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Stop Multitasking and Be More Productive than Ever

by Emily Madill | Nov 1, 2023 | Healthy Habits

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5 Evidence-Backed Strategies to Boost Motivation When You Have None

by Emily Madill | Mar 28, 2023 | Goals, Healthy Habits, Joyful Habits

It’s not easy to put your best foot forward when it’s stuck in a rut. We all lose our way. I can get lost. The truth is, sometimes life is hard. Even the most well-equipped optimists get swallowed up in the rigors of life. But we can learn from those optimists. They...

3 Strategies to Weather Pandemic Fatigue

by Emily Madill | Feb 23, 2021 | Healthy Habits, Self-Care

It’s been nearly a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. It’s safe to say, many of us are now at the point where we don’t want to hear another word about a pandemic, except that it’s over. With the vaccine rollout underway in...

The Art of Gardening and the Magic of Living

by Emily Madill | Jul 29, 2020 | Happiness Tips, Healthy Habits

Being in nature has a way of dissolving our worries – or at least providing us with a temporary reprieve from them. There is something about the beauty and peacefulness of the outdoors that lightens the stress load of pandemic living. Like many people, I’m filling my...

Finding Family Amid Global Emergency

by Emily Madill | Mar 18, 2020 | Activities for Kids and Families, Healthy Habits

Being at war with a virus is important work. Hard work. It conjures a growing uncertainty and worry for my community that feels suffocating at times. But instead of letting the fear and dread get the best of me and my immune system, I’ve decided to spend time — real...

Reclaim Your Right to Have Healthy Boundaries

by Emily Madill | Feb 6, 2018 | Healthy Habits

When you hear the word boundary what comes up for you? I used to think of boundaries as walls we put up to keep others out. I figured holding a boundary was about keeping the “hurt people, who hurt people” away from me. Creating boundaries was more about keeping...