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What is Hygge?

You cannot buy the right atmosphere or a sense of togetherness. You cannot hygge if you are in a hurry or stressed out, and the art of creating intimacy cannot be bought by anything but time, interest and engagement in the people around you. - Meik Wiking

Mel KiloJuly 18, 2020safety, support, self care, trust, calm, coziness, wellness, feelings

Joys of Parenthood

We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Mel KiloJune 15, 2020Family, family, wellness, connection, Care, boundaries, Journey, happiness, health, important, parenthood, kids

Grief and Loss

Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form ― Rumi

Mel KiloApril 5, 2020anger, support, wellness, death, divorce, sadness, trauma, important, Grief, Loss, feelings

Jump into January 2020

Mel KiloJanuary 20, 2020January, Set goals, Making, wellness, awareness, Reflect, trust, family, boundaries, support, important, Kindness, skills, moments, Change, Care, connection

Learning to say No

Real freedom is saying 'no' without giving a reason ― Amit Kalantri

Mel KiloNovember 16, 2019No, November, Say No, mental health, moments, Kindness, pleasing others, kind, Care, Self, support, safety, wellness, health, Healing

Oils in October

Never underestimate the power of a good oil blend on a bad day.

Mel KiloOctober 5, 2019October, wellness, essential oils, support, coziness, happiness, health, Healing, feelings

#SelfCareSeptember

Allow yourself to enjoy each happy moment in your life. Steve Maraboli

Mel KiloSeptember 10, 2019Set goals, Self, self care, Self Care, Care, support, wellness, mental health, Reflect, boundaries, safety, September, calm, connection, Mindfulness

Active in August

Be purposeful. Be patient, and be active! John Assaraf

Mel KiloAugust 12, 2019August, active, support, Goals, health, happiness, Journey, Reflect, wellness, Set goals, self care, Self, Care, connection, mental health, moments

Being Creative

"The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul." - Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Mel KiloJuly 14, 2019create, Making, moments, wellness, Self, respect, Reflect, support, happiness, Care, Change, connection, art

Suicide and self-harm awareness #stopthesigma

“The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.” ― Glenn Close

Mel KiloJune 15, 2019awareness, Self, harm, June, Reflect, trauma, wellness, support, self care, Self Care, sadness, death, fear, friends, family, Grief, Loss, Healing, moments, connection, feelings, safety, Care, Reflective

Manifesting in May

Never let life impede on your ability to manifest your dreams. Dig deeper into your dreams and deeper into yourself and believe that anything is possible, and make it happen. Corin Nemec

Mel KiloMay 28, 2019May, skills, Set goals, wellness, awareness, e, Reflect, support, happiness, Journey, health, Healing, meditation, safety, Self, connection

Grief and Loss - Dual Processing Model

For in grief nothing “stays put.” One keeps on emerging from a phase, but it always recurs. Round and round. Everything repeats. Am I going in circles, or dare I hope I am on a spiral? –C.S. Lewis

Mel KiloApril 3, 2019Reflect, Reflective, Care, wellness, Grief, Loss, death, sadness, connection, divorce, boundaries, anger, harm, Healing, support, friends, family, feelings

The Art of saying NO!

Mel KiloNovember 18, 2018no, No, Say No, Self, pleasing others, wellness, Reflect, boundaries, November

Suicide Prevention and World Suicide Prevention Day

“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” - Seneca

Mel KiloSeptember 10, 2018support, suicide, awareness, wellness, Reflect, illness, harm, Self, self harm, Care, health, mental health

Self-care September

“Lighten up on yourself. No one is perfect. Gently accept your humanness.” –Deborah Day

Mel KiloSeptember 1, 2018self, self care, safety, Self, Say No, wellness, mental health, Meditate, Reflect, therapy, September

Joyful in June

Life these days can be pretty tough – so much to do, so little time (you know the daily grind scenario – we've all been there). Life can be pretty repetitive and to be perfectly honest, can really get you feeling down and out about life.

Mel KiloJune 3, 2018June, joy, wellness, goals, kind, kindness, healing, happiness, self care, self, Self Care, Meditate, connection, Care

Grief and Loss

Grief is a varied response to loss, particularly the loss of someone or something that has died, to which a bond or affection was formed.

Mel KiloApril 7, 2018April, Grief, Loss, boundaries, anger, bargaining, denial, depression, acceptance, sadness, wellness, trauma

Self Care

What is Self-Care?

Identifying your needs and making them a priority. It’s creating behaviors or healthy habits that you can do to nurture yourself. It’s about looking after yourself so you can give your absolute best.

Mel KiloSeptember 9, 2017Set goals, Self, Care, self care, wellness, Reflect, coziness, Goals, Healing, health, happiness, Journey, kind, moments, meditation, Mindfulness, September