Tag: mindfulness
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The surprisingly relatable truth about why you’re so tense
If you’re serious about managing stress, you need to master one skill: Letting go. That “too much” feeling we get? That’s stress. And it usually means we’re holding on to stuff we don’t even realise. Like: . Old arguments we replay at night . Expectations we never asked for but feel we must fulfill .…
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Engage Your Core: The Foundation of Strength and Calm
Let’s be clear: If you want to stay mobile, strong, and independent for life—core engagement is non-negotiable. It’s not advanced. It’s not optional. It’s not cosmetic. It’s foundational. 🗣️ “I’m blessed I can still walk…” I once had an elderly man tell me: “I’m blessed I can still walk. If I do resistance training, I…
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Eating to Ease Stress
Life can be a lot, can’t it? The endless to-do list. The worries that wake us before dawn. When I’m in those moments—when stress wraps itself around me like a weight—I often forget to eat well. But here’s the truth: the way you fuel yourself is part of how you fight back. You don’t have…
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Sleep is a Skill—Train Like You Mean It
I used to dread bedtime. Not because I wasn’t sleepy—but because I knew I wouldn’t actually rest. I’d lie there with my eyes closed, but my mind? Loud. Restless. Heavy with the weight of everything I didn’t say or fix or finish. No matter how exhausted my body was, my mind still thought it had…
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Stress Management
When Stress Becomes Too Much… Sometimes, stress feels like a slow leak in the soul. You smile, you function, you keep moving—but inside, something feels off. Heavy. Unspoken. But here’s something I’ve learned (after plenty of trial and error) : most of our stress doesn’t come out of nowhere. It’s usually tied to something—a problem…
