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    What Did You Love Before the Internet Ate Your Brain?

    We Used to Climb Trees. Now We Swipe Reels. For those of you working a 9-to-5 to maintain access to running water and the occasional bowl of gruel, do you also have a hobby or three? For fun, mental health, and prison-avoidance. And actually, this can also apply to you newly retired folks, the โ€˜I have more money than Godโ€™ peeps, or the โ€˜Work? Whatโ€™s work?โ€™ collective. #YaLuckyBastards. Soโ€ฆ What Do You Actually Do for Fun? Another of the things Iโ€™ve realized as I keep getting older is that we really need something else to look forward to outside of work, and on a consistent basis. And if you are indeed…

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    Messy Journaling: Your Secret Tool for Better Stress Relief

    Two Moscow Mules, a Prosecco, and a deep conversation about something we all struggle with from time to timeโ€”managing our emotions, especially when other people, situations, or life itself unintentionally trigger them. One friend shared that sheโ€™d been trying to stay calm, respond better, not let things get to herโ€”but sometimes, it just felt impossible. Think: โ€œI know Iโ€™m being triggered, but I canโ€™t seem to stop reacting. I donโ€™t have control over it.โ€ Iโ€™ve one hundred percent been there. Many times. Maybe, like me, you donโ€™t yell or scream out loudโ€”itโ€™s more internalโ€”but either way, you feel it. Youโ€™re not overreacting, being dramatic or โ€˜in your feelsโ€™, itโ€™s real…