For as long as I can remember I have been a bundle of stress. Even during the most happy and relaxed days. There was always an undertone of stress. I can't escape it. I never will. Chronic stress is forever It has taken me a while to come to terms with this. Honestly, the first… Continue reading Trying to Escape Chronic Stress
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Self Care: Parenting Yourself
As much as I enjoy the more impractical and enjoyable parts of self care, the larger more important part is parenting yourself. Doing for yourself what your parents and teachers used to do, everything we grumbled about and cursed them for. Now we get to grumble and curse ourselves because it is necessary and healthy… Continue reading Self Care: Parenting Yourself
36 [Unorthodox] Ways To Meditate
The Following are just a quick look at many (but not all) different kinds of meditation/ ways to meditate available. Regular Sit or Lay down, make no effort to control the breath; simply breathe naturally while you focus your attention on the breath. On how the body moves with each inhalation and exhalation. Candle/Gazing Sitting… Continue reading 36 [Unorthodox] Ways To Meditate
Meditation For The Stressed and Skeptical Beginner
For anyone, including myself who struggles with stress, anxiety, depression, chronic illness. Anything out of the norm, there is always a chorus of healthy people saying "try meditation!" Whether it is meditation, yoga, exercise etc, we've heard it all. I've been just as skeptical as you. I have done the research, watched videos and read… Continue reading Meditation For The Stressed and Skeptical Beginner
Taking Up Space
All my life I have been told or treated like I've been taking up too much space. I know I'm not the only one who has been told "to be seen and not heard" to quiet down, to "sshhh". Or had people cut them what seems like a wide berth. I've gotten all this even when… Continue reading Taking Up Space
The Hard Truth: There Is No Quick Cure For Stress
Do you ever have a day, week or month, year. (or lets be honest, lifetime) Where you just wish there was a reset button? An easy start over button? Whether it is starting over with the knowledge you have. Or just starting over with the health you had at some point in your life. With… Continue reading The Hard Truth: There Is No Quick Cure For Stress
My Illness, My Life
This week has been a particularly difficult one. I over extended myself over the weekend (which for me is a Tuesday and Wednesday night, yaay midnights!) and after doing too much over those days I am paying the price. Yet I am not the only one paying the price, my companion animals, my boyfriend (K),… Continue reading My Illness, My Life
The Sugar Depression
As some of my posts have mentioned I had gone sugar free and as low carb as possible to try and get healthier. This meant no sugar or artificial sweeteners of any kind. Only natural fruit sugar, and no breads, pastas, potatoes, rice, chips etc. It meant eating a lot of fish and veggies, fresh… Continue reading The Sugar Depression
It Will Be There Tomorrow
It will be there tomorrow, what ever it is you need to do. It'll be there tomorrow not much worse than today. It'll be there tomorrow happy to wait for your time. It does not have to be today. Life is busy, sometimes too busy and I promise you, whatever it is you think has to be done today,… Continue reading It Will Be There Tomorrow
My Weight Loss Journey
My weight loss journey, the journey so far. In University I was so focused on school, work and spending enough time with family that I stopped focusing on myself. I became an afterthought. Until my step sisters wedding. I was thrilled and excited to get out of the house, wear something nice and see family… Continue reading My Weight Loss Journey