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Dr. Anadlu Cortes
Dec 1, 2024
Tips & Tricks for Your Mental Health During this Holiday Season
The holidays are a time of joy, celebration, and connection, but they can also bring about stress, overwhelm, and heightened emotions. As...


Dr. Anadlu Cortes
Jul 29, 2024
What is Stress?
Stress feels uncomfortable, but not every uncomfortable feeling is stress-- and being confused about what you feel is stressful in...


Dr. Anadlu Cortes-Bowers
May 31, 2024
Embracing Imperfections: The Beauty in Flaws
In a world that often celebrates perfection, it's easy to overlook the raw beauty found within our imperfections.


Dr. Anadlu Cortes-Bowers
Jul 5, 2023
Know Your Body
Stress can trigger our fight-or-flight response. This reflex is an inheritance from our ancient ancestors: when they perceived a threat...


Dr. Anadlu Cortes-Bowers
May 24, 2023
Managing Conflicting Thoughts
When you're agitated by a lot of ideas swirling around in your head, such as what others want you to do, what you want to do, and all the...


Dr. Anadlu Cortes-Bowers
May 19, 2023
Mental Health & Self-Awarenes
We all have leftovers from the past: old problems, hurts, and memories that can trouble us on an ongoing basis. Everyone also has an...


Dr. Anadlu Cortes-Bowers
May 16, 2023
Understanding Stress
Your first step in targeting stress is to learn why it happens. Of course, the reasons we experience stress vary from person to person,...


Dr. Anadlu Cortes
May 12, 2023
Combatting Stress and Anxiety
Most of us feel stressed at some point during our lives and the truth is that it's a natural reaction to the challenges of everyday life....


Dr. Anadlu Cortes
Feb 1, 2023
The Foundation of Self Care: Self Awareness
Self-awareness is a crucial element of self-care-- it's how you figure out what kind of self-care you need. It's easy to rush through...


Dr. Anadlu Cortes
Jan 19, 2023
How to Choose a Self-Care Practice
It can be tempting to treat self-care like a chore or self-improvement project, but the goal is to create a practice that makes life a...


Dr. Anadlu Cortes
Jan 14, 2023
Self Care is...
Getting to know yourself. When you're more aware of what you're thinking and feeling, you get better at giving yourself the care you...


Anadlu Cortes
Jan 2, 2022
Awakening the Best Version of Yourself
Beginning the new year, I set a goal for myself -- to read a set of books that I have been putting aside in the past due to schedule and...


Anadlu Cortes
Oct 11, 2021
Doing What You Want
Ayn Rand once said, "do not allow your fire to go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet,...


Dr. Anadlu Cortes
May 21, 2021
Learning to Ask and Accept H-E-L-P
I get it. Who likes to ask for help when they have questions or are struggling with an idea or life challenge? Who likes to reach out to...


Dr. Anadlu Cortes
Apr 13, 2021
It's All About You
Self-care has been a popular buzzword for years. But its definition and how we practice it have evolved in recent years. What does it...


Anadlu Cortes
Feb 14, 2021
Feeling Stuck?
Imagine you're facing a major life choice-- whether to move across the country, grow your family, or quit your job and start your own...


Anadlu Cortes
Feb 1, 2021
6 Simple Self-Care Tips That Changed My Life
Believe me when I say that I intend to be on this earth for a long, long time. I want to watch my kids grow up. I plan to write many...


Anadlu Cortes
Jan 5, 2021
How to Halt Doom-scrolling
It's midnight and you can't put your device down. You scroll through the neverending posts of bad and even worse news, wishing for a ray...


Anadlu Cortes
Dec 11, 2020
Essential Sources to Reduce Fear and Boost Vitality
As this year comes to an end, many people are walking around feeling anxious with the holiday season being here. Stress, anxiety,...


Anadlu Cortes
Dec 10, 2020
Reclaiming Your Energy
Fatigue is a common complaint these days. Whether we're experiencing sleeplessness, anxiety, excessive stress, or a low-grade case of the...
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