Fostering Wellness
Faith n Turtles is a site that shares information on dreadlocks as well as wellness. In this category, you will find articles about spiritual wellness, mental wellness, physical wellness, and nutritional wellness.
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Daily Self-Care Habits for Stress: Everything You Need to Know + 25 Easy Habits
Can practicing daily self-care habits really reduce stress? We are all used to seeing and hearing that word stress and for some of us, we cringe at its mention. But, what if you didn’t need to cringe? What if a change of mindset and a few daily self-care habits could take the ‘stress’ out of ‘stressing’? Life has many stressors, and it’s impossible to list them all so let’s skip that. Let’s focus our attention on managing day-to-day stress that may arise at work, home, or even at the grocery store. In this article, I will share with you 25 daily self-care habits to help manage stress. The 25 habits…
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Making Changes
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it” -Mary Engelbreit We all know someone who we can compare to stagnant water, they choose to go nowhere and they stink (figuratively speaking). Change is something that I strongly believe should be recurring. There’s a word I like to use when I am speaking about changes and that is comfort. If you do not strive for a change then you are comfortable right? Many times people settle for what’s in front of them and they choose to go nowhere. Picture yourself running on a treadmill, theoretically and imaginatively speaking you are…
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Forgiveness
It truly is a blessing when your cognitive level is high enough whereas inspiration to write can derive from almost anywhere. During a very intellectually charged conversation I had with a friend, he asked me, How many times can someone make a mistake before you stop forgiving them? Have you ever heard the proverb, different strokes for different folks? Well, here are my thoughts on forgiveness. To forgive sounds easier said than done. Oftentimes I have heard that when you forgive someone it is not for them but for yourself. While this may be true, it may not be enough for you to even begin to think to forgive someone…
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3 Types of Friendships and how they Impact Your Life
Surrounding yourself with positive people is extremely beneficial. It’s like the well-known Proverb that states, “Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are”. If someone were to examine your life through the friends that you keep, would they have something positive to say? Let us be real, friendships are taken for granted, yet, they can have such a huge impact on one’s life that people fail to realize it. Knowing the different types of friendships/relationships as well as how they affect us matters. And so I will share some insights on that allowing us to start a conversation. Let me start by mentioning that there are…
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3 Highly-Effective Tips to increase Blogging Productivity
As a blogger, there are many tasks that you absolutely must do. Therefore being a more productive blogger during the time you delegate to blog work is no question. In this short and sweet article, I will be sharing with you my top 3 ways to become a more productive blogger. Let me be clear. There are many things that you can do to increase your blogging productivity. I’ve seen a list of “30 tips to increase blogging productivity”. With research and a little expertise, I’ve narrowed this list down to my top three tips because too much information will do the opposite of getting you to be a more…
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10 Journal Prompts for Anxiety caused by COVID-19.
Journaling with journal prompts is a powerful tool for dealing with anxiety caused by COVID-19. Growing up, I would often hear the phrase “there is nothing new under the sun”. I never truly understood what that meant until I became an adult. Currently, the world is dealing with a pandemic, COVID-19 (read more here) and I can’t help but say, ‘there is nothing new under the sun’. While this may be true about the situation, it doesn’t have to be true about the response. The beauty of life and living under the sun is that we get to look back at history and choose a different path. In the midst…
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Pros and Cons of Hemp Milk as a Milk Substitute
Have you heard good or bad things about hemp milk? or have you never heard of hemp milk? If you never heard of hemp milk then this article will introduce you to it and provide you with the pros and cons of hemp milk. What is hemp milk? Hemp Milk is a form of plant-based milk that is slowly making its way as the mainstream alternative to cows milk. Similar to other kinds of plant-based milk, hemp milk is made from seeds. The seeds used to produce hemp milk is .. none other than hemp seeds. But, no need to worry, the seeds from the hemp plant only contain trace…
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22 Ways to Prevent Common Sleep Problems
Sleeping problems are often a common occurrence because many people do not get enough sleep. People may not get enough sleep for reasons such as stress, working too many hours, partying and even health conditions. This then leads to sleep problems which also causes the person to get less sleep. It’s a cycle. On the other hand, there are sleep conditions where a person might be sleeping too much or may be having issues while still asleep. As well as, there are people that are affected by sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, insomnia, and sleepwalking. There are also health issues that may affect sleep such as anxiety and depression.…
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How To Make Travel Packing Safer with Packing Cubes
Yes, packing cubes can make your travels safer. Packing can be a stressful and tedious task for many people. Often you hear people say, “I love to travel but I hate to pack”. Packing can be a handful, especially when traveling with children. I usually travel with my siblings and it is rough! In the early years of traveling, I’m sure packing was always something you left for the last minute. But, with all the mishaps that can occur, you quickly learned that it was a bad idea. With that said, you are fortunate enough to stumble upon this article. In this post, I will tell you ways in which you…
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Boost Your Mood Every day by Stretching the Stress Away
I know it sounds cliche to say that working out or stretching will boost your mood but I will say it anyway. Working out will boost your mood. However, as a working woman with many things to do, perhaps a business to run and even children it may be hard to find the time to work out. No worries, in this article, I will share with you one tip to help boost your mood and get you working out. I will also give you 5 ideas of places that you can get the work done; adding it seamlessly into your day. And, if you do work out on a regular,…
