Mental Health

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Ways To Improve Your Memory

It’s so frustrating when names and words don’t come when you need them. The good news is that there are ways to reconnect synapses and get your memory back. The benefit of these tools is that they help other cognitive functions as well. Here are my top 5 tools for rejuvenating your memory and cognitive function.

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The Freedom of Not Caring!

Freedom Of Not Caring

The Freedom of not caring is an experience I want everyone to have. It’s exhilarating, motivating, and shouldn’t be missed! The benefits of embracing this new mindset are that you get to live the life you want to live, dress the way you want, follow your dreams, and break through every obstacle that comes your way.

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Enjoying Family Time

Enjoying family time is something our culture doesn’t value enough these days. Taking the time to slow down and get to know each other better is priceless.

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Feeling Others Emotions

Feeling others emotions can be a really great asset, but it can bring you down if you let it. The great news is that you don’t have to let it! You have the power to allow those emotions to stay, or usher them out of your body. Moving your body, singing, or just telling them to go, are all great ways to get those emotions to move along. The bottom line is that your mind is the most powerful machine on earth, and you are in control of it! You can do whatever you want, when you decide to do it.

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Trusting Again

So, no matter how many times you have been hurt by others, make room in your mind and heart to trust again. Life becomes very lonely when you feel you can’t trust anyone. Trust is a basic building block in all relationships. Without trust, you have nothing and the world becomes a dark place. It’s time to let the light shine back in, so start with trusting that life is good and those in your community are for you not against you. Trust that their smile is sincere and smile back – it’ll change your whole perspective on life.

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Feeling Judged

We have all had the uncomfortable and stressful experience of being judged. During the worst period of my depression, being judged kept me from leaving the house, and even led me to leave social situations in a hurry. Feeling judged has everything to do with over caring about what people think and will say to us. Therefore, being able to stop caring what people think about us is paramount to ending the effects of being judged. Here are my top 5 practical tips on how to stop caring what people think, so you can stopped feeling judged today.

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Doing Something New

Doing something new can be very intimidating, and yet exhilarating!!! Although it is human nature to remain in our comfort zones, we become stagnant when we do. The only way we can grow, is by trying new things and finding out what we’re capable of. There is a big difference between dreaming and doing. Dreaming is wonderful, and I’m a big fan of it, but it’s the doing of it that takes you to the next level. Here are some of the benefits of doing something new!

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When Anxiety Strikes

When anxiety strikes it can be terrifying! The racing heart, trouble breathing, butterflies in my stomach, and desire to run away as quickly as possible can be debilitating. I allowed anxiety to keep me home and sheltered for far too long. By getting control of my mind, I’ve been able to manage my anxiety successfully for many years. Here are my tried and true tips that get my anxiety under control, before it controls me!

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Managing Grief

Managing grief can be one of the greatest challenges we have to go through as humans. No one wants to say goodbye to those we love most. Whether your relationship was in good standing or not when your loved ones die, learning to live without them requires time, and a shift in our mindset before we can be ok again. The length of this process lies in the tools we have to deal with it, and how willing we are to use them. Here are some ways to process our grief, whether it be from death, physical separation, or unexpected life changes.

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What Is Success?

What is success to you? Most of us strive to be considered successful by our family and peers. But, what is success? If you interviewed 10 people on the street what success meant to them, you would most likely end up with some very different answers depending on what street you were on. You will probably find that what you think is successful, is not what someone else thinks it is. More importantly, if you don’t know what success means to you, how will you know if you’re successful? Let’s discuss what success really means, and how you can find out what success truly means for you and how to get there.

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