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Mindful Mondays: The Painful Beauty of Impermanence

Mindful Mondays: The Painful Beauty of Impermanence The scariest thing about living with a progressive neurological disease isn’t the pain that I am in today.  It is the pain that I fear I will be in tomorrow or the next day.  Worrying about the future goes hand and hand with chronic illness.  Will I be well… Continue reading Mindful Mondays: The Painful Beauty of Impermanence

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Mindful Mondays: How to Show Compassion to a Body in Pain

How to show your body compassion during your difficult moments of pain. Changing the narrative that we tell ourselves.

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Mindful Monday: Finding Balance with Stress

This past week has been quite a whirlwind for me. I have noticed that everyday it gets harder and harder to get up and get going in the morning. I found myself repeatedly late for work because I was turning my alarm off in my sleep or when I was up, I just couldn’t slide into… Continue reading Mindful Monday: Finding Balance with Stress

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Mindful Monday: Are You Listening?

Are you listening? It is a phrase that we have heard all of our lives.  Our parents may have asked us repeatedly throughout childhood… “Are you listening?” “Did you hear me?”.  Chances are we were not listening and we had blocked out whatever had been said. Some may even call it selective hearing.  Hearing only… Continue reading Mindful Monday: Are You Listening?

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Mindful Mondays: Being Present in Your Life

Here we are, we made it through another week!! You are probably finding yourselves shifting back into your routine after the holidays. You may even be trying to hang onto some resolution goals that you made for the new year.  Give yourself a pat on the back!! This is one of the hardest week for most… Continue reading Mindful Mondays: Being Present in Your Life