Lauren Foster Lauren Foster

Giving Back to Feel Good

Giving back increases the feel-good chemicals that help you feel good about yourself. Helping others and caring for animals both increase serotonin and GABA in your brain. In other words, they make you feel better about yourself. Done regularly, they can reduce depression, help manage stress, and decrease anxiety not to mention increase resiliency and feelings of connection.

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Lauren Foster Lauren Foster

Mindful Parenting When Your Child is Stressed

Mindful parenting spans time and involves an attitude of awareness and openness in the parent/child relationship. It helps you become the best version of yourself to allow you to parent your child with love and compassion instead of fear and anxiety.

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Lauren Foster Lauren Foster

5 Tips for Managing Stress While Caring for Aging Parents

It’s common for adult children who are also caregivers for their aging parents to experience stress because of this role. Below are five ways you can manage that stress and care for your aging parents and yourself at the same time.

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