it better. And understanding what’s happening in my head helps me find ways to live a happier life. And let’s face it, we could all stand to be a little happier. …

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Wellness

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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Wellness

How This Month Has Changed Me

I set a goal at the beginning of this month to blog everyday in the month of September with a focus on my own mental health. I had no idea if anyone would actually read my ramblings, but I wanted…

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Wellness

Do You Need A Mantra?

The details are fuzzy but on a particularly anxious day years ago, I just needed to get the courage to get out of bed. I needed to care for my kids and do my job. I said to myself, “Left…

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Wellness

The Meditation Situation

If there was a way to peer inside my brain, I’m pretty sure it would look like a scene from a cartoon with the mouse chasing the cat in endless circles. I know I’m not alone. When I see a…

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Wellness

My Mental Health Focus Month

Where we live, there is this blip of time when the weather is still warm but the temperatures don’t feel like the surface of the sun. September is this glorious time when I can start to feel Fall tiptoeing into…

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Taking A Leap of Faith

I will admit, there are times my anxiety has kept me from taking risks. As some of you may know, I walk this life with anxiety and depression. Not that I need to validate, but to clarify for those who…

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Food

8 Cozy Recipes for Rainy Days

Spring showers not only bring flowers. They can also bring spring doldrums. I’m someone whose moods are very much in tune with the weather. When it’s grey and raining, I can feel a bit down, which means it’s time to…

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Wellness

My Spring Mental Health Routine

Someone once told me mental health is like a car. (Stay with me here.) Some cars need an occasional oil change, the cheapest gas and they will run, problem free, for decades. Others need a pit crew full of people…

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