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5 Basic Needs To Help You Heal From Childhood Trauma

Jodie Gale · Leave a Comment

When it comes to basic needs, people who suffer from complex trauma typically have (or had) parents who were unavailable in some way (e.g., depression, addiction, narcissism) and who lived in a household where the primary care system was too absent, too controlling or too … [Read more...] about 5 Basic Needs To Help You Heal From Childhood Trauma

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The Benefits of Dance: 5 Classes to Help You Befriend Your Body

Jodie Gale · Leave a Comment

As a little girl, Alice loved to dance. No matter whether there was music and an audience, or just a sidewalk or field, Alice would swoop and swirl, letting her arms sail wildly through the air, feet moving in a rhythm that came to her with each moment, twirling until she was … [Read more...] about The Benefits of Dance: 5 Classes to Help You Befriend Your Body

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9 ways to help you feel good enough in tough times

Lindley Ashline · Leave a Comment

Feeling good enough is hard when times are tough. Though our normal lives didn't stop when the novel coronavirus (which causes the illness COVID-19) began spreading across the globe in early 2020, they got immensely more complicated. Our lives can be challenging in normal times, … [Read more...] about 9 ways to help you feel good enough in tough times

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4 Things You and Your Body Deserve Right Now — At Any Size

Lindley Ashline ·

Photo by McKinsey on RawPixel. It's as reliable as the seasons: the latest diet fad. In the past, it's been Atkins, South Beach or the Mediterranean diet. This year it's Keto and intermittent fasting. Next year, it'll be something else. If you've jumped on the dieting wagon, … [Read more...] about 4 Things You and Your Body Deserve Right Now — At Any Size

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