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A Mother’s Love Capable of Helping to Protect Your Health As An Adult

      In honor of Mother’s Day this weekend, I want to share with you one of my all time favorite medical studies. It shows how a little TLC from your mom may actually help protect your health, well into adulthood. Published in 2005 in Dialoges in Clinical Neuroscience, researchers found that the how much affection a mommy rat showed to her babies in their first week of life protected them from future stress later on in life — decreasing their stress response and even lowering stress hormone production. Researchers compared two different types of mom rats, separating them …

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The Dance… My Latest Original Painting And Why I Painted It

“What is to give light must endure burning.” -Victor Frankl     In turning 49. starting my 50th circle around the sun, I’m ever aware that time on this earth, any length of time, even one day of time, is precious.  I want to start thanking my body for the gift of waking up today in it.  And focus on what an honor that is, not the things I don’t like about it or the limitations I perceive from it. To remind myself, I wanted to choose a word of the year that evoked the energy of wearing my body in …

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Connecting With Others Protects Your Own Heart’s Health… Here’s How

      We all intuitively can feel that connecting with others boosts our health, right? How much better do you feel after a warm hug from a friend, the comforting squeeze of a partner’s hand, or the joy of laughing around a dinner table with your children. Sharing space with a loved one for even one minute is enough to completely turn a bad day into a good one. Medical studies have shown that increasing your connection to others not only improves your health, it actually increases your longevity. I feel this has something to do with the fact …

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How Grounding Makes Sex Feel Better & Boosts Your Libido Too

    With Valentines Day coming up next week, I thought this might be the perfect time to talk about why my favorite holistic healing therapy of all time — grounding — can boost your sexual health! If you are struggling with infertility, if you are struggling with getting in the mood, if you are struggling with pain during intimacy, here are some of the reasons you might want to consider grounding to help reverse all of that:   6 Ways Grounding Makes Sex Better:         1. Improved Circulation & Increased Blood Flow:   I think it’s …

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Brand New Holiday Gift Sets For Your Favorite People

Yes… I know, I know: it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet. But most of the items I offer are custom made (just for you!) when you place an order. And because they are hand sewn by local artisans, they can take several weeks to have made and ready to ship… …so the deadline for ordering from my shop in time for holiday gift giving is the end of next week: Friday, November 29th.   Therefore, today I give you my 10 favorite gift ideas for all the loved ones in your life!   1. For the DIYer   This DIY grounding …

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To My Husband (Yes, I Said Husband!)

Exactly one month ago today… this happened:         This man is absolute strength during the bad times and incredibly playful during the good. In short, he’s wonderful. He has been by my side during the absolute rock bottom moments of my life, standing there with arms open wide and a heart open wider. And not just for me, but with unwavering support for my children as well.     I feel in love with Steve during the worst crap storm of my life, and I am married to him now with an incredibly grateful heart. I wanted …

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My Valentines

    Dearest Reader, Happy Valentine’s Day this weekend.   My Valentine’s wish for you is that you *know* and *feel* that love surrounds you. In ways both ***Seen*** and ***Unseen***   In ordinary ways and in extraordinary ways. In ways that are obvious and known to us and also in ways that are hidden and unknown… … in ways perhaps we can’t fully realize until our lives are over and we return into ALL THAT WE ARE and can understand from a broader perspective.   This Valentine’s Day, I want to share with you a glimpse of my own …

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