Category: Healthy mindset
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Activating New Muscles
“Noah, relax your chest. You are lifting your leg with your chest muscles. That is impossible for most people.” I can’t help but laugh. This is why we are here at physical therapy. My son probably uses his hamstrings to brush his teeth and his quadriceps to blink his eyes. We learned two months ago…
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Everyone Has Issues, Not Just Me

Sometimes it’s good to just sit and ground myself in the notion that everyone has issues, not just me. It’s just that we’re not really talking about our issues. Often we stumble on other people’s issues by accident. Sometimes those close to us might trust us enough to share their issues, or ask for advice…
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That Show-Stopping Vomit-Inducing Anxiety

Where does this come from? This morning, it completely consumed me in the shower. For some reason, it feels a million times more crushing as a parent, and maybe more so as a single parent. Not only am I trying to navigate the anxiety, I’m trying to stay strong because my kids are counting on…