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Grief: Something We All Experience
By Robin Olson, Area Agency on Aging, and originally published in The Mountain Mail on June 24, 2024, Have you ever suddenly started to cry because you miss a loved one who’s died? Or how about bursting into laughter when you see something silly that reminds you of that person? But if this loved one passed away many years ago, you may ask yourself, “Why am I feeling this now?” Whether it has been 10 years or 10 minutes, grief from the death of a person loved, or from another type of loss like marriage, job, or health, knows no boundaries and has many faces. There is never a time when you are “done” with grief. Grief is a universal human experience. We are made to connect with one another,...
How to Get Better Sleep
To be honest, I’ve been dancing with insomnia for almost a year now. I was never much of a dancer unless I waltzed with my dad. Now, he knew how to lead a girl around the dancefloor. This insomnia, though, doesn’t really care if I want to dance or not. It jerks me back from sleep’s edge to the middle of wide awake. Figuring out how to get better sleep keeps eluding me. I hav never liked taking pills for a headache and I feel the same with trying to get to sleep. *I am not a doctor so if you, too, are dancing with insomnia, I encourage you to seek medical advice to find out what is right for you.* I turned to herbs and teas, and then I tried one thing that I never would have guessed would...
What is destressifying?
SODA or POP? If you’re from the Midwest like me, your eyes probably went straight to the word POP. But this blog isn’t about fizzy, sugary drinks. This is about two techniques for destressifying. (Please note the “d” in destressifying and in davidji are always lower case.) destressifying is a term coined by davidji, an internationally recognized stress-management expert, meditation master, and creator of Masters of Wisdom Meditation Teacher Training program. In his book, destressifying – The Real-World Guide to Personal Empowerment, Lasting Fulfillment, and Peace of Mind, he defines destressifying as “our ability to easily adapt to stressful situations and to adversity without experiencing...
Imposter Syndrome
Welcome to my very first blog, Peace 4 Your Mind, where today, I want to talk about Imposter Syndrome. I’ve never written a blog before or anything for others on a regular basis. Launching my spiritual coaching practice and mediation mentoring website seemed like a perfect time to learn. But… Imposter Syndrome rises within… “Who am I to start a blog?” Who in the world would want to read about what I’m thinking?” Have you ever felt like an imposter? Have you ever doubted your abilities or feel like a phony? YOU ARE NOT ALONE. It’s estimated that over 70% of the U.S. population experiences imposter syndrome. According to the article, “Imposter Syndrome” on Psychologytoday.com, it was first...