Vaccines

I've been learning A LOT about vaccines lately. I've been learning the science behind them and exactly how they work, and the somewhat recent debate about getting vaccinated or not. What is a vaccine? Basically, it's a dead or weakened virus that is injected into the blood stream. Your body makes antibodies in your blood…

Getting Things Done

Productivity: the effectiveness of productive effort as measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input. Probably not something we think about on a daily basis. We also probably say the reason we don't get things done is that we don't have time for them. I'm going to challenge that. There is…

Fighting the Lies in Your Head

First things first, I want you to know you're not alone and you're not crazy. We're gonna start by identifying what lies you believe and then look at an easy (I say easy but it will take practice-the method is simple) way to fight back with the truth. Cognitive Distortions- these are thought patterns that…

How to Get Through a Breakup

If you're a human, you've gone on a date, and you're still alive, chances are you've been through a breakup. "It's seriously so easy!" said no one, EVER. So don't expect it to be. But, what you can expect is healing. You can expect time to pass and for it to hurt less. You can…

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An Introduction to Mindfulness

After dealing with my work being deleted, we're back. Much like last week, I wanted to focus on the present, how to get there, and how to live there. In all the busy things we do in life, I really don't think we slow down enough to the point that we almost don't know how…

21 Days of Gratitude

Coming to you at the end of this week. I don't know about you, but after going back to school full time this week, it's been a busy one! This week I wanted to focus on gratitude and really dive into that... so let's do it! Gratitude: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show…

What is a GMO and Why Do We Care?

Welcome back to the blog! We're talking all things GMO. I'm not trying to convince anyone to think one way or another, but I am here to inform everyone of the facts in science. This subject is talked about a lot in the media and is debated a lot, so let's get a few things…

On Being Vegetarian

Hi guys, welcome to my page! As you've probably read, I'm going to be talking about being vegetarian, why I'm vegetarian, and reasons it can be a great, healthy thing! To start off, let's define vegetarian. Here's a graphic I put together with a little help from the internet: I am currently a lacto-ovo-vegetarian, so…

Fake It ’til You Make It: Confidence

Hi guys! This week we're talking about confidence. I think everyone and their mother has struggled feeling confident at times. I know I have, so here's a few tips I've learned about faking confidence until you've really got it! Stand up straight This is a pretty easy one. This comes from the use of body…