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3 Tips For Navigating A Disability Effectively

navigating a disability

When most people think of the definition of a disability, a certain picture comes to mind. It might be a person in a wheelchair or …

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3 Musts For Navigating A Divorce

Going through an amicable divorce can be challenging, let alone if it’s messy. Dissolving a marriage can strongly impact both your mental and physical health, …

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7 Steps To Navigate Grief Healthily

The death of a loved one is one of the most challenging events anyone can go through. It affects every part of our being and …

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6 Strategies To Stay Emotionally Balanced During Chronic Illness

Unless you or someone you’re close to have dealt with chronic illness, you likely don’t have a clue how debilitating it can be. Unfortunately, I …

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5 Ways To Successfully Navigate Chronic Health Issues

Life can be tough enough without adding a chronic health condition to the mix. Trust me, I know how hard it is to wake up …

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6 Questions To Ask Before Hiring A Divorce Attorney

Divorce is one of the toughest things anyone will ever go through. And it is even harder when there are kids involved. As difficult as …

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6 Important Facts About Anxiety

First, anxiety is a mental illness that affects millions of people all over the world. In fact, in the US alone, there are more than …

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3 Ways To Get Stable After Addiction

Living through an addiction and recovery is one of the hardest things anyone can experience. No matter what the nature of your addiction, finding yourself …

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 5 Secrets To Life-Fulfillment And Success During Adversity

We all know that life can be challenging at times. Though we can’t control some things, we can change how we react to adversity. And, …

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3 Action Steps To End Bad Habits For Good

Habits, bad or good, develop over time. In other words, doing something once or twice doesn't constitute a life-change either way. If you've ever tried to end a "bad" one, you know that it can be challenging, to say the least. However, it's important to remember that it's not impossible! I find that focusing on bringing new, serving ways of doing things helps to diminish the desire to continue bad habits. For example, eating healthy and exercising might curb someone's appetite for smoking cigarettes. I also believe the following 3 action steps are necessary to end bad habits for good.

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3 Highly Effective Ways To Heal From Trauma

Recovering from an illness, injury, or traumatic life event can affect us deeply and in many ways. We can choose to allow these events to …

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4 Major Signs That Your Relationship Is In Big Trouble

No woman enjoys that doubt in the back of her mind that her relationship is falling apart. Unfortunately, this happens a lot and doesn't always mean a breakup. You should know, though, staying in a relationship that isn’t right for you for way too long can be miserable and unproductive. Some women continue to work on their relationship because they believe their partner will change.When these women find out that they ultimately won't, they may feel like they wasted their time. It may be beneficial to know for sure if we are unhappy with who we chose early on in the relationship. This type of awareness helps to make good decisions that serve you at all stages. To get you thinking, here are 4 major signs that your relationship is in big trouble.

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3 Major Things To Consider When Getting Advice

I've never met a woman who didn't need help from other people from time to time. That help often comes in the form of advice from the bestie or mom. The problem with taking advice all the time is that your best interest might not be winning out in the end. Opinions can be tainted with the personality and desires of the people giving them. It's important to make sure that you serve your needs and create happiness with the decisions you make. Here are 3 major things to consider when getting advice.

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End Destructive Bad Habits For Good

Everybody has bad habits. Some people enjoy a cigarette after lunch. Others keep a messy desk. And some need drugs or alcohol to get through the day. While some bad habits can annoy your coworkers, others can isolate you from your friends and family and even destroy your mental health. Some can kill you. These are the type of habits you want to get rid of as soon as possible: the addictions. If you think you might have a problem with any of these, it’s time to make some changes. Here are 3 things you can do to help end destructive bad habits for good.

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Do You Suspect Someone You Love Might Be On Drugs?

When someone you love has a problem with alcohol or drugs, it is painful to watch them go down the slippery slope of substance abuse. You want to help. You want your loved one back. But it’s difficult to help someone who may not be thinking clearly or is having trouble seeing their problem. Unfortunately, they may only get help when they are either forced to or when something bad happens like illness, accident, or legal issues. But, you still try. The fact is, those who are dealing with addiction will either wake up and get help, stop on their own, or they will eventually suffer horrible consequences for their lifestyle.

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