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BAGHDAD TO BARNYARD

Health + Wellness

Homesteading has provided me with a much-needed escape and healing from toxic family life. Through homesteading, I was able to develop healthier and more meaningful relationships with myself and the people around me. As I continued to learn new ways of interacting with others, I slowly gained the strength and courage needed to break free […]

Healing from a Toxic Family: How Homesteading Can Help

Homesteading

toxic family relationships

Do you find the holiday season draining and overwhelming? Nowadays, every email is saturated with ads and suggestions to buy unnecessary gifts or subliminally tell you that this year’s Christmas presents must be bigger and better than the previous years. You can scroll for hours on Instagram and Pinterest and see multimillion-dollar homes all decked […]

Anxiety Around the Holidays: Celebrate the Way You Want, Guilt Free

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coping with holiday stress

Are you looking for some inspiration to kickstart your morning routine? Read our top five suggestions for a great morning routine to simplify your life.

Create A Morning Routine To Simplify Your Life

Simple Living

Simple living is a way of life that promotes good health, financial security, and personal fulfillment. In this article, find out how simple living can help you live healthier, longer, and happier.

Simple Living Benefits for Your Health, Finances and Happiness

Simple Living

Social media breaks can be good for our mental and physical health. Learn the undeniable signs you need a social media detox and how to reduce your time on social media.

Do You Need A Break From Social Media?

Health + Wellness

Learn the warning signs of too much stress and how to implement self-care strategies to help prevent burnout.

Do You Have Too Much On Your Plate?

Health + Wellness

Gardening is not only beneficial to your physical health, but your mental health as well. Gardening burns calories, reduces stress levels, improves nutrition, reduces the risk of stroke, diabetes, heart disease and more!

Why Gardening Is Good For You

Homesteading

Self-care is an important part of mental health and I’m sharing 25 ideas and activities you can do to upgrade your self-care routine this Spring.

25 Self-Care Ideas For Spring

Health + Wellness

Large crowds can be particularly stressful if you have a posttraumatic stress disorder or suffer from anxiety. Learn five must have coping strategies in this blog post.

How To Cope in Crowds With Anxiety and Ptsd

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Breaking down the signs, symptoms, and treatment options for seasonal affective disorder, aka SAD or seasonal depression.

Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

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