Your Zen Friend
By Lauren Wolfe MS, LPC
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Description
Ever wish you had a zen friend? Someone who could help you ease your tween or tween’s anxiety, while also supporting you, so parenting was more peaceful?
Well good news, host Lauren Wolfe, a therapist and mom who’s made it through those anxious teen years is here to offer parents some zen!
A full-length episode comes out every Tuesday. And "A Drop of Zen," a short guided meditation or a "Zen Bonus Boost," a mini episode, come out every Friday.
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5 Ways to Create More Connection and Calm This Summer
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Fear of Being Awkward: Understanding Today's Anxious Teen
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Chaos to Calm: Managing Your End of School Year Stress
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May 27, 2025 |
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Why Anxiety Treatment Seems To Fail: What Parents Need to Know
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May 13, 2025 |
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Anxiety Red Flags: When to Seek Help for Your Anxious Tween or Teen
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Drop of Zen ~ A Joyful Moment
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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The Parent's Roadmap to OCD Treatment: Choosing a Therapist, ERP, and Home Support
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Anxiety or Something More? A Parent's Guide to Recognizing OCD
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Smartphones & Anxiety: Setting Healthy Boundaries for Tweens & Teens
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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To Reassure or Not to Reassure: What to Do When Your Tween or Teen is Worried
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Parenting is Ridiculous, Keeping it Real as a Therapist Mom
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Easing Sunday Scaries for Tweens and Teens
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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How to Stop Walking on Eggshells with Your Anxious Tween or Teen
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Social Anxiety in Tweens and Teens and How to Help as a Parent
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Supporting Your Anxious Teen While Managing Your Anxiety
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Zen Bonus Boost ~ The Importance of Validating Feelings: Yours and Your Children's
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Have Less Anxiety and More Balance in 2025
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Anxiety, Routines and Holiday Traditions
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Setting Boundaries During the Holiday Season with Vicki Smith
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Have More Zen and Less Stress for the Holidays
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Helping Anxious Tweens and Teens Navigate Holiday Stress
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Anxiety and Perfectionism and What Parents Should Know
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Anxiety in Kids and Teens and 3 Common Mistakes Parents Make
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Is it Anxiety or Bad Behavior? What Parents Need to Understand
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Understanding Anxiety Recovery and How It’s a Journey, Not a Destination
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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My Story with Chronic Pain and Mind-Body Symptoms
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Understanding Chronic Pain, the Mind-Body Connection and How to Heal
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Somatic Tracking Mediation for Pain or Anxiety
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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The Mind-Body Connection: Understanding Anxiety, Pain and Physical Symptoms in Tweens, Teens, and Adults
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Zen Bonus Boost ~ What I Wish More Parents Would Do to Help Their Tweens and Teens Decrease Anxiety
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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The Language You Use with Your Tween or Teen Could Be Increasing Their Anxiety
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Zen Bonus Boost ~ How Being Less Positive Can Help Your Tween or Teen
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Understanding Autism and Anxiety with Mary Kate Robb
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen - Surrender and Let Go
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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What to Do When You're Given a Hot Potato by Your Tween or Teen
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Zen Bonus Boost ~ Why it’s Actually Helpful to Lose it With Your Kids Sometimes
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Healthy Choices for Managing Anxiety with Leena Abdulrahman
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Cultivating Strength and Support
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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What You MUST DO as a Parent of a Tween or Teen with Anxiety
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Setting Healthy Boundaries with Your Anxious Tween or Teen
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Anxiety Symptoms in Kids and Teens That Might Surprise You and How You Can Help
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Zen Bonus Boost ~ It's Okay to Feel Uncomfortable!
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Good Enough-ish Parenting with Brooke Forry and the Good Enough-ish Podcast
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Be Here Now, Even with Difficult Emotions
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Managing Back to School Anxiety
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Zen Bonus Boost ~ How You Can Stay Calm When Your Kid is Loosing It
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Helping Teens to Regulate Their Emotions, Even the Big and Irrational Ones with Ann Coleman
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Getting in Touch with a Part of You (IFS/Parts Work Meditation)
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Inside Out Two and Using Lightness and Humor to Decrease Your Child's Anxiety
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Rest Deeply or Prepare for Sleep
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Emotional Freedom Technique and it's Benefits for You and Your Family with Vicki Smith and Power to the Pleasers Podcast
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Zen Bonus Boost ~ Motivating Your Child to Do What Makes Them Anxious
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Take the Fear Out of Anxiety
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Feel Less Worried about Your Anxious Child
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Is Social Media Making Your Tween or Teen More Anxious with Leena Abdulrahman
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Zen Bonus Boost ~ A Parenting Mistake I Made and Why I'm Glad I Made it
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Teen Anxiety: How to Recognize it, Provide Support and Avoid Pitfalls with Ann Colelman from Speaking of Teens
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Zen Bonus Boost ~ Why Your Anxious Child is Annoying You and What You Can Do
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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How to Support Your Anxious Tween or Teen this Summer, Even if They are Less Anxious Right Now
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Zen Bonus Boost ~ Traveling with Anxious Kids
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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The Difference Between Stress and Anxiety in Kids and Teens with Sonia Casique and the College and Career Ready Podcast
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Inviting in a Sense of Calm
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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My Personal Story of Growing up with Anxiety and Raising a Child with Anxiety and a Podcast Announcement
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Let Go and Relax in This Moment
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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How I'm Finding Calm in Chaos and Preparing for A Podcast Announcement
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ A Two Minute Check In
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May 31, 2024 |
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Understanding Sibling Rivalry and When Parents Should Take Action with Dr. Amy Meyers
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May 28, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Give Yourself a Nourishing Break
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May 24, 2024 |
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Why Kids are More Anxious in May and June and How to Support Them
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May 21, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ A Three Minute Mediation to Connect with Yourself
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May 17, 2024 |
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A Book Club Discussion on The Marriage Sabbatical with Author Lian Dolan
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May 14, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ A Meditation for Self-Compassion
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May 10, 2024 |
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Noticing Your Critical Part and Inviting in Self Compassion
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May 07, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Identifying What You Need
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May 03, 2024 |
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Have a More Harmonious Summer with Your College Age Child with Leena Abdulrahman
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Three Part Breath
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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How You and Your Child Can Have More Zen During a Hectic Sports Season
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ A Heart Centered Meditation for Difficult Days
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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How to Have Fun with Clothes and Style While Modeling Self Care for Your Teen with Jennifer Mackey-Mary
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Take a Peaceful Pause
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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How to Know if Your Tween or Teen is Overscheduled and The Downside of Too Many Activities
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Feeling Safe and Grounded
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Interior Designer Don Richards Answers Listener Questions to Help Create More Zen at Home
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Understanding Your Anxiety and What it is Trying to Tell You
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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How to Decrease Anxiety Symptoms
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ A Meditation for When You're Feeling Anxious
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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How to Prevent Anxiety Symptoms
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Resting in Wellbeing
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Treating ADHD Symptoms with Naturopathic Medicine with Dr. Shawn Carney
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~Setting an Intention for Your Day
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Eye Rolls and Attitude, What to Do and More Importantly What Not to Do
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ A Self Compassion Break
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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How to Make Your Home's Problem Areas Beautiful on a Budget with Don Richards
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ A Meditation for When You Are Feeling Worried
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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A Strategy for Decreasing Your Child's Anxiety That Will Lower Your Stress and Worry Too
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Inviting in Stillness
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Using Humor to Make and Keep Connections with Your Kids and Fun with Slang Words with Leena Abdulrahman
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Releasing Stress and Tension
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Why Parents Need to Blow Off Steam and an Unconventional (BUT FUN) Way to Do it
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen: A Short and Sweet Mid Day Break
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Beyond the Baby Blues; Understanding Postpartum Well-being with Carol Ann Murphy
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ A Cozy, Comforting Break for You
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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How to Embrace Hygge for Less Stress and More Calm at Home
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Where to Start When You Are Having Trouble Connecting to Your Tween or Teen
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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How Parents Can Get Their Tweens and Teens to Talk to Them with Leena Abdulrahman
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Setting A Goal for the New Year or Anytime At All
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Finding Success in Goal Setting
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Inviting in a Warm, Peaceful, White Light
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Spend the Time, Do the Thing; Embracing the Holiday Chaos with Lori Simon
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Breathing Exercise for Hectic Days or Any Day
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Setting Boundaries During the Holiday Season with Vicki Smith
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Feeling Safe and Grounded
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Supporting and Nurturing Your Child’s Social Skills
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Reconnecting with Your Inner Self Amidst December's Frenzy
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Creating Connection in Virtual Fitness with Lauren George
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Embracing Gratitude
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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The Benefits of Having a Regular Gratitude Practice and How to Create One
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Relax Deeply
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Help Your Kids Get College and Career Ready with Sonia Cacique
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Observing Anxiety with Mindfulness
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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How to Best Support Your Child's Learning
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Guided Meditation for Sleep When Having Sleep Difficulties
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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How Service Dogs are Changing Lives with Abby Hill
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Grounding Breathwork
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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What's Bringing Me More Zen this Fall
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Decreasing the Feeling of Overwhelm
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Minimalism and Maximalism in Home Decor and Embracing What is Right for You with Lori Simon
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Loving Kindness Meditation for Peace Within
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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What it Means to be a Flexible Thinker and How to Become One
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Letting Go of Stress
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Spark Joy with Clutter Clearing Including Digital Decluttering with Amanda Jefferson
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Identifying What Kind of Self Care You Need Right Now
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Celebrating One Year of Your Zen Friend and the Number One Way You Can Boost Your Children's Mental Wellness
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Connecting with Gratitude for the Home You Have
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Affordable Home Design to Boost Your Wellbeing with Don Richards
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ A Guided Meditation for Parent's of Children with Anxiety
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Anxiety Symptoms in Kids and Teens That Might Surprise You and How You Can Help
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Breathing Meditation Combined with Emotional Freedom Technique
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Finding Gratitude, Love, Joy and Wonder with Dr. Lori Layden
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ You are Doing a Great Job!
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Have More Harmony at Home While Setting Healthy Boundaries and Limits with Tweens and Teens
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Validation for Difficult Emotions
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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How Parents Can Reduce Conflict with Their Teens and Improve Their Connection with Ann Coleman
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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End of Summer Meditation
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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The Dog Days of Summer and If Not Now, When
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Hand on Heart Mediation
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Magic Moments and Opening Up to the Magic Around Us
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Breath Work for Calming Your Nervous System
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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How to Have a Happier Vacation - Even with Kids!
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Creating a Creativity Practice with Vinnie Stergin
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Relaxing Deeply
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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The Benefits of Group Counseling
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Identifying Where You Are People Pleasing in Your Life
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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People Pleasing and Perfectionism With Vicki Smith
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Setting Intentions for a Summer You'll Love
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Creating Your Best Summer
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Mindfulness, Breath Meditation
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Holistic Healing with Dorina Leslie
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Identifying What is Fun for You
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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The F Word..... FUN!
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Asking for Help
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Post Pandemic Challenges and How to Find a Therapist for Your Child or Teen
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Finding the Gifts in Challenging Times
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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The Healing Practice of Kintsugi with Justin Noppe
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May 30, 2023 |
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"I'm in the Weeds," and The Life Lessons I Learned Working in Restaurants
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May 23, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Progressive Muscle Relaxation at the Beach
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May 19, 2023 |
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Understanding Anxiety and How You Can Start to Decrease it Today
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May 16, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ For the Caretakers
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May 11, 2023 |
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Balance Bound with Brooke Forry
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May 09, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Mid Day Check In
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May 05, 2023 |
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How to Take the First Steps in Overcoming Fear and Anxiety
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May 02, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Sleep Meditation
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Helping Your Children and Teens Get the Sleep They Need with Paul Bright
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ What Do You Need
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Creating a Red Tent
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Drop of Zen ~ Getting to Know Your Anxiety
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Using Naturopathic Medicine to Decrease Anxiety with Dr. Shawn Carney
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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A Drop of Zen ~ Self Care
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Parenting Tweens and Teens with Less Stress and More Happiness
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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A Drop of Zen ~ Cultivating Gratitude for Your Body
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Part 2 Living with a Donor Heart and Finding Purpose and Joy
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Living with a Donor Heart and Finding Purpose and Joy Part 1
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Book Club Discussion on "Finding Me," by Viola Davis
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Updates and Cultivating Self Compassion
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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The Benefits of Group Fitness
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Connection Makers and Breakers with Tweens and Teens
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Finding Balance
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Calling All Book Lovers!
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Gentle Parenting
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Finding Purpose in Animal Care and Wildlife Protection
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Feeling All the Feelings
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Redefining Beauty for Ourselves and Our Children
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Surviving and Thriving While Parenting Tweens and Teens and Loosing Your Sh#%t Less
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Reflecting on the Past and Setting Intentions for the Future
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Finding the Joy in Holiday Mishaps
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Five Ways to Create More Zen for the Holidays and a Last Minute Gift Guide
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Holiday Fantasy vs Holiday Reality with Lori Simon
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Making Your Home Your Sanctuary
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Supporting Your Children with Friendships and Nurturing Your Own Friendships
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Opposites Attract; Celebrating Our Differences
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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How to Communicate More Effectively with the People in Your Lives, Especially Your Kids
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Finding Ease and Efforting Less; How to Care for Ourselves on Difficult Days
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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How We Connect Through Food; Food for Fuel and Food for Love
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Perfect Parenting; Mistakes I’ve Made and How it Helps Our Kids When We Aren’t Perfect
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Embracing Embarrassing Moments and Why it's Important to Help Our Children Embrace the Embarrassing and Awkward
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Secrets from a Therapist, Things I've Learned That Have Changed My Life
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Making and Keeping Connections with Your Kids from Preschool Through College
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Your Zen Friend Trailer
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Sep 24, 2022 |