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5 Lies My Anxiety Tells Me

Oh, anxiety. It means well. Those heart palpitations are great when your kid is seconds away from plunging off the couch. You weren’t planning on an ER trip, yet you can see it! You know your little one …

Remembering All of the Mothers

Since today is Mother’s Day, I want to do something bigger and better than flowers. When I look back at dark times in my life, I recall many times I felt out of place or found myself in …

Dear Anxiety, I’m Not Thinking About You

Dear Anxiety, I’m not thinking about you.I hear you when you say I’m not good enough.I feel your frigid grasp.I see the world around me twirl in slow motion.My mind just won’t relax.I still carry the guilt, the …

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Happiness: It’s Not Just For Everyone Else

“You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.”  As a kid, I heard this phrase often. I believed happiness was a privilege–some people deserved it. Other people deserved it. I didn’t. Does that sound familiar? …

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More Than Lotion: My Self-Care Journey

Self-care is one of the hottest buzzwords on the internet. A quick Amazon search shows me self-care looks like a bubble bath, a bottle of lotion, and this tongue scraper thing. Ah, nothing says self-love like rushing to …