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Improving Your Mental Health by Cultivating a Relationship with Nature

Image Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/ICE__bo2Vws  In his classic book “Walden,” author Henry David Thoreau encourages readers to, “Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” In this modern age, however, it’s easy to forget to enjoy these simple pleasures that [...]

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Playing with Arousal: Moving Out of Anxiety and Depression

Hi Friends! I felt the urge to reach out and connect with you through writing. I'm having a delightful summer with lots of sunshine, socializing, exercise and free time. In my free time, I have been watching intriguing shows like Homeland and Lost. It is the second time around for me and Lost. I'm watching [...]

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How You Can Be Supportive of Introverted First Time Parents

  Image Source: Pexels Becoming a parent unleashes a slew of different emotions. It’s exciting, wonderful, and unbelievable. It can also be overwhelming and intense, especially during a pandemic when so much of what’s going on feels unstable. Even though there seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel with the pandemic, [...]

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How to Have Hard Conversations With Your Partner as an Introvert

It’s never easy to have tough conversations, especially when it’s with your partner. Things become even more difficult when you’re an introvert trying to have these conversations. Just because most introverted people tend to “go with the flow” doesn’t mean they are okay with being walked over. When it comes time to have some of [...]

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Keeping Family Connections and Boundaries Strong While Working from Home

  Image Source: Pexels The mass movement to remote work that began in 2020 is showing no sign of slowing down over a year later. For many parents, the long-term prospect of remote work has left them desperate for an answer to one of the toughest work from home challenges of them all: finding balance. [...]

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Keeping Family Connections and Boundaries Strong While Working from Home

  Image Source: Pexels The mass movement to remote work that began in 2020 is showing no sign of slowing down over a year later. For many parents, the long-term prospect of remote work has left them desperate for an answer to one of the toughest work from home challenges of them all: finding balance. [...]

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Thank You for the Friendship

I bet you didn't think you would be hearing from me so soon after my writing hiatus announcement. Well, I forgot two very important things. 1. I forgot to say how much I will miss all of you and 2. I forgot to say thank you for joining me on this path to finding space [...]

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New Focus at Brendaknowles.com: Coaching Over Writing

February 16th marked the ten year anniversary of the blog, space2live. As with any milestone, it made me reflect. When I started space2live I was a harried, married, stay-at-home mom, who desperately needed to connect with herself and others. I like to think I am much cooler headed now. I'm still married, but to a [...]

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Establishing Boundaries in the Workplace as Well as in Your Personal Life

    Image Source: Pexels Boundaries are a crucial part of life as an introvert. They’re also a critical aspect of anyone navigating the workplace. When you’re operating as an introverted employee, the importance of boundaries skyrockets.   Here are a few considerations for setting boundaries as well as how introverts can do so both [...]

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How the Healing Power of Writing Can Change Your Life

 Please enjoy this guest post from mental health writer Katherine Rundell.  Life throws us curve balls sometimes, something that 2020, and now 2021, taught us more than most years. If you feel yourself drawn back into past conflicts, agonizing over outcomes of previous relationships or struggling to come to terms with things in your own [...]

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