Category: mental health
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Good Friday Coffee Thoughts
The morning sky threatens with a coming storm, the morning light losing its push against dark clouds. There’s rain on the forecast. It’s a rare Friday off of work – Good Friday – and the kids are at school until I pick them up for a noon church service; Fred will meet us there. I…
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Things I’m Overthinking This Week
I’m in this phase of life where prep work falls second to burnout and I’m equally proud of myself for putting together a snack shelf with better options and ashamed of the amount of single plastic use I’m supporting. I’m taking baby carrots from plastic wrappers and storing them in plastic containers for better visibility…
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If you love me, let me sleep.
Close the curtains on the summer chorus. Close down the house and turn up the air. Turn down the bed. Slip into comfortable clothes and watch the fan blades rotate lazily against the ceiling. Close your eyes. Take a deep breathe. Keep the air in your lungs. Release. Hold the exhale. Repeat. Continue slow breaths…
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Febrile Seizures and Healthy Anxiety
It’s Friday morning and the air is cool. The sun is out and the clouds are sparse. The kids are off to school and daycare for the first time in 5 weeks and my music is turned up. Thank you Walker Hayes Pandora station. I have a quarter cup of coffee left in my to-go…
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A is for Anxiety
Do you ever hold your breath doing a completely innocuous thing? Do you find your shoulders scrunched up by your ears while relaxing? Do you feel like you have a pound of bricks sitting on your chest regardless of the task at hand? Do you find yourself periodically taking really deep breaths because you don’t…
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