Leslie Glass's Blog, page 218

SELF-LOVE

  Most of us know what it is but do not understand what it is. You eat because you understand that you need nourishment. It is very sad that most of us are trying to conquer external battles like finding love, finding success, finding happiness and yet we do not understand that self-love is the...

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How to Deal With Winter Blues

When the sun is out, my spirit soars; when the day is gray, with a ceiling of dense clouds, my energy is low and my outlook leans accordingly toward the dim. There is something embarrassing about being at the mercy of the weather to this degree. After all, there will always be cloudy days, and...

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Have a Loved One With Anxiety? Never Do These Four Things

Even if you have the best intentions, helping someone with anxiety can be touchy. Here are four things you’ll want to avoid saying or doing if you want to be supportive and reassuring.  “It’s no big deal.” “There isn’t anything to worry about.” “You’re just making it all up in your head.” “Just calm down.”...

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How To Stop Stress Eating

Stress eating may be your biggest weight gain problem. What should you do? When times are tough, it’s easy find comfort in a donut, a bag of chips, or even chocolate. Many have come to believe stress eating is a fact of life. Here’s some good news. Saying “I’m a stress eater” is a reaction...

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6 Stress Relievers For People In Recovery (and everyone else)

Uh oh. The holidays are upon us, and if you’re like me stress relievers are a top priority,. I just returned from a business trip and found more work to do, construction on my building, dogs that need all kinds of care, and oh yeah, bills to pay. Not to mention, the holidays bring a...

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4 Simple Habits That Can Soothe Your Anxious Mind

“I vow to let go of all worries and anxiety in order to be light and free.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh There is so much noise and overwhelm these days it’s almost impossible to not feel crippling anxiety on a regular basis. With a march of commitments, appointments, and obligations that never seem to end, we’re...

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With deepest sympathy: The complications of coping with grief

Leslie Gray Streeter said the wedding pictures tell the tale of her picture-perfect marriage to husband Scott, whom she says “was hilarious and funny. I met him when I was 14. We were in high school together in Baltimore.” They went their separate ways, but as if by fate, 20 years later, both moved to...

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Medicinal cannabis does NOT help treat depression or anxiety

There is no scientific evidence that medical cannabis is effective at treating people with mental health conditions, research shows. Australian scientists reviewed 83 studies involving 3,000 people to come to their conclusion. They found no proof cannabinoids relieved the symptoms of six disorders – depression, anxiety, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, PTSD or psychosis.  Therefore the use...

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7 Amazing Things That Happen When You Start Loving Yourself More

“When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn’t healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits—anything that kept me small. My judgment called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving,” ~Kim McMillen I started learning about self-love a long time ago. In fact, I started learning about self-love so long...

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How to Get The Most Value From Self-Help Books

There is no shortage of self-help books. The quest for self-improvement leads lots of us to books which promise solutions to our problems, and remedies to our pain. I read a lot of books to learn new things — about 90% of the books on my reading list are non-fiction. The right books can have...

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