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Read more about the article Finding Balance in The New Year

Finding Balance in The New Year

  • Post author:Karen Gentilman
  • Post published:January 14, 2024
  • Post category:Self-Care
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I thought I would revise a prior blog as I look for creating a place for finding balance as I move through the new year.  I have struggle with balance…

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Read more about the article Lean Towards Healing

Lean Towards Healing

  • Post author:Karen Gentilman
  • Post published:October 1, 2022
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All of us or at least many of us probably have something to heal. Maybe we are already in the process of healing, and maybe we have taken a step…

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 “Let It Be” Instead Of “Letting Go”

  • Post author:Karen Gentilman
  • Post published:September 2, 2022
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I have been contemplating the notion of “letting go” versus “let it be”. The idea of just “letting go” seems like something we should be able to do but more…

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Resiliency Boost

  • Post author:Karen Gentilman
  • Post published:June 1, 2022
  • Post category:Self-Care

We can build our resiliency throughout childhood, adolescence and yes, even as adults. There are different things to do to boost your resiliency.

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Self-Reflection

  • Post author:Karen Gentilman
  • Post published:May 1, 2022
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I have been pondering the quote from Socrates, “an unexamined life is not worth living” (published in Plato’s “Apology”), I do think there is something important about self-reflection individually and…

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Empathy to Compassion

  • Post author:Karen Gentilman
  • Post published:April 2, 2022
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Charles Figley coined the term Compassion Fatigue in the early 1990’s. However, I believe it really is empathy fatigue. As we use more compassion and move away from empathy, it…

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Busyness Addict

  • Post author:Karen Gentilman
  • Post published:March 17, 2022
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This is a continuation of my last blog or part 2. The idea of busyness and being addicted to frenzy really resonated with me among other things when I was…

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Read more about the article Is It Time For A Change?

Is It Time For A Change?

  • Post author:Karen Gentilman
  • Post published:January 1, 2022
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Another new year has arrived. It is that time of the year that many people decide to make New Year’s Resolutions. You may have guessed that statistically most will not…

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