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What does self-awareness mean to you?

May 22, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

Welcome to our Wednesday series for anxious people who have an oversensitive alarm system, whose “danger scanner” is always on, and who need a little bit of self-care and positive emotional energy by mid-week (when the tanks are starting to approach depletion). Calm nature pictures are a great way to “nurture” our insecure selves and […]

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The Anger Trait of Anxiety

May 15, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

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The Controlling Trait of Anxiety

May 8, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

Quick Tip Series Introduction

April 22, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

So excited to introduce a new series of weekly posts surrounding my areas of expertise: ADHD, stress & anxiety, and relationships. I’ve been blogging for a little while now and generally, I’ve done long-form posts because there’s so much to talk about when I’m passionate about sharing information. But I also have come to the […]

Filed Under: Anxiety & Stress Management, Marriage, Relationships, & Intimacy, Mind, Body, Soul, Motivation, Self-Development Tagged With: adhd, anxiety, anxiety counseling, anxiety disorder treatment, anxiety management, couples, emotional intelligence, marriage, relationships, Self-Care, stress management, therapy for anxiety

Are You Doing Self-Care The Right Way?

March 3, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay Leave a Comment

“A therapist is not someone you pay to care for you; it’s someone you pay to teach you how to care for yourself.” This is one of the best quotes I’ve seen in a long time. It’s the best way to describe one of the many things that therapists are trained to do. Self-care is […]

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The Overachiever’s Guide to Managing Anxiety (part 3)

January 21, 2019 by Ruxandra LeMay 1 Comment

In this 3rd post of the series, we will finally take a look at what you can do about all of this. I’m adamant that if you are an overachiever and can relate to some of this information, you should become an expert at anxiety and stress management. Why? Because there’s a high probability […]

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The Overachiever’s Guide to Managing Anxiety (part 2)

November 9, 2018 by Ruxandra LeMay 2 Comments

Welcome back! In our first post of the series, we looked at the clear connection between anxiety and overachievement. In this post, we are going to identify two ways anxiety actually shows up: your thinking and your physical symptoms. I am not going to go all Grey’s Anatomy and overwhelm you with too much neuropsychology, but […]

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The Overachiever’s Guide To Managing Anxiety (part 1)

September 27, 2018 by Ruxandra LeMay 7 Comments

Being an overachiever is a blessing and a curse! It’s a blessing because you can get more stuff done than most human beings. The internal motivation runs high almost all the time. The fire, the energy, the drive, the discipline, the consistency are amazing qualities that have propelled you through life, work, hobbies, passions, and […]

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