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How to Find Your Inner Calm When the World Feels Like…A Lot

When life feels overwhelming, the key to inner peace isn’t about controlling everything around us; it’s about focusing on what’s within our reach. By letting go of others’ opinions, expectations, and actions, we free ourselves to focus on our choices, our reactions, and how we care for ourselves and others. This post explores how grounding ourselves in what we can control brings true calm and includes practical tips to reclaim peace during chaotic times. From creating daily rituals to setting social media boundaries, discover small ways to find calm when the world feels like…a lot.

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Alone on Election Night? Here's How to Cope (We Asked a Psychologist)

No matter how you hope the presidential election shakes out, it’s very likely that election night and the days (and perhaps even weeks) that follow may be tense in a way that impacts mental health—which is in line with the anxiety-spiking effects of whole election season. And given that this high-tension race is taking place as COVID-19 cases reach an all-time high in the U.S., it’s to be expected that many will experience the history-making, terrifying roller-coaster in quarantine, alone on election night.

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6 Ways To Find The Silver Lining During The Age of Isolation + Quarantine

There’s a lot to be stressed about lately due to the coronavirus pandemic: Confirmed cases of COVID-19 keep rising, stock market volatility is causing panic, jobs are at risk and store shelves are emptying. But there’s a lot more at stake here than toilet paper. I’m talking about mental health, particularly for millennials.

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Protecting Your Mental Health During the Pandemic That is Coronavirus

WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE, AMIRITE?! Ok, I’ll admit…all the Quarantine memes can be pretty funny, but, in all honesty—the world is going through a lot of turmoil right now because of the Coronavirus. And, well, it can be triggering. If all the Coronavirus talk is causing you to feel all sorts of emotions—you’re not alone and you shouldn’t be ashamed.

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5 Ways Alexa is Keeping My Mental and Physical Health in Check This Holiday Season

It’s important to prioritize our mental and physical health so we can be the best version of ourselves during the holidays. After all, that’s the best gift we can give to our loved ones and a heck of lot more valuable than that air fryer you were going to get your sister-in-law. My Amazon Devices, like my Echo Show and Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, are keeping my mind and body right this holiday season.

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Exercising Just *This Tiny Bit* Can Prevent Depression

Depression is one of the most common—and most stigmatized—illnesses of our time. To help people understand it, cope with it, and heal from it, it’s important that we talk about it regularly. Now, emerging research finds even more evidence that exercise can help ward off depression in some people. Let’s talk about why these findings are so promising…and why you might want to lace up your running shoes today.

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Managing Stress + Anxiety with CBD and Sagely Naturals

Anxiety can be absolutely debilitating. With so many things in my life changing all at once, I can take all the help I can get when it comes to stress management. #SagelyNaturals creates products that give you all the benefits of CBD without any of the psychoactive effects. Sharing all about the Stress Treatment Roll-On that hasn’t left my purse and the rest the Tranquility Collection (that has been a a total breath of fresh air) on the blog. #SelfCareWithSagely

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