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7 Science-Backed Ways to Stop Racing Thoughts at Night

April 6, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 6 Comments

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According to the latest data from the Cleveland Clinic and the National Institutes of Health, almost 50% of adults report difficulty falling asleep at least a few times each month. While the number of people with full-blown insomnia is hard to measure, many people who struggle to fall asleep blame racing thoughts at night. In […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: meditation, sleep, sleep hacks

Behind-The-Scenes Look at Privé Swiss: Where CEOs & Celebs Get Luxury Mental Health Treatment

March 8, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

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In a world where entrepreneurs seek out running therapy in Los Angeles and people everywhere are increasingly finding solace in online tele-therapy, immersive care nevertheless remains one of the most intensive and profoundly transformative therapy experiences on the market today. In this landscape where mental health has become an increasingly salient buzzword, Privé Swiss, the […]

Filed Under: Cool Ideas, Life Coaching, Travel Well Tagged With: burnout, getting to know yourself, mental health care, Relaxing getaway, therapy

4 Mental Health Bath Recipes For Improving Wellbeing (& Why We All Need Hydrotherapy)

March 1, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Baths are an ancient healing practice in almost every culture around the world, from the hothouses of Scandanavia and banyas of Russia to mud baths in Ecuador, hot springs in New Zealand, and ancient Indigenous parajes of the American Southwest. The therapeutic use of water to soothe mental and physical ailments (also known as hydrotherapy), […]

Filed Under: Anxiety Hacks, Life Coaching Tagged With: anxiety relief, free therapy, insomnia relief, self care, sleep hacks, stress relief, therapy for anxiety

What To Do After A Car Break-In in San Francisco

March 1, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 4 Comments

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If you’ve landed on this post you’ve most likely just become the victim of a car break-in in San Francisco. My condolences. Scroll the list below to follow the steps for what you should do next. *** Unfortunately, car break-ins are not at all uncommon in SF; in fact, experiencing a “smash and grab” is […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Travel Well Tagged With: California

A 5-Step Method for Identifying Misplaced Emotions

March 1, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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I believe that ~60% of the emotions we feel on daily basis aren’t really what we think they are– and emerging research is beginning to support this claim. Often, these feelings are better classified as misplaced emotions. Misplaced emotions occur when a feeling or thought doesn’t match the situation at hand.  For example, “You’re not […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: anger, getting to know yourself, misplaced emotions, obsessive thoughts

Understanding Ho’oponopono: A Beautiful Hawaiian Teaching About Forgiveness

February 17, 2025 by Admin 42 Comments

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People who struggle with the concept of forgiveness– both for themselves and for others– often find comfort in a deeply healing age-old practice that comes from Hawai’i. The beautiful Hawaiian teaching for Forgiveness is called “Ho’oponopono” (pronounced HO-oh-Po-no-Po-no), and it’s lovely. This ancient Hawaiian practice of forgiveness functions as both a communication concept for reconciliation […]

Filed Under: Cool Ideas, Life Coaching Tagged With: culture, inspiration, meditation, self care, video

The 12 Stages of Burnout, and How You Can Recover From It

February 6, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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So many young people suffer from low-grade burnout– a feeling of being totally overwhelmed with a To-Do list or work obligations that never seem to end. Often, this feeling is accompanied by a sense that you will never escape this feeling. This is because anxiety, stress, and burnout are all related– fix your anxiety, and […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: anxiety help, burnout, exhaustion, getting to know yourself, mindfulness, stress, stress relief

9 Common Themes in Scary Dreams, and What They Mean for Mental Health

January 25, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Oneiromancy is the Ancient Greek art of using dreams to interpret the future– and since this early period in civilization, society has maintained a persistent and often controversial obsession with using dream interpretation for mental health. Humankind has a long history of collective fascination with dreams– from early religious ceremonies to psychological thought leaders like […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: pop culture, sleep, sleep hacks

“Self-Care” vs. “Self Comfort” (And Why You Need Both)

January 22, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

Here’s a novel idea: consider that self-care alone might not be enough to truly resolve your inner feelings of stress and wellbeing. This is because many wellness experts talk about “self-care” when what most people really need is the ability to “self comfort.” Self-care is all the usual stuff— diet, exercise, meditation, time with friends, […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: getting to know yourself, self care, self love

A Prayer For When You’ve Hit Rock Bottom

January 6, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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So– you’ve hit rock bottom, you’re feeling scared and lonely, and this is what you consider to be your lowest point. Maybe you’re sick, maybe you’ve experienced massive loss, maybe your worst fear or greatest terror in life has been realized: Now what?  Even if you’re not religious, you can still use mindful self-talk– which […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: anxiety help, depression, getting to know yourself, self care, self love

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