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Wellness Wednesday: In light of many folks working from home or remote in some capacity, this a helpful read in exploring how to transition successfully. For those of us who are social creatures and benefit from structure, working from home can be a real challenge.

http://ow.ly/Hqij50yMRFD

I also want to be mindful that there are many folks who do not have the benefit of working from home: healthcare workers, first responders and folks in the service and hospitality industries. What can we do as a collective society to support these folks during a time that will be really difficult financially?

How to Work From Home: 20 Tips From People Who Do It Successfully Here are some real tips for supercharging your productivity while working from home.

Topics Tuesday: As a mental health provider, I get a lot of questions from clients, family and friends about a range of topics. Sometimes I have the answers and sometimes I definitely do not have the answers.

One topic that has come up in the last week is how does one actually practice mindfulness. It's a bit of a buzzword but there is also some value to engaging in this practice and seeing how it works for you.

Both of these articles are worth a read depending upon how much time/interest you may have...

https://www.mindful.org/how-to-practice-mindfulness (shorter)

https://ct.counseling.org/2016/12/cultivating-practice-mindfulness (longer)

How to Practice Mindfulness - Mindful Becoming more aware of where you are and what you’re doing, without becoming overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around you.

What gets you out of bed and excited in the morning?

When you first open your eyes, even before your feet hit the floor, what is one thing you are looking forward to?

For some of us, it's really hard to identify that one thing. Make that your mission today. Find the thing or person or experience that CAN get you out of bed and help you get going.

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Having lived in Columbus for 13 years, I always keep an eye on what is happening in the 614. I came across this story and found the message to be really impactful.

"Each shirt features a semicolon. It is a symbol of an author who could've ended their sentence, but chose not to. The author is you. The sentence is your life. Your story is not over yet."

Even in our darkest hour, we are worthy of using the semi-colon. We are worthy of continuing to write our story despite the peaks and valleys we all will encounter.

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http://ow.ly/GJn950yug3y

'You are worth the fight': Central Ohio mom starts mental wellness campaign in honor of her son Isaac McMillan, 18, died by su***de on September 23, 2019.