Posts about mental health and physical health issues
It’s a vicious circle*. When you’re depressed and/or anxious you don’t make the effort to clean or declutter your spaces. But having cluttered and messy spaces can actually make you more depressed and/or anxious. In fact, there are studies that link clutter to an increase in the stress hormone, cortisol, along with other mental health… Continue reading Clutter and Your Mental Health
I've struggled with food for as long as I can remember. Not that I've had punching fights with grilled cheese sandwiches. Not that kind of struggle. It's more of the eating my feelings and not telling myself "No" when I crave something kind of struggle. I eat when I'm bored. I eat when I'm stressed. … Continue reading Quality vs Quantity … Food
All of us lovely human beings are creatures of habit. We tend to do the same things, at the same times, in the same ways. It's comfortable. We just like things the way we like them and there's nothing wrong with that .... UNLESS those habits are making us worse. I get up around 5:30… Continue reading Overcome Cravings by Accepting Uncomfortable
You'd probably shrug or bust out with a nervous laugh. Sure it would be a strange and awkward thing for someone to ask, but it needs to be asked. Often. We spend so much time rushing from place to place trying to get all the things done that we have to, need to, and want… Continue reading Be Mindful with Self Care
This past week was the first anniversary of the day my Mom died. I didn't know how I was going to feel on that day, but I knew I didn't want to deal with people at work, people out in the public, and pretty much people in general. So I took the day off ... from… Continue reading I took the day off
