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Tailwinds Counseling | ERika Ames, LCSWCheck out practical tips from work stress to insomnia and everything in between on the blog.
5 Ways to Inject Your Workday with Calm Using Self-Care at Work
This month is all about self-care. And maybe by now, you’ve mastered (or at least partially incorporated) self-care into your routine. You’ve also found a self-care practice you actually enjoy, and you’ve learned to say "no." But I’m going to venture a guess that...
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How to protect your mental health by saying “NO!”
You’ve heard all the buzz about self-care lately or maybe you read my step-by-step guide to creating a self-care routine and you’ve thought, that sounds great. I’m ready to buy in. All the cool kids are doing it. And frankly, it sounds like something you need. Somehow...
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7 steps to create (and stick to) a self-care routine that won’t make you more anxious
By now, you’ve heard about self-care just about everywhere. It’s all the rage. And you’ve tried to get on board. Maybe you went to yoga but spent the whole class trying desperately not to let any gas escape your contorted body. Painfully, you might have tried...
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How to ditch the Go Big or Go Home mindset and get sh*t done in 3 easy steps
How to ditch the Go Big or Go Home mindset and get sh*t done in 3 easy steps Have you ever found yourself with big plans that never come to fruition? Or maybe it’s even the smaller things. You want to clean your house, but you find yourself making a Target run...
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4 Ways to Beat Perfectionism and Procrastination
Last week I shared 7 signs you’re a perfectionist and why it’s holding you back. So now you might be thinking, great. I have a problem. Thanks for that. Well, don’t worry. I won’t leave you hanging any longer. Today I'm sharing 4 ways to beat perfectionism and...
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7 Signs you’re a perfectionist and why it’s a holding you back
You might be here thinking, I’m not a perfectionist because everything I do isn’t perfect. It happens a lot that I listen to a client telling me how they’ve failed in some way that others might perceive as a success. Does that sound familiar? You’ve completed a...
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What’s your Purpose: How to live a more meaningful life when your job is just a job
We spend a third of our lives at work. Sometimes, people end up with their dream jobs. A job that leaves them fulfilled and full of purpose. They get to be of service; they feel respected by their peers and community. When someone asks what they do, they’re...
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The Curse of Comparison: Why you feel like your life isn’t good enough (and what to do about it)
When I was 24, I finished graduate school and moved to Texas for a job I loved. I was feeling self-efficacious and accomplished. That lasted until about a year later when I started looking around social media and noticed my friends were taking dream vacations and...
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