Sex-ducation

If you conform to gender roles, you will be happy. That's what they said. That's what society would instill in us to be "right" and "good." That's what advertisers would sell. Women conformed to these rules of thought, and so did men.
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WTF is Mindfulness? And How Can I Get Some?
Have you ever just sat in that place between sleep and awake? Sometimes I feel euphoric. Sometimes I feel so tired physically that I can’t open my eyes, but my brain starts firing thoughts like an old arcade shooter game. Pew! Pew! Pew! I can’t make it stop. Meanwhile my husband can literally watch paint […]
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Fear of the Other Side of the Mountain
Do you remember when you were a kid, and you would lay in your backyard while the clouds rolled by? You would stare up at the sky and try to figure out what shape the cloud was forming. Look it's a happy face! That one looks like a mouse! Life was so easy, and relaxing.
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Travelling with Anxiety
Fun Fact: When you are tired, it's harder to combat. You just don't have enough energy. Rest is essential for the anxious mind.
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Black Sheep, Book Club & Baby Steps
Spending most days by myself gives me a lot of time to think and learn about myself. I have been privileged (I chose that word on purpose.) with the opportunity to really go deep within myself and figure out who I am and what I want to do.
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The Spark that Propelled Me into a New Direction
I now have a flame tattoo on my ankle to remind me that if I can get through that, than I can get through anything. And that is POWERFUL.
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Oh the Stories We Tell Ourselves

I became obsessed with trying to figure out how other people found the courage to chase after their own dreams. I didn't really care what their dreams were exactly. I wanted to find out HOW they did it. What action steps did they take?
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Internal Struggles

These thoughts are telling me, "Why bother? No one reads it anyway." My heart, however, is pulsating "Write it. Write it."
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Lessons Learned over Coffee

Allow yourself to feel your emotions before they feel you.
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