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Grounding Techniques to Help with Anxiety
Living in the Moment I work as an aide in a Preschool, and this year’s class is bursting with energy. I’m greeted at the start of each school day with bubbly stories, eager 4-year-olds ready to learn...
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How to deal with Holiday Stress
Humans adapt, for better or worse. When times are turbulent, we grow more cautious and fearful, maybe even bitter. We learn how to scrimp and save, sometimes to a fault. Some of us become industrious,...
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My mom was an early riser. Up hours before the sun (and before anyone else in the house was awake), she’d be downstairs in our basement, the morning news sounding from a small portable TV. She would...
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Finding Normal Part I
Pandemics, Wars, and Giant Spiders “Would you mind telling me whose brain I did put in?” “…And you won’t be angry?” “I will NOT be angry.” “Abby…someone.” “Abby someone? Abby who?” “Abby normal.”...
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Finding Normal Part II
Life on the Other Side of Suffering The military has a slang phrase that I’ve always liked: “Embrace the suck.” Embrace that which is terrible – accept it, get through it, and become changed by it...
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Back to Reality OR How to Love Someone With Anxiety
I don’t know about your household, but ours gets reallll grumpy the first two weeks or so of the school year. My son and I take a little more time to adjust to the new routine, so we’re cranky about...
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