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3 Ways To Separate From Your Negative Thoughts
Have you heard of fusion? Like fusing two pieces of metal together? Did you know that the human brain can fuse thoughts together and...
Amanda R
Apr 17, 20212 min read
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3 Ways To Separate From Your Negative Thoughts
It's been a couple of weeks since I posted anything and sent an email out. The reason for the break was because I made a scary decision....
Amanda R
Apr 4, 20211 min read
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It's A Certificate Of Completion
I have great news! I completed the Stress Management course I signed up to take. It had been about two years of thinking about taking a...
Amanda R
Mar 22, 20211 min read
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How To Pull Yourself Out Of A Negative Thought Loop With Music
Today we're going to talk about music therapy and how it can support our mental and emotional health. One way we can calm down when we're...
Amanda R
Mar 16, 20212 min read
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What Is a Happiness List?
Back in 2019, I created a list of activities that I love to do. Each one had a positive effect on me with the same purpose - reduce...
Amanda R
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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How To Follow Through On Something You Truly Want To Do
Today I made cinnamon rolls for the first time from scratch! It was obviously more complex than braking open a tub of Pillsbury and place...
Amanda R
Feb 21, 20212 min read
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The Time I Caved And Found A Therapist
It was about 8 years ago now that I was messaging a co-worker about my constant worrying and overthinking. It wasn't "normal" to be...
Amanda R
Feb 17, 20212 min read
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Stress Management and Mindfulness: How Can I Help You Level Up?
Ask me any questions you might have on stress management, anxiety, and/or mindfulness. I have lived with anxiety for over 20 years now...
Amanda R
Feb 7, 20211 min read
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How You Might Be Adding Stress and Anxiety To Your Every Day Life
Do you find yourself making lists of work you have to do each day only to get easily overwhelmed? This feeling may cause anxiety along...
Amanda R
Jan 31, 20212 min read
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Where Are You Going?
I’ve learned since the beginning of the pandemic that: 1. Taking the time to do my hair, makes up and putting real clothes on perks up my...
Amanda R
Jan 24, 20211 min read
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If you're going through some hard shit right now
I took a walk this afternoon. It was about 35* and snow on the ground. It wasn't super long but enough to get outside, increase the HR,...
Amanda R
Jan 5, 20211 min read
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Goodbye 2020
Though the year was not what we expected, I hope we all close this chapter with more gratitude and moving more slowly and present. This...
Amanda R
Dec 31, 20201 min read
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The Timing Was Right
I did a thing this last week and I'm so excited about it! Ever since I became a health and fitness coach and began personal development,...
Amanda R
Sep 27, 20201 min read
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What happens when you're not "present"?
For me, I lived years and years (~13) of my life in high stress, thinking about and planning the future, sad about the past and how it...
Amanda R
Sep 19, 20202 min read
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A Lot Can Change In A Year
My blogs will always have some type of mindset theme to them. I feel like the older I grow, the more personal development I do, the more...
Amanda R
Sep 10, 20202 min read
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How Do You React In Stressful Times?
A few weeks ago I locked myself out of the house. Like most mornings, I was rushing out the door to get to the office. I had my work bag,...
Amanda R
Aug 23, 20203 min read
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Awareness
It's been a minute since my last blog post. At the beginning of the year, I set out to post a blog every Friday. For a couple months I...
Amanda R
Jul 31, 20202 min read
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When Old Habits Fight Back
Remember in a previous post I had mentioned that I am creating new, positive pathways in my brain? That it takes practice and time and...
Amanda R
May 19, 20203 min read
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Believing In Personal Development
Last week I talked to you about 'spiraling thoughts' and the method I use to reel it in before it drags me down the rabbit hole. Today, I...
Amanda R
May 9, 20203 min read
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The Power of Practice
Over the weekend, I realized something that I wanted to share with you. Saturday, I planned to have this really cool movie theater night...
Amanda R
May 4, 20202 min read
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