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‘The Anxiety Reset’ Review and Giveaway

Do you battle anxiety? I do and retrospectively, I’m truly certain I’ve battled it since childhood. We are not alone.

One in five adults has anxiety. Further, 25% of children between ages 13-18 struggle with anxiety. The number of people with anxiety has increased in recent decades. In fact, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States.

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Book Reviews, Encouragement

‘Take Back Your Life’ in 40 Days

I was provided a copy of Take Back Your Life: A 40-Day Journey to Thinking Right So You Can Live Right by FrontGate Media to review. I was not otherwise compensated. All reviews and opinions are honest and my own.

“With biblical truth and perspective this step-by-step journaling process will help you:

  • Get out of your own way by learning to think right so you can live right.
  • Find purpose by discovering that God will do great things with your imperfect progress.
  • Learn that your pain is not an obstacle to being used by God but an opportunity to be used like never before.” From Take Back Your Life
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Encouragement

On Turning 50: What My 40s Taught Me

I’ve spent the past year anticipating turning 50. It’s huge, monumental, and empowering. My 40s started out with a difficult, terrible, painful survival story that grew into a beautiful love story and happiness.

Though my 40s was 20% of my life so far, about 80% of my growth and learning took place during that decade. Here are 10 Things I Learned in My 40s:

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My 5 Favorite Apps to Make Life Easier

If you have a smart phone you probably have apps that you love that make your life easier in some way. (And if you have one or three chronic illnesses like I do, easy and convenient are the name of the game). I really appreciate things that streamline a task and I won’t hesitate to use a reputable app to advance that effort. Here are five of my favorite apps that help me in my writing, social media, and life in general:

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