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Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

If you are a psychotherapist, a caregiver or any type of helping professional, it is...
Articles / Chronic Illness / Compassion Fatigue / Depression / Health / Mindfulness for Health / Pain / Psychotherapy / Self-Care / Stress / Uncategorized
Radical Self-Care When You Are Ill

Fibromyalgia – Aargh! How I Got Well

I had Fibromyalgia for fifteen years. Here’s how I got well! In 1989 I had...
Articles / Chronic Illness / Health / Mindfulness for Health / Pain / Self-Care / Uncategorized
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The First Step to Restore Well-Being

Setting your intention is the first step in accomplishing anything.  In his book, The Power...
Anxiety / Articles / Chronic Illness / Depression / Health / Mindfulness for Health / Pain / Self-Care
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3 Steps to Get an Accurate Diagnosis

Have you ever wondered if you or your family member received an accurate diagnosis? Have...
ADHD / Anxiety / Articles / Bipolar Disorder / Chronic Illness / Depression / Manic Episodes / Pain / Parenting / Psychotherapy / Sleep / Stress / Traumatic Brain Injury
Four steps to help shift pain.

Got Pain? 4 Steps to Shift It

Many years ago I had unremitting pain all over my body 24 hours a day...
Articles / Chronic Illness / Depression / Mindfulness / Pain
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Sick and Tired of Feeling Tired?

Do you struggle with feeling tired all the time, or even a lot? Do you...
ADHD / Anxiety / Articles / Chronic Illness / Depression / Mindfulness / Mindfulness for Health / Pain / Peak Performance / Self Regulation / Sleep / Stress
Book cover of The Enlightened Brain by Rick Hanson with colorful spirals and Buddha illustration.

4 Steps to Help You Notice and “Take in the Good”

Soon after I listened to Dr Rick Hanson’s audiobook, The Enlightened Brain*, I had the...
Anxiety / Articles / Business/Workplace / Chronic Illness / Depression / Fear / Mindfulness / Mindfulness for Health / Pain / Self Regulation / Stress / Training
A motivational message about stress relief.

2 Mindfulness Skills for Stressful Times

We all encounter stressful times periodically throughout our daily life. Recently I had a stressful...
Anxiety / Articles / Depression / Fear / Mindfulness / Pain / Self Regulation / Stress
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4 Steps to Finding Contentment

Recently I was asked what my purpose or mission is in life. At first, I...
Addiction / ADHD / Anxiety / Articles / Bipolar Disorder / Chronic Illness / Depression / Fear / Mindfulness / Pain / Parenting / Self Regulation / Sleep / Stress
A green field with crops and an inspirational quote about changing perspective.

What If You Change the Way You Look at Things?

How do you see the world? Are you a glass half empty of glass half...
ADHD / Anxiety / Business/Workplace / Chronic Illness / Depression / Fear / Mindfulness / Pain / Parenting / Self Regulation / Stress
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Do This One Thing to Feel Happier

Do you ever wish you felt happier?  Do you know how to create happiness in...
ADHD / Anxiety / Chronic Illness / Depression / Mindfulness / Pain / Stress
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Are You Making Yourself Sick?

A good question to ask yourself is "are you making yourself sick"? I was chronically...
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