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Mental Health and the Holidays: What Can I Do to Protect Myself?
Mental Health and the Holidays: What Can I Do to Protect Myself?

Currently, the US is still healing from a “highly contested election,” a surge in coronavirus cases, fluctuating physical distancing restrictions and regulations, oh and of course, the holidays coming up. Regulation is key. While we all have so much on our plates (pun intended), it’s difficult to think about all that is ahead in the last month of this year, especially after Thanksgiving.

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Bridgette Gottwaldholidays, mental health, stress, counseling, check in with yourself, reflection, boundaries, connect, traditions, sleep schedule, think realistically, say no, perspective
Good Grief, Part 2: How to Handle the Loss of Loved Ones
Good Grief, Part 2: How to Handle the Loss of Loved Ones

So, grief is love? Hurting because a person is no longer with us is supposed to make me a more understanding and loving person? Sounds like a bunch of crap, right?

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BlogBridgette Gottwaldgrief, love, overcoming loss, handeling loss, loved ones, acknowledge pain, healthy ways to cope, coping meachanisms, comparison, accept, understand, unexpected emotions, physical symptoms, positive memories, traditions, photos, sentimental memories