Tag: self-care
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Unlearning Helplessness
This was originally shared on January 17, 2022, and refreshed on February 3, 2026. Feeling helpless can take over your life. It can make even small choices feel impossible. The good news is you can unlearn it. Change takes patience, practice, and dedication. Learned helplessness happens when repeated experiences teach you that nothing you do…
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Life Isn’t About Juggling: Real Growth Happens in Small Moments
By Savannah O’Berry I used to think life was a juggling act… That was before I realized it’s more like tending a wildly beautiful, slightly messy garden and real growth happens in small moments. Like a plant, we are the total of all our parts: roots, stems, leaves, flowers. Each part has a role, and…
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Loss of a Loved One…Good Grief
The loss of a loved one can shake even the strongest to their core. Ever wonder what could be so good about grief? Grief paints a picture of sadness, anger, shock, disbelief, or awkwardness, depending on who died and our connection to them. We have a vague idea of what it means to be supportive. When someone…
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Locus of Control: In your Control or not
What is in our control, and what’s out of our control? How do we let go of what we can’t control and be just fine with that? Worries and stress come from trying to control things we don’t have control over. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Everyone has a locus of control. The trick…
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Stress Relief Video games: FROM NOOB TO PRO
Stress relief video games combine escape from worries and feeling accomplished. Videogames are a big part of culture these days and can polarize. Some say that they are making kids more violent. Others praise the versatility of the stories and the escape from the stress of everyday life. Either way video games are here to…
