It’s not surprising that gardening can be good for your health. Being out in nature is generally considered an antidote for mental health issues, and according to Psychology Today, gardening can help you reduce stress, develop a growth mindset, and be more present. At the moment, the COVID-19 pandemic has many of us stuck at home, and with pleasant spring temperatures, working … [Read more...] about Top 6 Spring Gardening Tips to Tackle During Quarantine
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How to Reduce Stress During Periods of Change
Change is difficult for everyone, but for some, it can be downright crippling. Big changes are especially difficult to handle as they often involve many aspects of your life. A pregnancy, loss or cross-country move can create changes that lead to stressful situations. And it’s all completely natural. Fortunately, there are a few ways you can handle stress to keep it … [Read more...] about How to Reduce Stress During Periods of Change
4 Crazy Ways to Relieve Stress
In this fast-paced world, it is easy to get stressed, and this can prevent you from functioning optimally. That’s why there are so many stress-relief solutions available on the market today. Unfortunately, the conventional ways of dealing with stress just don’t work sometimes. For instance, taking deep breaths is a nice way of dealing with stress, but we all know that it doesn’t work in all … [Read more...] about 4 Crazy Ways to Relieve Stress
Steps To Take If You’re Struggling To Get Pregnant
While a small number of women aren’t bothered about becoming parents, there are many women who are desperate to become mothers. While a lot of couples who try to conceive do so easily within the first few months of trying, for other couples’ life isn’t that easy and getting pregnant is more of a struggle. The fact is that not everyone is able to get pregnant as quickly as other people, which can … [Read more...] about Steps To Take If You’re Struggling To Get Pregnant
Feeling Stressed? Don’t Deal With It Like This!
We all feel stressed at certain points in life. This could be due to issues with money, that’s a big cause of stress. If you’re struggling to make ends meet you will constantly find yourself on your last nerve. That’s totally understandable, and it’s just a byproduct of the fear that you feel, thinking that perhaps your budget won’t add up at the end of the month. Or, maybe you are dealing … [Read more...] about Feeling Stressed? Don’t Deal With It Like This!
How Stress Puts You at Greater Risk for Addiction
“How are you today?” “Stressed like you would not believe.” “Oh, I believe it. You think you’re stressed? Let me tell you what I’m up against…” We all know how this conversation goes, right? Because we’ve all had a million of them. Saying you’re “busy” or “stressed” is now a normal part of the ritual greeting in America, a perfectly acceptable answer to the customary, “How are you?” In fact, … [Read more...] about How Stress Puts You at Greater Risk for Addiction
Diagram of a Breakdown
I had a mini-breakdown yesterday. Literally. I just shut down and couldn’t take anymore. Have you ever had a moment like that? I’ve been dealing with what I refer to as my mini-breakdown moments for years now. It is my brain’s coping mechanism that allows me to just shut down and close off from the world until I can get the point where I actually can cope once again. The Diagram Some are … [Read more...] about Diagram of a Breakdown
