A note from Danielle: This is a guest post from the fabulous artist Kimberly Patiño. Enjoy loves! Have you ever looked at a photo and just stopped everything that you were doing to stare at it? It’s happened to me millions of times a day! Photos have a way of stopping you in your track to […]
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In occupational therapy, we talk a lot about utilizing people’s strengths, meaning what they are good at, their talents, their interests, and their passions. What I have found is that so often we cannot see our own strengths. It is only once someone points them out that we really learn how to utilize and take […]
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You have worked so hard to get to where you are today. You got the education, the job, and the money. You are where you planned to be in life. So why aren’t you ecstatically happy? A funny thing happens when you reach your goals… there seems to be no where else to go. What you […]
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Relationships ending are never fun, regardless of if you were the one initiating the ending or not. You lost something, you don’t know where your life is going to go from here, and you feel like you are back at square one. Not being able to make the relationship work made you feel like a […]
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Happiness is the key to everything. In my opinion it is our purpose in life, yet I spent over 10 years of my life painfully unhappy. I do not know exactly when I first became depressed but it started to come to a head when I was about 12. Age 12 was when I began to […]
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Does your life get so busy that you cannot make time to keep up with all of your to-dos let alone your relationships? Me too! I am working full time, running an online business, finishing my doctorate, working out with a trainer, teaching piano, taking care of our many pets and maintaining a healthy relationship with […]
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If you are anything like me, you are constantly filling your time with more and more to dos. I like to think that this high activity is where I thrive, but it means it is even more important that I have good strategies and habits for destressing. When we are in a state of stress we […]
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A few years ago I got out of an abusive relationship. One of the hardest parts of getting away from this person was that I had to step away from my spiritual home. This was an incredibly difficult time in my life as I was struggling with this person continuing to be abusive, breaking into […]
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I want to welcome you to my little corner of the world. I am an occupational therapist, piano teacher and creative who is passionate about living life to the fullest! For me this means creating art, spending time with my loved ones, exploring the world, health and wellness…among other things. I hope to share my passion […]
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