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 ...
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Everyone is Fighting a Hard Battle – Kindness When Its Not Warranted
Yesterday I faced a fear, it may not be a big deal to you but for me going to the dentist is a highly stressful endeavour. As a child I was graced with the challenge of little to no enamel on my teeth which meant years of visits to the dentist. Over and over I'd go to a specialist to have treatments, have fillings and experience the sounds, discomfort (often pain) and anxiety which have left me with a strong adversity to the dentist's chair. Yesterday I made it through my long put off ...
How I Made It Through 4.5 Years of Hell
The summer has blown past me and here I am with just a few days left of the kids being home. This has me cheering internally on one level and also boo-hooing on another level. I'll be so happy to get back to my easy routine, I run a digital marketing company from home which brings new meaning to the word CHALLENGE with the kids home. On the other hand I'll miss being able to tell the girls to pack up on a whim and taking off for the day together. With this end to the season I'm doing what I ...
Just Being Sober Isn’t Enough
There is this app on my phone that beeps at me everyday, it's not an annoying notification like most of the alerts I get....this one is something I look forward to. That high-pitched beep is a sobriety indicator, firing me a daily message to tell me how many days I'm sober. It also allowed me to insert how much I spent (on average) on booze in my drinking days to see how much money I've saved over time. How ridiculous is it that I've saved over $38K??? That's enough to build ...
Love Your Bikini Worthy Body Dammit!!
Ladies, today I'm speaking to you! I am sick and tired of us berating our bodies and am here today to call out to as you all to just TRY to reprogram your thought patterns. That's what the culprit is, our thoughts. Over time we have built up negative thoughts towards our bodies which guide our self-esteem. Ask yourself, have you even looked back at a photo of yourself which was taken years ago and thought how good you looked....and yet at the time of the photo you hated the way your body ...