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Finding My Way to We | How To Retain Your Identity In a Relationship

How to reconcile our ‘WE-ness’ or ‘I-ness’ within a love relationship

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The one that got away… . Somehow this beauty got

The one that got away…
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Somehow this beauty got buried away, tucked beneath gifts, ribbons, packages… only to be discovered today.
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This precious hand-painted card and simply beautiful accompanying letter filled my heart. I don’t care what anyone says nothing beats a handcrafted gift… Nothing.
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Here’s a shout out to all the creators… Please keep creating! Get your words, art, songs, creations and heart into the world. ✍️🎨🎶🔨👏🏻❤️
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Saving the best for last…

No one wants to talk about a midlife crisis, least

No one wants to talk about a midlife crisis, least of all while amidst one. But that is exactly what Sara Arnell, author of the soon-to-be published memoir, There Will Be Lobster does. She peels back the protective layers of bucking up, stuffing feelings down and hiding. It is a candid portrayal of all the “feels” in witty, vulnerable, self-deprecating truth-telling. ⁠
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As a veteran 30-year ad exec she was quite adept at ‘packaging herself’ and showing only that which she wanted to be seen on the exterior — all the while hiding her unraveling and pain. ⁠
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She releases the lid off the pressure cooker of midlife crisis secrets and joins hands with anyone who wants to write a new story https://bestselfmedia.com/journey-through-a-midlife-crisis/ (LINK IN BIO).⁠
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#saraarnell #therewillbelobster #midlifecrisis #emotionalhealing #bestself #bestselfmedia #bestselfmag

Much of our experience in the world tells us to fi

Much of our experience in the world tells us to fit into certain boxes of conformity, dulling our individuality. But have no fear, Amanda Blair, a self-proclaimed global ambassador of “daily differentness” and author of the book, Limited Edition of One — is here to help us return to our uniqueness. ⁠
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This article in Best Self Magazine will have you flexing your uniqueness muscle:⁠
And as Amanda says we can choose to use it or lose it. Check out the wonderful ‘Daily Different’ warm-up exercises included in this article to get you back on track — to remembering your beautifully creative, unique Best Self!⁠
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As Amanda says, uniqueness is a muscle we can choose to lose or use. Let’s get this party started! https://bestselfmedia.com/limited-edition-of-1/ (LINK IN BIO).⁠
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#amandablair #limitededitionofone #uniqueness #individuality #bestself #bestselfmag #bestselfmedia #dailydifferentness #diversity #creativity

In this article by writer, Nancy Burrows, we not o

In this article by writer, Nancy Burrows, we not only take a deep dive into the status quo of bereavement care in this country, but we are also inspired by the vision of one woman to stand up courageously and be the change she wished to see in the world. And in fact, we salute Evermore as Bereavement Leave language just made it into President Biden’s American Families Plan as a result of these initiatives.⁠
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This is the inspiring story of believing we can do better. When we believe we can do better… we do better https://bestselfmedia.com/space-to-grieve/ (LINK IN BIO).⁠
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#JoyalMulheron #evermore #grief #bereavement #bereavementcare #bereavementleave #bethechange #abetterway #nancyburrows #bestself #bestselfmag #bestselfmedia

⁠ I love this story from writer Meta Valentic, w

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I love this story from writer Meta Valentic, who I had the pleasure of getting to know this past year during the pandemic… well, at least get to know, in a “virtual” sense. I was immediately captivated by her story. ⁠
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Meta pulls us into her initial pandemic anxiety, a world of lockdowns, homeschooling and cramped spaces — she takes us along for the ride of navigating her way through it all — channeling it into something that she had been longing to birth. And she shares how a local municipal pool changed everything for her. Getting In her lane, is her story of freeing herself, and a reminder to each of us to connect to our own go-to place. ⁠
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Inspiration can be found anywhere that we are https://bestselfmedia.com/finding-my-lane/ (LINK IN BIO).⁠
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#metavalentic #writingjourney #inspiration #releasingyourinnerwriter #writer #bestself #bestselfmag #bestselfmedia

While I have long been a fan of the work of Somati

While I have long been a fan of the work of Somatic Therapist, Nutritionist and Herbalist, Luis Mojica — I had never understood the concept of ‘fawning’, until he explained it in his clear and concise, gifted way. And it’s like discovering a missing link. ⁠
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Fawning is the 4th trauma response after fight, flight and freeze. Overlooking this behavioral response that we have all been exposed to, keeps us stuck in patterns that bypass our healing and further stifles our voices and intuition. In this article for Best Self Magazine, Luis, unpacks it all — revealing an ugly underbelly to all of this surface niceness we have been taught to portray.⁠
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This understanding of our learned behavior is a true gamechanger. You can read more about it here https://bestselfmedia.com/fawning-traumatic-healing/ (LINK IN BIO).⁠
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#luismojica #somatictherapy #holistichealth #consciousliving #trauma #traumaresponse #healing #fightorflight #bestself #bestselfmag #bestselfmedia

Best Selfer, Buddhist meditation teacher (and fell

Best Selfer, Buddhist meditation teacher (and fellow occasionally anxious human being) Lodro Rinzler offers a refreshing perspective on taking back control of our stressed-out minds. And seriously… who couldn’t use a dose of that after the year we’ve had?!⁠
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But the reality is that elections, pandemics, divisive politics aside — to some degree, stress is just a part of life. Lodro keeps it real — not one for platitudes, he offers simple, yet profound guidance on how to tame the anxious mind with practical tools.⁠
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Yep. If you’re ready for a shift out of anxiety, ready to see choice in the circumstances and looking for a way to quell the noise of the world from a gentle soul with a great sense of humor — you won’t want to miss this article https://bestselfmedia.com/taking-back-your-mind/ (LINK IN BIO).⁠
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#lodrorinzler #takebackyourmind #anxiety #stress #stressreduction #stressfultimes #mindfulness #meditation #consciousness #mindfulmeditation #buddhistadvice #buddhism #bestself #bestselfmag #bestselfmedia

Best Selfer, mamapreneur and author of Togethernes

Best Selfer, mamapreneur and author of Togetherness Redefined: Finding a Different Kind of Family Togetherness, Celeste Orr wants you to know one thing: You can audaciously redefine what it means to be a family at any moment (whether you are understood or not). ⁠
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It’s also why she has opened the door and invited us into the story of her own family adventure — spending 7 years full-time traveling, from life in suburbia to living overseas and back, traveling to 49 of 50 states, from Airstream to Catamaran and back again. ⁠
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We can do things differently… so why not just go for it and redefine it for ourselves… our Best Selves?! https://bestselfmedia.com/redefining-togetherness/ (LINK IN BIO).⁠
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#togethernessredefined #celesteorr #familyadventure #travelingfamily #fulltimefamily #bestself #bestselfmag #bestselfmedia #bestselffamily

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