Making & Keeping Friends Making friends as an adult can feel daunting, especially if you’ve recently moved to a new city or find yourself in a new stage of life. It’s easy to feel like you’re the only one struggling to make friends, but the truth is that everyone feels that way at some point […]
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In a nutshell, Clean Eating is all about consuming foods in their natural, unprocessed form. It’s not about dieting or counting calories, or making sure you’re perfect – simply put, Clean Eating is a lifestyle that leads to greater overall health and an improved quality of life. So what are the principles encompassing this lifestyle?
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I’m so excited to share our conversation we had with Rachel on becoming a healthier and happier mom on our Chasing Brighter Podcast episode.
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“it’s a forever kind of thing” In this week’s podcast episode we interview our friend Mary Ricciardi. She is a lifestyle expert, board certified holistic, health coach, certified gut health specialist, certified nutrition specialist, and certified mindset coach. She is also the founder of Warriors Strong and Wellness and creator of Warrior Strong Lifestyle 365.
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Self-reflection is important because it allows us to see how far we have come and helps us to learn from our mistakes. It also allows us to see what we can improve upon for next year. The end of the year is the perfect time for this. We can explore the things we went through,
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“I should invite her” “We should have the party on Saturday because I know that will be easier for him” “I should get a gift for that person” Should indicates a right or wrong, and indicates black-and-white thinking which highlights a rigidity in your thought patterns and can lead to dysfunction. Should is typically used
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My sister and I recently went on a week-long trip with our older sons. We rented a small airBNB and a car. We enjoyed our time together with our rental. We briefly discussed things we wanted to do — most of which we both wanted to do  which made it easy to get along.
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GUEST POST BY MARY RICCIARDI, FOUNDER OF WARRIOR STRONG WELLNESS Do you ever feel overwhelmingly stressed each day? You’re not alone. In fact, we’ve all been there. And while it’s not always straightforward to find ways to de-stress, one way that can help is the vagus nerve. Essentially, the vagus (pronounced as Vegas) nerve is
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Gavin de Becker’s “The Gift of Fear” is a timeless book that provides insight into our natural ability to detect danger. Gavin is a world renowned authority on predicting violent behavior. He owns a firm that advises and protects many of the most prominent people in the world. He reminds us that like every creature,
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1. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History​https://naturalhistory.si.edu/ My three children are ages 7-14. All three of them loved the museum. We went on the first day of our trip but had to leave after about an hour and half because we had tickets to the Washing Nationals baseball game. The kids wanted to go back the
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