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Emotional Stress 101 (Pt. 1 of 3)

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Emotional stress is the mental and physiological response to a perceived threat, challenge, or demand that taxes an individual’s coping resources. Emotional stress can manifest in a variety of ways, including feelings of anxiety, sadness, anger, frustration, or fear, and can affect an individual’s ability to function effectively in daily life.

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Life After Divorce: Landing On Your Feet

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Someone once said that to move on after a divorce takes half the time you spent together. So, if you were in a one-year marriage, it’s okay if you take six months to wallow and reminisce. Yet, that can be much harder to apply to divorce. The waiting period for getting over a marriage that…

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Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem

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As parents, we’re always looking for ways to make our kids happier, healthier, and more successful. Yet, few of us know exactly how to do that. Beyond showering them with compliments and positive affirmations all day long, we’re pretty lost. According to experts, what we should be doing instead is teaching them how to be…

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What’s Wrong With Imperfection, Anyway?

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Imagine if we were all perfect. We would do the right things all the time. We would all be rich or at least have what we need. We would all look the same. We would all know how to play the piano or be great at baseball. We would all excel at the same subjects…

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7 Habits to Avoid When Coping with Anxiety

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At the rate things are going, one might be led to believe that the world we live in is becoming crazier by the day. With vaccine mandates, toxic politicians, never-ending problems, creeping inflation, etc. trying to escape stress is becoming a Herculean task. If we allow stress to get the better of us and let…

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