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What is a Lohri Party? What To Expect When Invited to This Joyful Indian Celebration

January 13, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

The New Year brings with it lots of fluffy traditions that don’t always seem rooted in history or culture, but Indian Lohri celebrations date back thousands of years and have a certain joyful magic about them.  Like going to an Indian wedding, attending an Indian Lohri party is a bucket list item for many curious […]

Filed Under: Cool Ideas Tagged With: culture

Michelle Obama Is Dealing with “Low Grade Depression,” Too

August 6, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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In the latest episode of the new Michelle Obama Podcast, the former First Lady said she is currently battling “some form of low grade depression.” “Not just because of quarantine, but because of the racial strife, and just seeing this administration, watching the hypocrisy of it, day in and day out, is dispiriting,” she said […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Life Coaching Tagged With: culture, depression, getting to know yourself, self image

Understanding Ho’oponopono: A Beautiful Hawaiian Prayer for Forgiveness

June 26, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin 6 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 Prayer 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

Depression, Anxiety Rising Among “Chronically Perfectionist” Millennials

March 22, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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According to research conducted through Northwestern University’s Family Institute, Millennials’ collective tendency to create unrealistic expectations for themselves is leading the group to experience anxiety and depression at unprecedented levels. The inferences that can be drawn here aren’t exactly rocket science, but according to new reporting in the Chicago Tribune and elsewhere, they should at […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: anxiety help, anxiety relief, culture, depression

How Mental Health Became Pop Music’s Unlikely Muse

March 20, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

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Maybe you’ve noticed that some of the biggest songs on the radio in recent years have dealt with themes of depression, anxiety, suicide, and other aspects of mental health. Or maybe you saw Lady Gaga‘s 2019 speech at the Grammy Awards in which she mentioned, perhaps unsurprisingly, that many artists deal with mental health issues. […]

Filed Under: Cool Ideas Tagged With: anxiety relief, culture, mental health care, music

A “Forrest Gump” Guide to Savannah, Georgia

March 9, 2020 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Tom Hanks’ 1994 performance in the iconic American film Forrest Gump was a revelation at the time the movie came out– though the politics of having an able-bodied person (Hanks) play someone who was intellectually disabled (Forrest) have certainly changed. (Spoiler alert: that is a bad idea!) Nevertheless, Forrest Gump remains an essential narrative within […]

Filed Under: Cool Ideas, Travel Well Tagged With: american cities, culture, Georgia, pop culture, Travel Guide

17 Money Saving Hacks For When You Can’t Stop Worrying About Money

November 7, 2019 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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According to Amazon therapist Bea Arthur, “financial anxiety is the biggest crisis in America” right now. And while it’s true that money itself undergirds many of today’s most divisive political issues (health care, campaign finance, and the like), the experience of financial anxiety in daily life is real and pronounced. For example, according to a […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: culture, money

How Climate Change Affects Your Mental Health

September 20, 2019 by Molly Beauchemin 4 Comments

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For all the endless chatter surrounding Climate Change, not much of the global conversation has centered on the connection between Climate Change and mental health. The psychological impacts of a warming world might seem intuitive, and rightly so. But on a personal and macro level, changing habitats and unpredictable weather patterns have had a universally […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Cool Ideas Tagged With: advocacy, culture, video

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