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3 Tips for a Better Relationship with Yourself

If we have no boundaries, it’s like the wild west up in our lives. It isn’t as cool as it sounds, trust me!

It’s not like Tombstone where the lawless people coming into our lives are taken care of by a group of attractive men with good hearts, quick hands, and good aim. In real life, we have to be our own saviors. 

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Teresea Patton Teresea Patton

What Star Wars and Worry Have in Common

What if we started living with the kind of confidence Han Solo has?

What if we lived like we knew it was going to work out?

We could be sure it would work out and just enjoy the adventure of life.

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Mindset, Coping with Change Teresea Patton Mindset, Coping with Change Teresea Patton

Change is Essential-3 Ways to Embrace it

You might be wondering why being prepared to embrace something newer or better in a willing and enthusiastic way is important.

Well, as you might remember from biology class, as humans, we are in a life cycle which takes us through a series of changes (not all better since puberty and menopause will happen as part of those changes).

Preparation gets you through to the other side!

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Self Worth, Confidence, Empowerment Teresea Patton Self Worth, Confidence, Empowerment Teresea Patton

3 Ways to Boost Your Inner Feminine Juju!

Over the last decade, I have really dug into who I am, what I want, and how I feel about myself. Especially in the imperfectly perfect skin I’m in. Two divorces and two kids will absolutely make you rethink everything you thought you knew! For some of us, it happens sooner than others, but for me, that’s how long it took.

The year 2021 dealt me some blows. Hard shake you to the core blows. I have been lucky enough to know the above regimen well enough to know how impactful it is. In my dark time, I started with the first item.

Pay attention to how you feel after certain activities.

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Mindset, Intuition, Women in Business, Leadership Teresea Patton Mindset, Intuition, Women in Business, Leadership Teresea Patton

5 Fearless Rules to Live By

The old ways aren’t working for me - the modern, intuitive, female entrepreneur. Rebecca encourages us to start digging into the path we are taking. It’s broken and difficult, so why are so many people still doing it that way? Afraid to try something new. The book speaks mostly to the author’s experience in the fashion industry but applies to SO many areas of life and business. 

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boundaries, habits, holiday stress Teresea Patton boundaries, habits, holiday stress Teresea Patton

Deck the Halls With Boundaries!

I guess your holidays were much calmer than the ones I had growing up!

You had to know where you could or couldn’t sit (the kid table or the grown-up table).

When crazy cousin Cheryl starts dancing with music, you needed to decide if you gotta get out of there quick or if you put up with it because you feel like you can’t leave?

How do you decide your boundaries?

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burnout, grief, depression Teresea Patton burnout, grief, depression Teresea Patton

Living Life “Half-ass” Leads to Your Best Life

Sometimes it’s ok to do something half-assed rather than not do it at all…I know that contradicts a lot of what “the experts” tell you. For most of the world, if a task is worth doing, you should do it to the best of your ability.

But what about when you are depressed and can barely function?

Lately, my motto has been “Get your clean underwear out of the F’n dryer and go on about your day!”

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Are you a creature of habit or healing?

Are you a creature of habit or healing?

When you are out of sorts, what do you need- nourishment or comfort?

Nourishment provides comfort. When you are in an altered state of being (grief, sadness, stressed out, etc.), you want comfort. You want your comfy clothes, a pile of greasy fries or mashed potatoes with mac-n-cheese, and mind-numbing TV shows. What you need though is nourishment. 

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Trauma, self judgment, self love Teresea Patton Trauma, self judgment, self love Teresea Patton

4 Ways to Lessen Impacts of Trauma

This workshop provided us with knowledge, techniques, and time to reflect on how trauma has impacted our journey in life. We were encouraged to think about how we interact with others (family, friends, clients, students, etc) that might have trauma we don’t know about. (Pretty much everyone has it even if they haven’t come to terms with it.) Diane walked us through ways to get back to a regulated state and move away from a deregulated state. 

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Why the Words You Use and the Habits You Choose Are Important

We are about to head into the holiday season so we are going to need a little extra help to be prepared and protect our health- mentally and physically. Do you know you could be hindering your progress without even knowing it??

If you are like me, you just said- “WHAT? Me? Getting in my own way? How could that be? I am the one that has the dream and wants to accomplish it so there’s no way that I would get in my own way.”

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self care, mental health, self love Teresea Patton self care, mental health, self love Teresea Patton

Shower Thoughts…Part Two-Conditioner

Hey girl!! Ummmm....do you need a shower?

I’m not talking about the kind where you clean your body...the kind where you clean and renew your soul! I heard someone say the other day “there’s nothing like a good shower cry.” All the women were like OMG YES!!!! That is the best! They were right...there’s no better place to cry your heart out than in the shower!

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self care, mental health, self love Teresea Patton self care, mental health, self love Teresea Patton

Shower Thoughts…Part One-Shampoo

Hey girl!! Ummmm....do you need a shower?

I’m not talking about the kind where you clean your body...the kind where you clean and renew your soul! I heard someone say the other day “there’s nothing like a good shower cry.” All the women were like OMG YES!!!! That is the best! They were right...there’s no better place to cry your heart out than in the shower!

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7 Pandemic Life Changes People are Still Dealing With

Change. It’s a word that can invoke a variety of emotions. Change can be exciting, or it can be hard and nerve-wracking. In so many cases, it can be both of these things at once. Of course, we’ve all been dealing with an avalanche of change since the pandemic spread across the globe. Here’s how many people's lives have changed and how you can cope.

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