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4 Tips When Your Mood Isn't Merry During the Holidays

• Michelle Clay • holiday blues • holiday stress • mindset • self-care • stress management • winter blues

4 Tips When Your Mood Isn't Merry During the Holidays

For me, it’s not the big celebration where I have the fondest memories, but the cherished and impactful moments throughout the year. I’m sure I’m not alone. I know a few people who have lost parents, grand-parents and even children in 2018 and this is their first holid...

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A World Mental Health Mindset

• Michelle Clay • mental health • mental health awareness month • self-care • world mental health day

A World Mental Health Mindset

This World Mental Health day, I honor the memory of my brother Theodore Vernon Clay, II. He committed suicide when he was 21 years of age. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 1 in 5 children between the ages of 13 – 18 have or will have mental...

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Wellness Wisdom for Your Next

• Michelle Clay • calm • distress • stress management • wellness • work life balance

Wellness Wisdom for Your Next

What do you need to:  *Find and fulfill your purpose with less stress? *Get back on track and stay on track? *Create harmony in your life? *Feel calmer? *Have peace of mind in the midst of life's challenges? I want to share with you what I have been doing to get ba...

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7 Relaxation Techniques When Life Gets Rocky

• Michelle Clay • burnout • relax • relaxation • stress management

7 Relaxation Techniques When Life Gets Rocky

Many people tell me they can’t relax because they have too much on their plate. Burnout often is the result of the inability to balance daily obligations and the stress response is activated constantly. The stress response or the ‘fight or flight’ response can be calme...

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Ritual for Relaxation

• Michelle Clay • Japanese tea ceremony • me time • relax • relaxation • self care • stress management

Ritual for Relaxation

Now that summer vacation is winding down and the children are returning to school, creating "me time" and moments to relax can be challenging. Before the hustle and bustle returns in full swing, it would be beneficial to create a ritual for your relaxation an...

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