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Self-Care 101: Mind, Body, and Spirit

What is Self-Care? Self-care means taking care of yourself so that you can be healthy, you can be well, you can do your job, you can help and care for others, and you can do all the things you need to and want to accomplish in a day.  Simply put, self-care is a conscious act […]

July 4th: Independence and Your Teen

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Let me begin by wishing you a Happy July 4th, the day of the official signing of the Declaration of Independence when we went from a colony to a country.  Millions of Americans have died since 1776 to allow all of us to keep our freedoms and liberties, the greatest experiment in democracy and capitalism […]

How to Deal with Stress During Finals Season

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Stress is never a great thing to have to deal with and unfortunately, during your finals, you will have to manage quite a lot of it.  The constant pressure to excel at school and get good grades only increases in intensity as we get closer and closer to those all-important final exams. It’s only natural […]

5 Ways to Know Your Feelings Better

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Do you sometimes get overwhelmed with feelings that you just can’t wrap your head around?  Don’t worry. This is extremely common in everyone’s teenage years! After we reach adolescence, growing up can be one of the most confusing times of our lives. You’ve got an overload of new things to learn, your body is going […]