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    When Social Media is Just Overwhelming

    May 14, 2024 - By 

    What do you do when social media is part of your job, but you’re just not into it and you need a break? I’m not feeling the social media thing lately. I get on there and feel like there’s so much information coming at me so fast, about so many people, that it’s just overwhelming. I feel like I don’t need to know that much, because then I feel l should respond in some way. Then I just want to turn it off Maybe it’s because engagement has been lacking and views are sporadic, or maybe it’s been that way…

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    April is National Stress Awareness Month

    April 16, 2024 - By 

    April is National Stress Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the impact of stress on our mental and physical well-being. I figured it was a good time to write this, as I was stressed out all day yesterday and woke up at 3AM this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. So, I am very aware of my stress regardless of the month. Managing stress is a big part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, as it can significantly affect both mental and physical well-being. Recognizing the signs of stress, building resilience, and knowing where to seek help…

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    ADHD, OCD and Tic Disorder at 8-Years-Old

    January 11, 2024 - By 

    I feel like our life changed over the holidays, when my 8-year-old son started to squeak right before Christmas break and continue through the Christmas vacation. He’s currently squeaking in the other room as I write this. We’ve been trying to work through the tics and ignore them, but they’ve suddenly intensified to the point where I felt we needed to stop pretending it wasn’t happening and fully address the issue with his doctor. A tic is a sudden, uncontrolled, and repetitive movement or sound that a person cannot control. They can be either motor (movement) or vocal (sounds). They…

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    My To-Do List and the Cycle of Getting Caught Up

    April 5, 2023 - By 

    I feel like I’m always trying to get caught up on things. And then, in those rare moments when I find myself with a completely clear to-do list, I immediately start filling it back up again with commitments and projects. That’s when life usually steps in and something takes up a huge amount of my time, only to lead me right back to freaking out about not being able to get caught up again. The Vicious Cycle So am I ever really caught up? Probably not. But I like to make to-do lists, and then cross the items off as…