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Question of the Week

If Stress is a Response, Do you know how you respond?

by Stacey Shipman on June 21, 2010

I spoke to a very close friend recently who has been going through a lot emotionally.  She’s also been sick more often than she’d like.  When I asked her whether she thought the illnesses could be stress related, she said, “I don’t think I’m stressed about these things.” I hear that response often when I [...]

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How Did You Take Care of Your Body Today?

by Stacey Shipman on April 12, 2010

How did you take care of your body today? Did you nourish it with healthy food? Did you get enough sleep? Did you exercise or get some physical activity that raised your heart rate a bit? Did you stretch and release tension? Did you notice your posture and sit or stand up right instead of [...]

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Do you enjoy spending time alone?

by Stacey Shipman on April 6, 2010

I just finished reading a series of blog posts by Barbara Stanny, a leading authority on women and money, about how to surrender.  And these short posts got me thinking about where I am right now – alone for a few days. My husband and I spent the weekend on Cape Cod celebrating our anniversary [...]

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Do you allow yourself to be vulnerable?

by Stacey Shipman on March 31, 2010

How often do you open yourself up to opportunities, with every fiber of your being, knowing there is a possibility of hurt?  Do you spend more time protecting yourself from or opening up to your dreams, goals, or “ideal lifestyle”? According to dictionary.com one definition of vulnerable is:  open to moral attack, criticism, temptation Who [...]

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Question of the Week: Is food marketing misleading?

by Stacey Shipman on February 22, 2010

Note:  Question of the Week is a new weekly series designed to help create more awareness and conversation about various aspects of your health and well-being.  I hope you join in the conversation. I was recently interviewed on Money Matters Radio by host Chuck Nilosek.  (You can listen to the full 30 minute interview here.)  [...]

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Question of the Week: Stress and the Workplace

by Stacey Shipman on January 18, 2010

When I looked at my website stats last week, I took special note of the search terms used to help people find my site.  One in particular caught my attention. Is there a place for stress in the workplace? With so much talk about workplace stress, it seems we’re always trying to get rid of [...]

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One of my goals for 2010 is to post more regularly.  To help those efforts I’m trying something new and creating a new series that will post on Mondays:  Question of the Week. This first question is inspired by new tagline: Experience feel-good living.  I realize I am very clear on what feel-good living means [...]

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Are You Open to Possibilities?

by Stacey Shipman on January 3, 2010

Note: A slightly different version of this article originally appeared in my January 2008 newsletter and has been edited appropriately. It’s 2010 and my gut tells me that this year is going to be full of incredible opportunities for me personally and professionally (Wait, I say that every year…).  As I think about why I [...]

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