Healthy Habits
Simple Tips for Self Care: Ask For Help
I’ve always had a rather high tolerance for stress. People often use the term ‘high achieving’ for those of us who can somehow juggle a lot of life at once. I often get comments from people who admire my ‘strength’ or ability to ‘do it all’. Well, sorry to disappoint, but I am not super…
Simple Tips for Self Care: Travel
Photo via Visualhunt This simple tip for self care is one I take very seriously: travel. When Keith was in medical school, a mentor of his advised us to take frequent weekend trips out of the area. “Staycations” don’t work for doctors who may bump into patients at the grocery store. The only way to…
Ep. 01 – Becky L McCoy; Anxiety, Depression, & Feeling Unloveable
Becky, the host of Sucker Punched, shares her battle with an anxiety disorder and how grace showed up in relationships with her husband and friends. Becky’s Fun Question Answers: What are you loving right now? ‘Big Magic’ by Elizabeth Gilbert What’s your favorite meal right now? Asian Pear Slaw from Spice Market What are you…
Simple Tips for Self Care: Get To Know Yourself
I am a total personality profile nerd! I am so excited about Anne Bogel’s book Reading People and feel slightly shameful that I haven’t put it at the top of my to read list! I love exploring personalities for so many reasons. First, it’s just fun to figure out all the things that make each…
Practical Tips for Living with Anxiety: S.O.S.
Photo credit: GraceOda via VisualHunt.com / CC BY-NC-ND I’ve got a post it on my refrigerator and another one on my car dashboard with this technique written on it. Sometimes, a panic attack hits or anxiety is too high and it’s almost impossible to remember to slow down and breathe, so my next practical tip…
Practical Tips for Living with Anxiety: Breathing
Photo via Visualhunt I remember having panic attacks as early as kindergarten, but it wasn’t until I was 25 that I knew they were panic attacks. As a child, the adults in my life assumed I was extra emotional and I didn’t know that what I was experiencing wasn’t normal. I’ve been living with anxiety…
Simple Tips for Self Care: Laundry
Photo via VisualHunt.com Here’s another simple tip for self care: change up your laundry habits. I don’t mind doing laundry, but I hate folding it and putting it away. I finally seem to be finding a bit of a groove and it’s made a huge difference in my stress level over laundry. 1. One laundry…
Simple Tips for Self Care: Listen to Podcasts
Photo via Visualhunt.com When I shared my Big Brave Dreams for 2016 last week, I knew I would need to share what I’m learning about caring for myself. This is the first of many self care related posts to come because I don’t want to be selfish with what I’m learning and so that…
Big Brave Dreams for 2016
After reading Annie F. Downs’ book Let’s All Be Brave, I’m deciding to dream some big, brave dreams for 2016. I’m sharing them with you so that you can hold me accountable and cheer me on!
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