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What Soul Searching Looks Like

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 9, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
So you’ve taken the time to dig deep, to gain some new perspective, to halt the breakdown that was inevitable. What does soul searching look like? Well, it probably looks a little different for everybody. In the book, Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert searched her...
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5 Reasons You Need To Take Time For Yourself NOW

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 7, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Soul searching has its benefits. If you slow down long enough to just be with yourself, sift through your thoughts, and get reacquainted with the real you, you’ll make some progress toward clarity. I’m not talking about “self care” either – bubble baths, getting your...
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Teaching My Daughter: Our needs come first.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 29, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
“If, as a mother, I always put my needs last, I am teaching my daughter that one day won’t matter either.” @vanessacornell I don’t want to teach my daughter this, yet I live way fast and put my needs last (or ignore them completely)...
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Self Care 2.0

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, May 8, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Can we change how we look at “self care” a little? I think it’s more than bubble baths and getting my nails done, enjoying a glass of wine or buying myself new tennis shoes. I want to care about what I SAY to myself. I...
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Update Your Self Care

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, April 4, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Girl, why are you struggling so hard to take care of yourself? Why are you chasing that thing that has always calmed you down? What you used to do to feel better? How you have coped before? You’re not the same person. You are not...
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20 Ways To Love Yourself

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, March 16, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
1) Don’t respond to that email, text, or phone call. 2) Let that housework wait; it will still be there later. 3) Take a shower, smell good, and show up with your chin up. 4) Say “no” with a smile, because you really are too...
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Let go of the crap.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, March 10, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Funny, isn’t? Funny to think about your old self, or maybe what the rest of the world is still doing, when you decide to be completely done with… Stupid crap. Fake crap. Meaningless crap. Other people’s crap. Political crap. Crap that ain’t my business. Dramatic...
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If my friend told me…

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 18, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
If my friend told me she was lonely, I would offer to come see her, meet for lunch, or suggest opportunities to get out of the house and be among people. I might just listen. She might not want to be fixed. If my friend...
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