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Self-Help Tip #45: Write In A Journal

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Journaling is "writing down thoughts, impressions, feelings, gratitude, and dreams - in an attempt to process emotions more effectively." I've journaled on-and-off since the early '90s (and suspect it has saved me countless hours blabbing to a friend or therapist).

If you feel the need to vent, reflect, or have a...

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Self-Help Tip #44: Get a Makeover

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Are you in need of a makeover? (a "transformation that can improve confidence, self-esteem, and decrease feelings of insecurity.")

Maybe you just want a new haircut, outfit, (or contact lenses) - like this man, featured in the makeover show Queer Eye for The Straight Guy . . .

Or, maybe you're...

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Self-Help Tip #43: Restrict Your Diet

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Sometimes your body whispers - (if not SCREAMS at you) to change what you feed it - i.e. "cutting a component from your daily food and beverage consumption for health, religious, medical, social or vanity-related reasons" . . .

In my case, I developed a painful rash on my hands (called Dyshidrotic Eczema).

Many...

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Self-Help Tip #42: Remember To Smile

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These days I'm insecure about smiling, because I just got braces on my teeth (again). Which is obviously a shame because, "research has verified that smiling increases feel-good chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine in the brain, thereby reducing stress and promoting feelings of relaxation."

Want to smile? "An authentic smile is the product of a reflex generated by the...

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Self-Help Tip #41: Go Forth and Travel

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Having traveled internationally since I was 3, "travel" seemed to entail taking an airplane across an ocean. BUT travel is just a "journey to a place other than the location you live" ... Meaning, it doesn't need to be a faraway adventure, and could instead be a simple "road trip, or weekend jaunt."

So to celebrate my upcoming birthday, I decided to...

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Self-Help Tip #40: Deprive Your Senses

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We are all overstimulated. So from time to time, you may feel a strong desire to ESCAPE . . . Escape from your spouse, your kids, your boss, your job, your responsibilities . . . your life.

One quick way to achieve this, is through sensory deprivation - "deliberate isolation and removal of external stimuli; often conducted in a chamber."

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Self-Help Tip #39: Make a Bucket List

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Life's demands distract from contemplating our expiration date, and what we'd like to accomplish with our remaining time. A Bucket List is "typically grandiose activities and goals that you would like to accomplish before you die."

Can you think of something(s) you'd put on your Bucket List . . . ?

Something you'd like to learn?
Somewhere you'd like to travel?
Someone you'd like to meet?...

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Self-Help Tip #38: Simplify & Declutter

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In honor of Earth Day, I'm sending this belated invitation to join the movement that "challenges consumerism by advocating for a pared-down lifestyle."

A great way to start? GET ORGANIZED! In the video below, Professional Organizer Ulli Schilling shares helpful tips to tackle your Spring cleaning (purging)! Because "having fewer choices, possessions, and commitments can reduce stress...

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Self-Help Tip #37: Get & Give Hugs

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Didn't you MISS human contact during the pandemic? (Hard to hug from a 6-foot distance!)

Thankfully, holidays like Ramadan, Passover, and Easter have brought us physically closer to friends and family. This will ultimately help us keep each other healthy! (Various scientific studies claim there are many health benefits to hugging and the oxytocin it brings.)

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Self-Help Tip #36: Ask For Help

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When we're born, we're literally HELPLESS and must depend on others for survival. (Then, we're typically in a similar state at the end of our life as well!)

So why do we get uncomfortable asking for help during the middle part of our life?
Do we somehow forget that we are indeed dependent on each other!?

All parents know that it takes a village, and that we MUST "...

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Self-Help Tip #45: Write In A Journal

Self-Help Tip #44: Get a Makeover

Self-Help Tip #43: Restrict Your Diet

Self-Help Tip #42: Remember To Smile

Self-Help Tip #41: Go Forth and Travel

Self-Help Tip #40: Deprive Your Senses

Self-Help Tip #39: Make a Bucket List

Self-Help Tip #38: Simplify & Declutter

Self-Help Tip #37: Get & Give Hugs

Self-Help Tip #36: Ask For Help

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