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Selfishness for the New Mom

Filed Under: Mental Health, Motherhood, Self Care

Today’s guest post is from Graeme Seabrook, mom of two and Pregnancy and Postpartum Coach from Charleston, SC. After suffering with postpartum depression and anxiety following the birth of her first child, Graeme sought out local and online support groups. Those groups saved her and turned her into an advocate for peer support. Graeme writes about […]

Taking Control of Stress and Anxiety

Filed Under: Mental Health, Self Care

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My anxiety has been pretty powerful lately. The rush of my brain. The buzz in my chest. Everything is coming at me and I can’t deflect it.  My vision blurrs. My heart pounds. I’m more easily sad, frustrated or angry.  Anxiety invades my very soul. It might seem strange to talk about anxiety as having strength or power but that’s exactly […]

Mental Health Month: How I Overcame Depression that Almost Took My life

Filed Under: Mental Health, Mental Illness, Motherhood

Today’s post in honor of Mental Health Month is written by a guest writer. She is a mom, a wife and a blogger from the Pacific Northwest who wishes to remain anonymous. But she wants to share her story to help others who may be struggling. Trigger warning: depression, attempted suicide and mental health treatment. […]

30 Days of Positive Affirmations Complete: Conquering Depression

Filed Under: Mental Health, Motherhood, Self Care, Self Image

DAY 30 OF 30 DAYS OF POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS IS ABOUT TRANSFORMATION! Here’s the full 30 Days of Affirmations FREE Printable (this includes a few blank squares for you to add your own, and the Mental Health Resources Sheet in also included) !! I’m actually quite proud of myself for making it to the end of my 30 days. I have never […]

Affirmation: I Visualize Happy. I Live with Joy.

Filed Under: Mental Health, Self Care, Self Image

DAY 29 OF 30 DAYS OF POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS IS ABOUT JOY. AFFIRMATION #29 I never thought that visualizing happiness and joy could actually work but I’m here to tell you that it helps. Even if it doesn’t completely turn things around (because let’s fact it, depression is an illness that needs real treatment) thinking positively […]

Affirmation: I am proud of my success

Filed Under: Biz, Self Care, Self Image

DAY 28 OF 30 DAYS OF POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS IS ABOUT Success and Pride in our own accomplishments. I truly feel these words today after 27 days of thinking positively about myself. The first few months of the year, I had barely blogged. I had taken a bit of a break from my own work life […]

Preparing for a Magnificent Future

Filed Under: Self Care, Self Image

Day 27 of 30 Days of Positive Affirmations is about preparing for the future. Today’s affirmation reminds me that I need to continue to find joy in the present AND carry that joy with me while I prepare myself for the magnificent future ahead. Living in and enjoying the moment isn’t always easy when the stress […]

Living a Carefree Life

Filed Under: Mental Health, Self Care, Self Image

Day 26 of 30 Days of Positive Affirmations is about being carefree. Remember those days long before motherhood when life was simple, fun and carefree. Here comes trouble! I absolutely have fun as a mom but I would never say that I feel very carefree anymore. I tend to let the day-to-day drudgery overwhelm me. […]

I Put Myself in the Picture

Filed Under: Media, Motherhood, Self Image

Day 25 of 30 Days of Positive Affirmations is about making sure that I’m in the picture, both figuratively and literally. I was looking back through photos of family events during the past year and I noticed a few big days–like Ronin’s 8th birthday, my niece Lola’s 1st birthday, and our last family vacation to Great […]

Empowering Ourselves to say yes and no

Filed Under: Mental Health, Self Care, Self Image

Day 24 of 30 Days of Positive Affirmations is about giving ourselves permission to say YES and NO. Affirmation #24 There are two big parts to this story.  Often times we hear people talk about how it’s OK to say NO. It’s hard to do it of course, many of of us are programmed to be people pleasers, but […]

The Importance of Sleep

Filed Under: Mental Health, Motherhood, Self Care, Sleep

Day 23 of 30 Days of Positive Affirmations is about sleep.  There is nothing more important to my mental health than sleep. Rest makes an incredibly big impact on my state of being. It can rile or calm my soul.  It’s become a big focus of mine the past several years to continually work on […]

Affirmation: I rock at social media.

Filed Under: Eco Friendly, Marketing/Social Media, Motherhood, Self Image

Day 22 of 30 Days of Positive Affirmations is all about social media.  We all have them, the friends’ who’s status updates we typically love to see. They’re entertaining, engaging, intellectually stimulating. You could only wish you were so clever.  At least that’s the way I feel … especially when I’m in a state of depression or trying […]

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