Chocolates and Tissues

    A blog about mental health, finding joy, and living life to its fullest.

    Tag: self-care

    • Getting through Grief, What a Girl Wants

      What is grief? How do you measure it? Getting through grief is different for each person experiencing it. There are many causes of grief from losing a loved one to the sadness that comes from a significant life event such as moving far away from family or ending a friendship. No two experiences are the…

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    • Self-care in the new year

      Do you worry about everyone else before you even begin to think about your own needs and your own self-care? I find myself slipping into that rut and this year I want to be better about putting my needs first. The problem is that for the most part, I really enjoy taking care of others.…

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    Lenore Cortez, MSN, RN, PMH-BC

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