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Wellness Articles
Welcome to Dr. Anadlu Cortes’ Blog
Dr. Anadlu Cortes-Bowers
- May 24
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Anadlu Cortes
- Nov 30, 2020
Date Night
For many busy couples, especially those with children, date night often becomes a freak act of nature, one that occurs only when work and...
Anadlu Cortes
- Nov 20, 2020
Are Your Stuck in Overdrive?
I have always described myself as someone who is non-stop, on the go (all the time), and is always working on what is next to come. But,...
Anadlu Cortes
- Nov 16, 2020
Reset Your Stress Response
I see a lot of dark under-eye circles on the faces of clients in my practice and I am not a cosmetic surgeon. My clients typically see me...
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