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Best Practices for the Holiday Season

With Thanksgiving behind us, how did you do with your holiday eating behaviors?  Did you need your stretchy pants?  Did you make room for any fruits or vegetables?  Was your whole plate covered in gravy?  If you didn’t do as well as you wanted, here are 10 tips you can try out at upcoming holiday [...]

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Self Care During Winter

It is unfortunately that time of year again when it is cold outside and that stuff called snow falls.  For those that love this time of year, make sure you are safe about it.  But for those of us that don’t enjoy this time of year, make sure you take an extra few minutes to [...]

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Gifts That Keep Giving — Year-Round

As we approach the end of the year, we are reminded of the spirit of giving that surrounds the holiday season. Generosity can be seen in many ways: Donating last year’s coat to a homeless shelter Dropping some spare change into the Salvation Army bell ringer’s red bucket Purchasing a toy for the Toys for [...]

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How to Live Well…Even During the Holidays!

Post by Laura Jay-Ballinger Our blogs this month focus on getting back to the basics during the often chaotic and stressful holiday season. As a behavioral health therapist, I often hear my patients say that the holidays just don’t seem to be what they “should.”  Instead of instant holiday bliss as shown in magical holiday movies, [...]

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