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Improve Your Mental Well-Being With These 4 Habits
Mental health is a topic that has been getting more and more attention in the general population recently. This is due to the fact that mental health is an issue that affects many people, and it’s something that needs to be talked about. The importance of mental health cannot be overstated. Mental illness can affect anyone, at any time, regardless of age or gender. 1. Practice Mindfulness Meditation Mindfulness meditation is a type of meditation that teaches you to focus on your thoughts and feelings in the present moment, rather than the past or future. It can help people with anxiety and depression because it helps change rigid thought patterns inside us, which can lead to a greater sense of happiness and peace. 2. Practice “Gentle” Physical Activity Physical activity …
Doesn’t Matter the Label, Just Matters That I am Mom
The label that my middle child receives down the road as we venture into the path of a possible new diagnosis really doesn’t matter to me. Aj’s Dad and I have been raising the same boy for the past seven years so whatever label is placed upon our son really doesn’t matter as it pertains to anything other than giving us something to research better. You see, no one lives our life. No one outside of our home has experienced the real Aj. With no medication interfering with Aj in any way positive nor negative, the school is starting to get a glimpse into what our world has been like for years with Aj. He’s either withdrawn and down or hyper and happy. This is why there is certainly a …
School Vacation Week Is Nearing an End
This week has been my kids school vacation week, starting last Friday with a cancellation of school due to weather, they get a whole 10 days of break from school. Right now my biggest challenge is going to be on Monday, when my seven year old son Aj is returned to school. Aj is convinced this is the break that happens in the Summer before he goes back to school for the next grade. I’m not really sure how to get through to him, as he is certainly not easily convinced of anything he feels otherwise of when he isn’t on medication. I just hope his Dad doesn’t have a hard time come Monday when he returns him to school. Fingers crossed. I had a blast making fun breakfast options, …
