by Mary Blackburn | Feb 28, 2022 | Family Life, Healthy Living, Self-Care, Stress
Since this is the last day of stress relief articles, I want to leave you with some ways stress management and coping ideas. The pandemic and the accompanying social turmoil have sent stress levels soaring to all-time highs. More people than ever report feeling high...
by Mary Blackburn | Feb 23, 2022 | Family Life, Healthy Living, Self-Care, Stress
I have had a dog in my life for as long as I can remember. I just can’t imagine not having a dog. My dog just seems to know when I’m out of sorts. Sad, cranky, having a bad day. I just don’t know what I would do without him. Pets are popular...
by Mary Blackburn | Feb 21, 2022 | Family Life, Getting Healthy, Self-Care, Stress
Relaxation, some of you may be thinking, “What the heck is that”? Who has time to relax these days? Between work, family life, and everything going on in the world for some relaxing is just wishful thinking. So sometimes we all need a little help to relax...
by Mary Blackburn | Feb 16, 2022 | Self-Care, Stress
We all know how important self-care is to our mental and physical health. The conventional image of self-care is bubble baths and shopping, and that’s great for those that like it, but that doesn’t work for everyone. Or maybe it does, but you want to try something...
by Mary Blackburn | Feb 14, 2022 | Family Life, Stress
Today, being Valentine’s Day, I think it’s important to talk about how we talk to ourselves and how that works with the amount of stress that we feel. Mindset has a lot to do with how stressed we feel and how well we manage that stress. The easiest way to...
by Mary Blackburn | Feb 9, 2022 | Family Life, Stress
Stress is an inevitable part of modern life, but did you know that some of our habits not only don’t help reduce our stress levels but make them worse. Here are five of the worst offenders and things you can do instead. 1.) Consuming too much caffeine Caffeine is one...
Recent Comments