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Revisiting the Past – Part 4: Setting Boundaries

Since we’ve been hearing so much about removing what no longer serves us these days, The Wellness Universe reached out to several individuals who specialize in helping us determine if or when we should reintroduce people back into our lives. Glean from them as they share their expertise with us in this five-part series. When someone is thinking about […]

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Revisiting the Past – Part 3: The Variables

Since we’ve been hearing so much about removing what no longer serves us these days, The Wellness Universe reached out to several individuals who specialize in helping us determine if or when we should reintroduce people back into our lives. Glean from them as they share their expertise with us in this five-part series. There are so many variables

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Revisiting the Past – Part 2: The Wake-Up Call

Since we’ve been hearing so much about removing what no longer serves us these days, The Wellness Universe reached out to several individuals who specialize in helping us determine if or when we should reintroduce people back into our lives. Glean from them as they share their expertise with us in this five-part series. Through my experiences and expertise,

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Revisiting the Past – Part 1: Change is the Focus

Since we\’ve been hearing so much about removing what no longer serves us these days, The Wellness Universe reached out to several individuals who specialize in helping us determine if or when we should reintroduce people back into our lives. Glean from them as they share their expertise with us in this five-part series. When

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Valentine\’s Day with Self-Care and Self-Love

Google has seen over 1 billion searches a day related to wellness. Self-care for mental and emotional wellness as a daily practice is needed now more than ever. The Wellness Universe recently launched its fourth book in a series of best-selling self-care books, The Wellness Universe Guide to Complete Self-Care, 25 Tools for Goddesses. The series has

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3 Childhood Limiting Beliefs and How to Release Them

As children, if we weren’t given some form of limitation through rules, we wouldn’t learn what is considered to be the appropriate or inappropriate behavior to exhibit in various experiences. And we also wouldn’t learn how to keep ourselves safe from danger or harm. With too few rules or guidance, our wild nature would go

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Ending Manipulation with Ilene Dillon

Ending Manipulation: How Pain Works in Helping Us Change

In our previous installment, we talked about whether manipulation is “bad.” It is not. Manipulation begins as a super asset, allowing us to get our needs met so we can survive. We’re designed to outgrow this behavior as we mature. When we grow up and still behave manipulatively, that’s when manipulation starts working against us

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5 Ways to Ease the Symptoms of SAD

Do you feel slow and sluggish when the dark months set in? Are you struggling to stay motivated at work? Do you find yourself eating more carbs, taking naps, and convincing yourself that one more cookie is no big deal? Well, you are not alone and if you’re like nearly 20% of the population, these

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The Wellness Universe Self-Care Tip: Evening Rituals

Self-care is one of the most loving acts of kindness you can do for yourself. As we show up for others, our careers, responsibilities, and more, we often put ourselves at the bottom of the priority list. Self-care is self-love. Our mind, heart, body, and spirit need to be loved, nurtured and cared for so

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