Category: Wellness – How to Reduce Stress
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The joys and mental health benefits of organizing (Fox 2 News in St. Louis interview)
Getting organized and having things where I can find them easily helps me feel calm and happy. Even the process itself of organizing is very calming for me – a moving meditation that helps me get out of mind chatter and the inner critic. And then there’s the bonus of knowing where things are so…
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Happy Relaxation Day! (Fox 2 News St. Louis Interview)
This morning I talked about National Relaxation Day and the importance of taking time out for relaxing self-care on Fox 2 News in St. Louis. I shared products from the delightful local company Peace Love Happy, one of the Gems of St. Louis with a shop in Old St. Charles. I’ll have a full review…
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How to have smooth, calm travels this summer (Fox 2 News report)
This morning I talked about tips for smooth travels this morning on Fox 2 News. Here is video of the segment and below that are more details on what I recommended… Day after day, we pour millions of tons of untreated sewage and industrial and agricultural wastes into the world’s water systems. Clean water has…
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Paper Craft Idea: Quick no-screen time, brain break for kids & parents (Cocoa Daisy thank you card & bookmark)
Here’s an idea for busy parents to give yourself and your kids a fun brain break from phones and other digital devices so many of us have become addicted to. This is a bookmark/card I made today with a Cocoa Daisy pocket scrapbooking card and June 2018 Cocoa Daisy washi tape and diecuts. It was…
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Feeling peaceful and in harmony with aromatherapy (Review: Aveda Chakra Balancing Mists)
Each morning I choose an Aveda Chakra Balancing Body Mist. I spray it all around me and my space to reduce anxiety and help me feel centered and balanced. This morning I chose the Chakra 4 mist for Harmony for balancing the heart chakra, our center of sympathy, empathy and love, according to the ancient…