Ok we are officially in the beginning of a New Year and for so many of us this is a chance to begin anew. This is the time for resolutions, for altering our attitudes and trying the hard things we have tried to avoid. To me this is a natural progression. I'm a creature who loves fresh things. There's simply nothing better than having freshly shaved legs and sliding into freshly laundered sheets am I right? You know I am! So I am one kind of person...and there are other kinds but the polar ...
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Julie Launches the HEAL Program!
Are you struggling to reach your highest potential? Are you fighting to overcome stress, anxiety, overeating or other life challenges? I sure have! I am SO excited to tell you about the HEAL program which is designed as a mentorship to help folks achieve emotional freedom! At the age of 36 as a wife and mother, I was at the peak of my high-stress corporate career when I realized that alcoholism was a true fact for me. I was doing what I'd done for years, numbing my emotions in a way that ...
Feeling Trapped in Your Emotions?
Throughout my life I have struggled at different times with feeling trapped in my own mind or emotions. I've suffered through depression, anxiety, PTSD, post-partum depression, addiction and I'm sure many other mental health issues. I know I'm not alone...I know that so many of us face these challenges during our lives and have experienced the feeling of living under a cloak of darkness. Feeling Trapped in Your Emotions? During the times of darkness I've been logically aware that other ...
A Look Inside Living with PTSD
It's been 6 years since I was in a car accident that left me to live with post-concussive syndrome, muscular injuries and PTSD. Over those years I've had countless types of therapies and thankfully my life has improved on physical, spiritual and emotional levels. Today I was re-reading blog articles I had written during the early days and I found one which struck me in the heart. It grabbed me with the cold hand of fear that PTSD is founded in and began to pull back all of those old, dark ...
Kicking Anxiety’s Butt…One Positive Thought at a Time
Stress is a bitch! There are no 2 ways about it, and yes I'm using foul language today because it just bloody feels right. Stress comes with anxiety for me and this is the silent enemy that can steal the joy from my life without me realizing until it's far too late. Throughout the years writing here I've shared about my journey with anxiety many times, if you'd like to see them just click here and you'll see my meanderings. It wasn't until I was in my 30's dealing with post-partum depression ...