"Connecting with nature doesn’t necessarily have to be defined by weeklong hiking trips or becoming a hardcore mountain biker. Little shifts in your daily life can help you engage with nature and begin feeling more connected and less stressed."

"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 schedule once you’re able to shift your mindset."

"Doing self-care is even more challenging during the holidays because our time is increasingly more limited. We are constantly bombarded with parties, family and friend gatherings, cooking and baking more than usual, gift exchanges, and other seasonal obligations....

"The truth is that 'what if' thinking lives in the future that hasn't happened yet. It's where anxiety and fear live as well. 'What is', however, is calmer, more centered, and focused on now."

"We are all born to connect and we are never done learning, never done challenging ourselves. We're just never done growing and adapting! That is the natural direction of the psyche, to move toward a balanced state, and often this means allowing the demons at...

"...misery thrives on loneliness and that solitude without peace only breeds more misery."

"...When the action you are partaking in causes an internal battle that ultimately leads to inaction, the only one who can stop it is you."

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