by Debra Smouse | Sep 18, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Using fun journal prompts is like giving your brain a spa day — with zero cucumbers on your eyes. Life piles up fast — the spilled coffee, the “reply-all” email disaster, the cat knocking over your plant for the seventh time this week — and suddenly every tiny...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 17, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Buck up, buttercup. Your coworkers didn’t sign up to tiptoe around your feelings, and crying at your desk isn’t a personality trait. It’s a meltdown. If you want respect, visibility, and sanity in the workplace, it’s time to stop playing the victim at work and...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 16, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Over the years, I’ve discovered that the most life-giving part of my daily routine isn’t my morning coffee (though let’s be honest, I’d fight a bear for that first sip). It isn’t my workout, or even my beloved journaling practice. Nope. The real magic? Keeping...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 15, 2025 | Tricky Situations
As a parent, one of the biggest moments in your life is sending your teen off to college. They’ve officially out-grown school and are heading out into the wide world to study for their future and have that next level of independence. And while it is undoubtedly a big...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 14, 2025 | Tricky Situations
As a new mama (mother), I absolutely dreaded the time when my partner had to go back to work. It meant taking care of the baby and doing the chores all alone and running on zero sleep. I remember I felt like a zombie. From hourly feedings, to never-ending bottle...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 14, 2025 | Tricky Situations
Preparing for nursing school can feel overwhelming, especially when the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) exam is approaching. Among its sections, science often creates the most pressure. Many future nurses find themselves anxious at the thought of covering...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 12, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but let’s be honest — you are not a cat. For you, embracing curiosity is pure magic. It’s the switch that takes you from anxious “what ifs” to exciting “what’s next?” Think of it as your secret weapon against doom-spirals, stale...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 10, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Burnout doesn’t send a polite calendar invite—it just barges in, kicks your energy to the curb, and leaves you wondering if “tired” is your new personality trait. That’s why looking at burnout recovery by personality type can be such a game-changer—it helps you...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 8, 2025 | Feeling Burned Out, Stressed Out, Overwhelmed & Exhausted, How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Most people think happiness is the result of money, success, or perfect circumstances. But research consistently shows that long-term happiness isn’t about what you own—it’s about what you do. In fact, studies in positive psychology confirm that your daily habits play...
by Debra Smouse | Sep 5, 2025 | How To Fall In Love With Your Life Once & For All, Strategies To Get Your Life On Track
Sometimes it’s a smell, a song, or even a familiar phrase that pulls you back to a moment you wish you could forget. That’s why journal prompts for forgiving yourself can be so powerful. They give you a safe place to start when you don’t know where to begin — helping...