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  • BeMeBetter’s Response to COVID-19

    Our practice already follows stringent health and safety requirements including frequent sanitizing of our office and infection control procedures known as Universal Precautions. We have additionally taken steps to increase the frequency of deep cleaning and infection control. We implemented Immunocompromised Protocol in July 2019. In March, we implemented CDC-recommended client and visitor screening questions…

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  • Take Steps to Avoid the Holiday Anxiety Trap

    Anxiety can be at its worst during the holiday season, and those with panic, anxiety, stress, depression and other mood disorders may find themselves on high alert, worrying about nearly everything.   If you’re one of these people, you aren’t alone. The American holiday commercialism means that we’re under increasing pressure to make everything perfect…

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  • The Joys of Motherhood – 3 Life Lessons I Learned from My 12 Kids

    I’m not technically a mother, though I do have many kids – 12 to be exact. We have goats.  8 pregnant mommas turned into 14 babies (6 sets of twins, 2 single births; 9 girls, 5 boys.) We have already found good homes for two of the baby girls, but that still leaves us with…

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  • The Brilliance of Bumper Sticker Wisdom

    The Brilliance of Bumper Sticker Wisdom

    Bumper sticker wisdom is BRILLIANT!  Short, sweet, easy to remember…just what we need in this “talk to me in sound-bytes” world.  Sometimes the only thing that makes traffic bearable is being behind a car that has one or more bumper stickers on it. Here’s a true story: I once followed a truck for 10 miles…

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  • I Want You to Hate Me

    I hate my personal trainer.  Really I love her and what she does for me.  She pushes me, holds me accountable, encourages me to work harder.  But I told her right from the start, “At the end of each session, I want to hate you.”  This is how I know she’s done her job.  If…

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  • Stop Being a Jerk and Be Nicer to Yourself

    Stop Being a Jerk and Be Nicer to Yourself

    Henry James once said, “Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.” The guy had a point, although I’d like to amend his original thought, “Three things in human life are important: the first is ice cream,…

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  • Power Yoga and Getting Unstuck

    Being a therapist means I sit most of the day.  After years of sitting my body had become tightly-wound and I found myself moving around with weird aches and pains like I was 80 years old. So when I had the opportunity through a friend and colleague to try out power yoga, I thought it…

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  • Make the Most of Your Spring Cleaning

    Finally, spring has arrived! The days are getting longer, which means there’s more sunlight streaming through your windows, illuminating all of the dust and grime that has infiltrated your house over the past four months. Of course your first instinct may be to roll up your sleeves, grab 18 rolls of paper towels and some…

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