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What to Do If Mindfulness Isn’t Working

What is Mindfulness?  Mindfulness is awareness without judgment or reactivity. This awareness is often of our environment, thoughts, emotions, and/or body. The idea of mindfulness is to observe our experiences with the intention of complete acceptance.   What does Mindfulness do?   Despite popular belief, mindfulness is not a strategy for solving problems. Rather, it’s a state

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How to Get Motivated Right Now

Give yourself a pat on the back for clicking on this article! It took a considerable amount of motivation to get here. I now present to you a three (basically two)-step process toward more long-term, sustainable motivation: Do One Small Task (even if it’s just a part of a task!). Repeat after me: Motivation comes

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Handling Feeling Annoyed

If only it were a social norm to wear an “I’m feeling irritated today” pin to signal to others when we are not a force to be reckoned with… but then again, most of us would have pins on Mon-Fri… Feeling annoyed is a natural, frustrating part of the human experience. Many factors can cause

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Am I Manipulative?

What do you think of when you hear the word “manipulative?” Maybe you think of characters you’ve seen on TV, perhaps the classic evil mastermind archetype. Or maybe this word hits closer to home. Perhaps a friend who is in a seemingly toxic relationship or a family member comes to mind.   Since manipulation is

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