mental health
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For the parents healing generational wounds
I used to be so fucking judgmental about parenting. I was SURE that I’d be the best parent ever. (Pause for laughter to subside). Now, I’m a lot more knowledgeable, a lot less judgy, and have a LOT more grace for parents doing the hardest work in the world with little to no thanks, and… Read more
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Things my thin mother couldn’t teach me about my fat body
I can’t remember when I became fat. I know from photographs that I was an average sized baby, toddler, and child. Somewhere between my parents’ divorce, when I was around seven, and puberty, I became fat. Being fat, in my experience, was a bad thing. My mom hated buying me new clothes and was visibly… Read more
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6 Beliefs You’re Allowed to Change
This season of the Run Like Hell Toward Happy podcast is about halfway over, and we’ve covered six HUGE beliefs taking up a lot of space in your life, for better or worse. Any belief is, effectively, a story you tell yourself. And one that you can rewrite to your liking — even if it’s… Read more
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Healing Your Inner Child: The Basics
We all have an inner child, the part of us that is still connected to our childhood, upbringing, and the things we learned in our most formative years. Unfortunately, when we were wounded in childhood, those pains and patterns often come with us and repeat throughout our adult life, affecting relationships, work, and even our… Read more
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5 Things To Do For Your Traumaversary
As we go through our lives after a traumatic event, we may feel like we’re over it on the surface, but our body remembers the stress and may repeat it. This can be triggered by the time of year, specific smells, triggering circumstances that remind you of the trauma, and more. This post is about… Read more
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8 Quotes to Inspire Confidence and Growth
I love a good motivational quote. Quotes can be a source of inspiration when you’re feeling unsure, a prompt for journaling and investigation into your intuition, or a powerful mantra you can rely on when you feel doubts about your next steps. I love to turn my favorite quotes into phone wallpapers so that every… Read more
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I Was Putting My Goals on Hold for Weight Loss
I’m moving next month, so I’m doing the classic stuff-purge so I don’t have to move things I never use or don’t need. I found a notebook that I recognized as being one that I’ve used for goal-related notes in the past so I took a break to look through it. The first entry is… Read more
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Balancing Chronic Illness with Productivity
Episode 18 of my podcast, Run Like Hell Toward Happy, is all about balancing illness with business and productivity. I didn’t set out to have this particular niche, but it turns out that when you’re a disabled, queer, neurodivergent coach, you attract similar kinds of people. My coaching doesn’t have a toxic positive “no excuses”… Read more
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