Category: wellness
Posted on November 21, 2020
by Holly
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I have had a lot of people tell me lately that they think self-love is the most important factor when trying to improve their lives and be happy. I couldn’t agree more with this! But it is easy to say self-love is important and… Continue Reading “Self-Love”
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Category: Uncategorized, wellnessTags: happiness, hard on yourself, how to love yourself, journaling, Journey Into Happiness, journey to happiness, self care, self love, self-love, selflove, the self, unconditional love, wellness
Posted on February 26, 2020
by Holly
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To my ex, When you sent me the papers, I cried all night. It wasn’t like I hadn’t conciously made the decision. I think we were both in agreement on that. I think I cried because it was so final – so real. And… Continue Reading “A Letter to My Ex”
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Category: Uncategorized, wellnessTags: breakup, divorce, letter to my ex, love, relationships, self care, self love, spain, to my ex, wellbeing, wellness
Posted on January 10, 2020
by Holly
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For awhile now, I’ve been beating myself up for not having every aspect of my life organized and together. I haven’t been focusing enough on school, or I need to apply more hours at my job – I need to walk my dogs more,… Continue Reading “Spain Update #9: Just Keep Trying”
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Category: Uncategorized, wellnessTags: expat, expat life, keep trying, learning, motivation, movetospain, opportunities, positivity, seize opportunity, self love, spain, spain update, travel, wellbeing, wellness
Posted on December 27, 2019
by Holly
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When I look at who I was ten years ago, I see a young, clueless girl. Always overstressed, I had to be perfect at everything. I had to get this new adulting thing down! Super responsible, always working really hard. I was too tough… Continue Reading “2019: A Decade Worth of Reflection.”
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Category: Uncategorized, wellnessTags: 2020 goals, expat, expat life, expatlife, explore, hard on yourself, reflections, self care, self love, selflove, travel, wellbeing, wellness
Posted on November 17, 2019
by Holly
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If you know me, you know I am incredibly interested in positive psychology. And a big part of why I am so interested in this subject is that I am trying to understand why we think things – because our thoughts are so powerful.… Continue Reading “Spain Update #7: LOVE.”
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Category: Uncategorized, wellnessTags: barcelona, españa, expat life, expatlife, explore, love, romance, self love, spain, spain update, wellbeing, wellness
Posted on October 22, 2019
by Holly
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Today I’m going to address a topic that might make a lot of Americans uncomfortable. Sexual desire! For women, there is a stigma that exists for any of us that want to actually have sex. You don’t see it all that much here in… Continue Reading “Spain Update #6: Sexual Desire & Women”
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Category: Uncategorized, wellnessTags: double standards, españa, expat, expat life, self care, self love, sex, sex in europe, sexual desire, spain, stigma, US vs Europe, wellness, women, women and sex
Posted on October 1, 2019
by Holly
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Let’s talk about our actions. Every decision we make results in consequences that affect our lives and the lives of others. It’s crazy to think about – and if you dwell on that thought too long, the idea can be crippling. But what if… Continue Reading “Spain Update # 5: Our Decisions”
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Category: Uncategorized, wellnessTags: actions, decisions, divorce, expat, expatlife, happiness, journey to happiness, spain update, wellbeing, wellness
Posted on April 7, 2019
by Holly
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Well here we are, in Barcelona, soaking in that sunshine. The dust has settled, and we are finally able to reflect on what has happened and how far we’ve come. I won’t lie to anyone and tell them it’s easy moving across the world… Continue Reading “What I Learned from the Stress of Moving Across the World”
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Posted on January 29, 2019
by Holly
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Damn it, what a year. I didn’t sleep. I didn’t want to eat. I didn’t feel a damn thing. I remember driving down country roads with my boyfriend (now husband), just looking out in silence. I didn’t care about any of it. I was… Continue Reading “When I Lost My Older Sister”
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Category: Uncategorized, wellnessTags: grief, happiness, Journey Into Happiness, journey to happiness, learning, loss, loss of a friend, reflections, self care, self love, struggle, wellbeing, wellness
Posted on January 27, 2019
by Holly
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If you’re like me, you are super hard on yourself. You always want to be the best, do your best – and the truth is that it’s impossible to be perfect. When we aren’t perfect, it’s easy to beat ourselves up about things. But… Continue Reading “Stop Being So Hard On Yourself”
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Category: Uncategorized, wellnessTags: basics, being down, happiness, hard on yourself, Journey Into Happiness, journey to happiness, self, self care, self love, selflove, too hard on myself, wellbeing, wellness