LIFE
How to Escape Cycles of Panic, Overwhelm and Dread
“Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend what is going inside ourselves.” ~Bessel A....
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How My Dog Became an Unexpected Source of Healing
“The place of true healing is a fierce place. It’s a giant place. It’s a place of monstrous beauty and endless dark and glimmering light. And you have to work really, really, really...
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What I Learned When My Brain and Body Shut Down
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” ~Anne Lamott
I used to believe that success meant always being available. Always saying yes. Always responding immediately to...
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Escaping a Toxic Relationship: My Intuition Was Right All Along
“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.” ~Brené Brown
What is the exact point when you realize you are in a toxic relationship?...
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Get Happier Meditation’s FREE Mindful Menopause Guide
Honestly, it’s hard to believe I’m at the age for perimenopause. I feel young in many ways, despite the exhaustion of parenting two young kids. And I’ve always felt somewhat eternal, doing whatever...
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How to Develop True Self-Confidence Amid Life’s Uncertainty
“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” ~Peter T. McIntyre
I used to think of confidence as something external, something that people exuded in their body language,...
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From Professional to Personal: The Unexpected Joy of Workplace Friendship
“Chance made us colleagues. Fun and laughter made us friends.” ~Unknown
A year into my new job, I realized that the hardest part wasn’t the complexity of the work—it was the culture. The office...
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Breaking Free: Healing from cPTSD and Reclaiming My Life
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi
In 2011, my world shattered. My mother passed away, and with her, the fragile scaffolding that held my life together. It wasn’t just...