Amanda RMar 22, 20211 minIt's A Certificate Of CompletionI 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 RMar 8, 20212 minWhat Is Awareness And How To Become More Aware?Hello! Today I'm going to talk about awareness. What is awareness? How do you become more aware? Why do you want to be more aware? What...
Amanda RFeb 17, 20212 minThe Time I Caved And Found A TherapistIt 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 RNov 11, 20202 minCreate your own Happiness List.Wow! It's been a full month since my last post. All I can say is that I have so much hope for us all as we move deeper into this pandemic...
Amanda ROct 11, 20203 minA New AffirmationWhen you've lived with anxiety and the need to be "perfect" for years (~20 years), it takes patience and time to reprogram your brain to...
Amanda RSep 19, 20202 minWhat 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 RSep 10, 20202 minA Lot Can Change In A YearMy 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 RAug 23, 20203 minHow 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 RJul 31, 20202 minAwarenessIt'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 RMay 19, 20203 minWhen Old Habits Fight BackRemember 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 RMay 9, 20203 minBelieving In Personal DevelopmentLast 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 RMay 4, 20202 minThe Power of PracticeOver the weekend, I realized something that I wanted to share with you. Saturday, I planned to have this really cool movie theater night...
Amanda RApr 25, 20203 minWelcome To The PartyBefore writing this post, I asked myself, "If I write a pity party post, how can I make this informative without causing my readers to...
Amanda RApr 18, 20202 minThat's Too HardWell, my company began furloughing people this past week and as of right now will be going through the end of May. Awesome. This upcoming...
Amanda RMar 15, 20203 minIt Is A Stressful Season- Tips On How To DealIt's no secret that everyone in the world is a little on edge with the COVID-19 situation. I'd be lying to you if I said that I wasn't...
Amanda RFeb 23, 20204 minVacations are meant for FUNLast week I posted about going on vacation and how this time it was going to be different. I was going into this vacation with a totally...
Amanda RJan 11, 20202 minOne thing I stress out about on the dailyHave you ever stopped and thought about all the things in your life that stresses you out? Is it all necessary? I used to stress out...