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    Hi, I'm Amanda Ragusa

    experienced digital + print designer

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    It's A Certificate Of Completion
    Amanda R
    • Mar 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    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...
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    What Is Awareness And How To Become More Aware?
    Amanda R
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    What 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...
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    The Time I Caved And Found A Therapist
    Amanda R
    • Feb 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Create your own Happiness List.
    Amanda R
    • Nov 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Create 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...
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    A New Affirmation
    Amanda R
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    A New Affirmation

    When 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...
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    What happens when you're not "present"?
    Amanda R
    • Sep 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
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    A Lot Can Change In A Year
    Amanda R
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
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    How Do You React In Stressful Times?
    Amanda R
    • Aug 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    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,...
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    Awareness
    Amanda R
    • Jul 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
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    When Old Habits Fight Back
    Amanda R
    • May 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Believing In Personal Development
    Amanda R
    • May 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
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    The Power of Practice
    Amanda R
    • May 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Welcome To The Party
    Amanda R
    • Apr 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    Welcome To The Party

    Before writing this post, I asked myself, "If I write a pity party post, how can I make this informative without causing my readers to...
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    That's Too Hard
    Amanda R
    • Apr 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    That's Too Hard

    Well, my company began furloughing people this past week and as of right now will be going through the end of May. Awesome. This upcoming...
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    It Is A Stressful Season- Tips On How To Deal
    Amanda R
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    It Is A Stressful Season- Tips On How To Deal

    It'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...
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    Vacations are meant for FUN
    Amanda R
    • Feb 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    Vacations are meant for FUN

    Last 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...
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    One thing I stress out about on the daily
    Amanda R
    • Jan 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    One thing I stress out about on the daily

    Have 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...
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