Dear prevailing momma, our victories maybe small the first 16 to 18 years of their lives. But all the small victories add up to a great human!Watching our children walk, talk, getting good grades in
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Dear Ultimate Abbey, What will help anxiety and please don’t say; see a doctor or medicine?
Dear Anxious, there are many different natural remedies to deal with anxiety. I will not say medicine BUT bloodwork is very informative when it comes to our mental health. We will discuss several routes to
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Dear Ultimate Abbey, 2 to 3 times a week I meet my friend at the gym after work for an hour. However, the last few weeks one time a week we have not worked out. We sit in the sauna and just spend time venting to each other. This has not been good for my workouts but really good for my girlfriend and I to manage stress. I have been more patient at home with kids and my husband. BUT why do I feel so guilty?
Dear Guilty, The fact that you put time aside for yourself and you have a friend to hold you accountable is wonderful! What a good friend to meet you and confide in a few times
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Dear Ultimate Abbey, I see on your about me page you say you’re a runner. What is your best advice for women who don’t love running but want to start working out for weight loss? I am slightly overweight and let’s just say I’m out of breath chasing my children up the steps. In the past, I had great results with running but after my fourth child I cannot seem to love it anymore. It’s the one piece of my life, OK maybe not just the one, I feel missing is exercise.
Don’t get so down on yourself g.f. We all fall off the ‘band wagon’ now and again. Let’s pick this up together. First, There is no one exercise program that works for every woman &
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Dear Ultimate Abbey, Where do I begin with self-care when I have 3 kids, all in activities, a full-time job, a home to care for, a dog, a parent who need my assistance and the list goes on?
This is a great question, where to begin. I also received a similar question about short term and long term goals I will be posting soon. Be sure to come back and read that post
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