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Simple Self-Care: Connecting with Nature
"Connecting with nature doesn’t necessarily have to be defined by weeklong hiking trips or becoming a hardcore mountain biker. Little s
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An Honest Approach to Self-Care
"I could make a well-organized list of bullet-point tips exhorting the virtues of acupuncture, massage therapy, daily exercise, reduced
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Fitting Self-Care into Your Busy Schedule
"Try one small change today to see what happens. You may be surprised at how easily you’re able to incorporate self-care into your sche
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Welcome, Garrett Hooper!
Trade Winds Therapy & Relationship Coaching is committed to continue bringing you and your family value through our services, workshops,
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Are You Doing Self-Care Right?
"Doing self-care is even more challenging during the holidays because our time is increasingly more limited. We are constantly bombarde
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Shift From “What If”
"The truth is that 'what if' thinking lives in the future that hasn't happened yet. It's where anxiety and fear live as
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Four Qualities of Mindfulness for the Intimate Relationship](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d0a1a804572c4018ad274e78ff13f4a9.jpg/v1/fill/w_670,h_447,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/d0a1a804572c4018ad274e78ff13f4a9.webp)
Training the Heart to Love: Four Qualities of Mindfulness for the Intimate Relationship
We boldly choose to question and fight for something more yet are left wondering… if not LOVE, then what?
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Open Mouth, Insert Foot
Let me give you an inside glimpse into the mind of a therapist. Well… mine at least. I’ll tell you now that I am by no stretch of the imagin
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Stop “Shoulding” On Yourself
"...When the action you are partaking in causes an internal battle that ultimately leads to inaction, the only one who can stop it is y
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A Confession
I have a confession to make. I've been a bit absent recently. Not just with my blogging here on my website, but in my life as well. To...