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working from home during a pandemic

Many of you have found yourself, unexpectedly, thrust into working from home. I know adjusting to working from home can be challenging, especially at a time when the world feels chaotic. Anxiety and apprehension is a normal response at a time like this. The learning...

homeschooling during a pandemic

While it is true, many of us are homeschooling. What is even truer is that many of us are at home, trying to work and learn under extraordinary circumstances in the midst of a global crisis. There’s a reason people don’t voluntarily sign up to work full time,...

healthy habits during a pandemic

There’s so much we can’t control.Sometimes, things happen despite our best efforts for them not to. We can’t do everything right. A pandemic is no time for perfection. But, we can do what we can do to keep ourselves as healthy as possible. When we focus on what we can...

how to support kids during a pandemic

Our little ones are experiencing some big changes right now. At times like these, it’s natural to want to protect our kids. Here are a few ways to protect your children’s mental health : be communicative When kids are kept in the dark, they worry. Our kids are...

support during hard times

I made a 16 minute comfort meditation for you. It’s meant to be a quick balm that can be applied when hard things are happening or when you need a break from the difficulty that’s going down –

if you’re self-sabotaging…

Why do we sabotage ourselves? What makes us choose self-defeating behaviors that directly contradict our values and greatest desires? There are a few reasons, but I’ve noticed that a lot of us tend to resist accepting one specific explanation for self-sabotage: a lack...