February 7, 2021 This week we will be discussing the Mental Load and who is most affected by it. If you haven’t heard of this phenomenon before, allow me to explain. According to Mindbodygreen.com: “The mental load is a term for the invisible labor involved in managing a household and family, which typically falls on women’s shoulders. …
January 29, 2021 Last time I discussed the topic of stress, we focused on handling stress that day-to-day life throws at us. This week, I’d like to revisit that topic and go a bit deeper. How do we deal with the stress of others? Family members? Coworkers? Friends? Sometimes we can open ourselves up to …
January 22, 2021 Self Care is a term that is used often, but unfortunately it is not in the proper context. To start, what is Self Care? We touched on the topic in my Cleaning Article. To dive in further, Self Care looks different for everyone. Anything mentioned in this article may not be beneficial for …
January 14, 2021 This week, I want to tackle a heavy subject: Social Media & how it affects our mental health. To some of you reading, this may be an obvious answer. We all know that being on our phones or online for too long can make us feel sluggish and unmotivated. There is also …
December 31, 2020 If the title gives you anxiety, you aren’t alone. Cleaning is something that most people (especially women) think about daily. I would like to reframe this cleaning anxiety and package it to you as a form of self care. According to the International Self Care Foundation: “Self-Care is what people do for themselves …
December 30, 2020 Hi Friends, With the holiday season right around the corner I wanted to discuss something a lot of people don’t think about as often as they should. What I’m talking about is something I often refer to as “The Big Drop.” The better, scholarly term is “The Let Down Effect” but I …
December 17, 2020 Oh boy. For my first post I sure picked a big one. How do we define “stress”? According to the Mental Health Foundation “Stress can be defined as the degree to which you feel overwhelmed or unable to cope as a result of pressures that are unmanageable.” (My favorite stress relief linked here!) Seems broad, …
