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The Healing Process of Grief

2013 was a huge year of transition for me. And, to be frank, it was a year of loss. But also a year of growth. A year of survival and a year of strength.   I’ve learned a lot first hand about loss, grief and healing… and I can contrast it quite vividly to what I *learned* about grief and healing during my medical training.   I still remember being in medical school and learning all about the classic model of the grief process, set forth by the amazing and brave Elisabeth Kubler-Ross: DABDA (I’m sure many of my readers, …

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Your Grounding FAQs, answered right now!

WOW!!!!   I’ve gotten so many amazing questions about Grounding (aka Earthingâ„¢) from viewers who watched the motion picture The Grounded and Heal For Free… …I’ve really loved and appreciated all the wonderful feedback as well as all of the interesting questions!   I want to be as helpful as possible and pull together all my favorite resources on Grounding for you to enjoy, in this:   Grounding Round Up!   Hopefully you will find tons of valuable information and links that you can use to make the most of the information presented in the motion picture “Grounded.” Please share …

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The Healthiest Ways To Release Any Stuck Emotions

Last week I talked about how the energy flow through your living space makes a big impact on how you feel living there, and I gave a few super easy ways to increase the fresh energy flow through the room.   Likewise, the energy flow through your physical body determines how it feels to live in your body.   When the energy is flowing through your body, you are releasing the old and welcoming in the new and healing happens effortlessly. In fact, that is what happens when the energy flows through your body: it gives rise to emotions… emotions …

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7 Ways To Improve Your Health Even During Times Of Stress

  I received a wonderful question from a reader recently. She asked me: “How do you remain hopeful even during times of immense stress?”   This is such a good question and one that I thought about for many days.   Here is the list I came up with of real-life strategies that I use personally and that I find work well for others during times of crisis and stress.   To remain hopeful really seems to be the key during any type of adversary in life, whether that be a personal tragedy, a health crisis or a series of …

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12 Ways To Empower Yourself TODAY!

In the past two weeks, I’ve been contacted by at least a dozen folks who found my blog and asked me about solar plexus issues.   Each time, I’ve forwarded them this blog post I wrote earlier. So… listening to the hints of the Universe, I thought it might be a good time to post this info again on my website. So here you go… my dear solar plexus soul brother and sisters.   What you are going through…I’ve been there, done that… am still doing it. It’s a process, no doubt.   Solar plexus symptoms — nausea, anxiety, nervousness, …

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Healthy Teeth Even If You Never Brush?

Is it possible to have healthy teeth even if you hate to brush? Yes!   In fact, in my family, I have one child who brushes sparingly and never uses any toothpaste at all. My son uses only a toothbrush and water, no toothpaste. Interestingly, the child who absolutely never uses toothpaste (the cute little guy buried in sand to the left) is the ONLY ONE OF US who has had absolutely zero cavities. Nada. None. Zilch.   So I’ve started seeing toothpaste as just a simple, yet optional, way to add some enjoyment to the toothbrushing process. And I’m …

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10 Things I’m Doing Now To Prepare For Fall

Ahhh… fall. How I love you!!!   The cooler mornings. The walks outside. Leaves swirling through the air. My children laughing as they spend more time outside than ever before. Oh, but how you hold a dark secret inside of you.   You don’t fool me for one instant… I know that the cooler mornings and campfire evenings are possible because of your tilt away from the sun… and how the days become shorter than the nights until they are so brief we wake up to darkness and eat dinner in darkness. And for me… shorter days and more darkness …

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