The holidays can be tough on both your waistline, and your mental health. Even though the holidays are supposed to be a happy time, it can be a very difficult time, as well. For people who don’t have great relationships with family, it can be tough. For people who have lost family members, it canContinue reading “Mood Boosting Foods to Try Over the Holidays”
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Five Ways to Save Your Sanity During the Holidays
The holidays can drive us crazy, if we let them. As amazing as the holiday months are, they also come with a lot of stress. Expectations are high, inhibitions are low, and once the alcohol starts flowing anything can happen. Whether you are going to a slew of holiday parties, or spending time alone withContinue reading “Five Ways to Save Your Sanity During the Holidays”
Winter Workouts That Burn a Ton of Calories
How to keep fit during the holiday months. Thanksgiving is over. Christmas looms on the horizon. Our summer bodies are all but gone, as we trudge up the slow climb between holidays, and fight the onset of seasonal depression. I’m sorry, I know that sounded negative, but its true that the winter months can beContinue reading “Winter Workouts That Burn a Ton of Calories”
Three Ways to Express Gratitude This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving isn’t all about political arguments with family members and great shopping deals! The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us. As such, its very easy to fall into family drama. Almost as easy as it is to fall into a tub of mashed potatoes, or a pit of depression, after your great aunt asks you forContinue reading “Three Ways to Express Gratitude This Thanksgiving”
Five Ways to Prepare for Thanksgiving (Mentally and Emotionally)
Thanksgiving can be harmful to your mental health. I love the holidays. As a mom, who generally gets along with her siblings, I feel honored to be able to say that. For many, I know that Thanksgiving and Christmas can be a stressful time, being forced to spend time with relatives you have nothing inContinue reading “Five Ways to Prepare for Thanksgiving (Mentally and Emotionally)”
How to Actually Enjoy the Holidays
Step Back, Relax, and Enjoy! Easier said than done, but it is important to find that time to really appreciate the joy that the holidays bring. For many, the holidays can be a time of extreme stress with family visiting, children to buy presents for, and an entire feast (or several feasts) to plan. FollowingContinue reading “How to Actually Enjoy the Holidays”