Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Diary of the Best Friend of an Alcoholic
It’s so much easier to write about what you know. That’s why this blog isn’t about knitting, or beauty, or scrapbooking. That’s why this blog is about struggle. That’s why this blog is about overcoming. These are the things that I know. Not just in myself, but the people who surround me. Now I understand…
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January Check-in
Hello beautiful people. It’s been an incredible first month of the year. And I’m not trying to be cheesey or cliche – I really mean it. I’ve made some great strides towards bettering myself and creating an even closer relationship with me and my body. Something really big has happened (if you read my blog…
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Being Selfish vs. Setting Boundaries
The other weekend I had to bail out of a friend’s birthday party. Okay, to be fair, I didn’t bail. I actually did not confirm that I would go, but promised to let her know the day of. And that day, I told her I couldn’t make it. A lot of people from the outside…
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Is it Possible to Develop a Food Allergy?
You never hear anything good about getting old. You always hear about the aches, the pains! The trails and tribulations of adulthood and beyond. Even at ‘almost 27’, I notice that my body doesn’t recover the way it used to. I am sore in places I didn’t know soreness could be. The joint pain! Why…
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Need a little push?
Ever just wake up on the wrong side of the bed? Of course. It happens to all of us. We all have different techniques to turn our day around. Today, I’m sharing one of mine. When I first started my health journey, I was introduced to motivational videos on Youtube and I fell in love…
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Where are all the Gym Resolutioners?
Hey everyone! So there I am in my room the other night, readying myself for bed, when my boyfriend turns to me and notes that he hasn’t seen the typical influx of “gym resolutioners” this year. This observation struck me. When I thought about it, I realized that he was right; the gym didn’t seem…
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Advocate for Yourself
Being an anxious person with any kind of actual physical health issue comes with it’s own special set of challenges. It could perhaps mean you are going to engage in circular cause and effect arguments with yourself trying to figure out your symptoms. It could mean googling your symptoms until you convince yourself you are…
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I’m back where I once was before, but I’m not.
I strongly believe that the Universe gives you exactly what you ask it for. For the past few weeks I have been feeling like something is missing. I workout, I eat my greens, I play with my dogs. Life is good. No, life is great. But I’ve been wondering: where is my fire? Where is…
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Is Self Love a Physical Concept?
Does our own self-love sets the stage for all other relationships in our lives? Of course – If you don’t know your own self-worth, how can anybody else see it? I love exploring the idea of self-love and encouraging it in others, and I feel like this is a movement that is gaining a lot…
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Loving ourselves : A Physical Thing?
There is an idea suggesting that our own self-love sets the stage for all other relationships in our lives. I mean, of course: If you don’t know your own self-worth, how can anybody else see it? I love exploring the idea of self-love and encouraging it in others, and I feel like this is a…
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