Hi everyone! I’m back! Where I’ve been and why I hadn’t updated in a long time is a very long story. I will get into it in future blog posts I’m sure. It started with a very stressful situation that snowballed and then I just had a hard time getting back to it. A lot has happened in the past …
The Fear Hierarchy – CBT Lesson #1
Hello everyone! As mentioned in an earlier post, I am conducting my own “CBT Class” on this blog. That being said, if you have severe depression or anxiety, I highly recommend speaking with a professional. I am no doctor, just a person that has done CBT. However, if for whatever reason you’re not ready to go see a doctor yet, …
How a Change in Mindset Made all the Difference for my CNTC Experience
A couple weekends ago, I was one of the 6000 Arbonne Consultants that went to Niagara Falls for our Canadian National Training Conference, or CNTC. This was an amazing weekend, full of inspiration, learning, connecting, and fun! I had participated in the CNTC 2 years prior in Montreal, and while I learned a lot, I have to say it was a …
My Experience with CBT
If you suffer from depression or anxiety, you have likely been told about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT. It is a great tool to help you change your thinking and be more able to cope. However, even with my husbands benefits, there is no way I could afford it as an ongoing treatment. That is the problem for a lot …
The Many Uses for Arbonne’s Renewing Body Gelee
The Renewing Body Gelee is described in the catelogue as a refreshing gel that hydrates for soft, smooth-feeling skin. But it is so much more than that! Key ingredients include: Sea kelp extract, ivy leaf extract, and Japanese green tea extract. It is definitely one of my favourite of Arbonne’s products. You get a very large container of it, which …
Giving up Pop
Pop or soda, whatever you call it, it’s delicious. Most people can agree on that, and for a lot of families, it ends up on the shopping list every month without much thought. When I was a kid, I drank pop probably every day. I loved the fizzy-ness I loved the flavours, and of course, the sugar. And I had …
Mental Illness
An Anxious Bride
“Oh my God, what if I faint at the altar” That thought ran through my head on a daily basis for about a year leading up to the wedding. Along with many others, but that was the most prominent one. A wedding can make anyone anxious, but when you already have anxiety, planning a wedding can be extremely overwhelming. I …
The First One
Hello everyone. I am so excited to be starting this new adventure of running a blog! Let me tell you a little about myself…. My name is Tara, and I am many things. I am a daughter, a sister, a friend, and a wife. I am a mom of 2 wonderful rescue cats. I am a Fashion Design Assistant at …