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August 29, 2019August 25, 2019

A Mind of Your Own

Holistic Health, 1 Comment

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Can I tell you a secret? ⁣ ⁣ A majority of the

Can I tell you a secret? ⁣
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A majority of the thoughts causing you distress are simply dumb thoughts. Thoughts that your cortex plopped into your conscious awareness that serve no purpose other then to stress you out. ⁣
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Super lame, right?!? ⁣
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The cool thing is, now you have this awareness that not all thoughts are brilliant thoughts, and that some thoughts are for lack of a better word, dumb! ⁣
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That’s not to say you are dumb, for you are not in complete control of what thoughts manifest in your mind. ⁣
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So, friend, let me shoot it straight...⁣
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Stop taking dumb thoughts that do not serve you, or hold any evidence, so stinking literal. ⁣
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Release those bad boys from your mind and get to living! 💃🏼⁣
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#postpartumanxiety #postnatalanxiety #overcominganxiety

As I sat awkwardly in my gynecologist's office, di

As I sat awkwardly in my gynecologist's office, discussing my recent increase in cystic acne, I couldn’t help but feel frustrated. 🤯⁣
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Here I was, yet again, being encouraged to seek a pharmaceutical drug to help treat my skin. In that moment of pure frustration, I decided it was time to take my health into my own hands. 💪🏼⁣
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I knew there was a serious “why” behind this recent outbreak in acne, so on a mission to take back my health, I went to work doing research. As I went down the rabbit hole, a feeling of guilt arose within me. My lifestyle was essentially hurting me. 🙈⁣
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Did you know that your skin is your largest organ, and what you put on it gets absorbed into your bloodstream?⁣
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That is freaking terrifying, right?!? ⁣
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Here are some facts I found: ⁣
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✔️ The beauty industry is EXTREMELY under-regulated. ⁣
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✔️ Chemicals are not tested in a lab, but rather tested on us. ⁣
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✔️ Fragrances are considered trade secrets meaning they don’t have to disclose what ingredients are in their fragrance. What’s bananas is that over 3,000 ingredients can be used to create one fragrance, and you aren’t even told what they are. These ingredients are known as carcinogens, hormone disrupters, neurotoxins, and so many more. ⁣
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✔️ What’s even more bananas is that fragrances are now being called “the new second-hand smoke.” ⁣
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Drop a 🙌🏼 in the comments if you are ready to take back your health with me. ⁣
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#primallypure #organicbeauty #nontoxicliving

Friendly reminder that when you avoid what makes y

Friendly reminder that when you avoid what makes you anxious, you’re sending a message to your amygdala that the event or situation is in fact dangerous. 📬⁣⁣
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Tip:⁣⁣
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✔️ If situation isn’t dangerous, lean into it.⁣⁣
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✔️ If situation is in fact dangerous, thank your symptoms and get your booty outta there. ⁣⁣
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Let me know what makes you anxious in the comments below. 👇🏼⁣⁣
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#postpartumanxiety #postnatalanxiety #overcominganxiety

What is a boundary? ⁣ ⁣ ✔️ A boundary is a

What is a boundary? ⁣
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✔️ A boundary is a verbal line you speak into existence that lets someone know what you will and will not tolerate. ⁣
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✔️ It’s an invisible shield that you put up to protect your energy. ⁣
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✔️ It’s your heart going to work to protect your mental and emotional well-being. ⁣
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Boundaries are necessary! ⁣
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If you’re struggling with unhealthy family boundaries, please know that it’s sometimes necessary to establish rules for what you will and will not tolerate. Once those rules are in place, establish consequences for breaking those rules. ⁣
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It’s okay to protect your energy form emotional vampires, even if it means upsetting your family. ⁣
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Drop a 🔥 in the comments if you’d love to learn more about boundaries. ⁣
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#boundaries #healthyboundaries #therapyiscool

Who doesn’t love a safe space to talk with someo

Who doesn’t love a safe space to talk with someone who is present to hear all the good and bad you have to say?!? 🛋 ⁣
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If you’ve ever been on the fence about therapy, drop your concerns below and I’d be happy to help. 👇🏼⁣
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#therapyiscool #holistictherapist #emotionalwellbeing

As I walked out of my house the other day, it hit

As I walked out of my house the other day, it hit me that for the first time in my life, I was 100% comfortable in my skin. The pale skin that hasn’t seen the sun in what feels like years. The skin that is rocking a serious case of hormonal acne. The skin that’s the heaviest it’s ever been. ⁣
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I was heading out into the world with zero make-up on, my hair on top of my head, wearing the latest fashion of yoga pants and an overly large hooded sweatshirt. I was in my element, and for the first time ever, I felt confident in my own body. This was a foreign feeling to me. ⁣
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You see, I’ve spent my life chasing false definitions of what beauty looks like. I’ve spent years damaging my skin in a tanning bed because I so desperately wanted to be anything but pale. I’ve bleached my teeth, wore fake lashes, and done crazy spa treatments to target cellulite. I took prescribed diet pills, exercised excessively, restricted foods to the point of starving, and then binging, and I have shamed the heck out of the one thing that’s ALWAYS been there for me…. my body! ⁣
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For years, I thought beauty meant being tan, skinny, pearly white teeth, perfectly placed hair, a full face of make-up, high heels, and the latest fashion. I spent my life chasing that false definition of beauty only to feel even worse about myself. ⁣
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What I learned as I headed out into the world was this: ⁣
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💛 Beauty is in your heart. ⁣
💛 Beauty is letting your freak flag fly. ⁣
💛 Beauty is whatever the heck you think beauty is. ⁣
💛 Beauty is confidence. ⁣
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Self-love is a journey that gets better with age, and so far, I’m loving this journey. ⁣
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If you’re feeling courageous, I’d love to know below in the comments: What does beauty look like to you? ⁣
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#soworthloving #selflove #iamenough

Wellness is not black-or-white. ⁣ ⁣ It's not a

Wellness is not black-or-white. ⁣
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It's not a beautiful destination you hope to one day visit. ⁣
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Wellness is a daily journey to show up as your healthiest self. It's the choices you make every day that help you thrive and attain total well-being. ⁣
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Wellness is occasionally slipping up and giving yourself grace. ⁣
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Wellness looks like allowing space for self-care in the form of binge-watching your fav show on Netflix. ⁣
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Wellness does not entail grinding your life away in a gym, starving yourself to attain some unrealistic pant size, or consuming every holistic treatment you come across. ⁣
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Wellness is being human, loving yourself even on the days where you eat a McDonald's cheeseburger, and skip the gym. ⁣
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Wellness is taking your health and well-being one day at a time. ⁣
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Wellness is not a race, you do not have to be a yogi or bodybuilder, and you most certainly don't have to live off leafy greens. ⁣
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If you’re struggling on your wellness journey, grab my hand, and we can do this together. ⁣
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Let me know below, what is one thing you would like to learn more about in regards to wellness? ⁣
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#mindandbody #mindbody #mindbodygreen

I don’t know about you, but driving is hands dow

I don’t know about you, but driving is hands down the most anxiety provoking situation for me. Maybe it’s the multiple car accidents I’ve been involved in or the reality that some people drive insane. Whatever it is, I can be an anxious soul when on the road. ⁣
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Stick me in traffic, windy roads, or on an ice skating rink they call a road, and my heart races, my muscles become tense, and I start to feel as if the walls of the car are closing in on me. If you’ve ever rode Space Mountain at Disney Land, you get what I’m talking about. It sucks! Thankfully, I’ve learned to manage this uncomfortable feeling so that it no longer ruins my commute. ⁣
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If you find yourself in the same canoe as me, go ahead and give these tips a try. They have been tested and proven to work for me, and I hope they’ll work jus as well for you. ⁣
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If you struggle with driving anxiety, drop a 🚗 in the comments below. ⁣
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#anxietysupport #anxietyrelief #anxietyattack

Here’s a little true or false for you on this Mo

Here’s a little true or false for you on this Monday. ⁣
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Let me break these down for you real quick: ⁣
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✔️ Being free of anxiety is an unrealistic expectation that needs to be released from your beliefs. Anxiety serves an important purpose, and that purpose is to ensure your safety. Without it, you'd be S.O.L.⁣
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✔️ Anxiety can be insanely uncomfortable, and even downright terrifying, but it will not kill you.⁣
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✔️ Thoughts generated in the cortex-pathway can scare your amygdala and ignite the anxiety response in your body. This is why Stephen King is so rich! He takes advantage of your cortex-pathways ability to ignite fear within you. ⁣
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✔️ Your cortex was designed to imagine future problems, so you were prepared with a solution. The problem is, times have changed, and you are no longer running from large, scary animals. Your poor amygdala never evolved with the changing times and continues to pop wild thoughts into your mind. Just because a thought lurks in your mind, doesn't make it truth. ⁣
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✔️ Breath is the enemy of anxiety! It acts as a switch to your relaxation response and reduces symptoms faster than popping a Xanax. If you're anxious and not engaging in breathwork, we've got to get you on board. ⁣
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Drop a 🥳 if you found these helpful. ⁣
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#anxietysupport #anxietyrelief #anxietyattack

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