Tag Archives: anxiety

Speed Bumps!

Posted on August 25, 2022 by mariner2mother

Have you ever been cruising along and all of a sudden, whammo! A speed bump? Sometimes they’re little, and sometimes they’re intense enough to mess up your car’s alignment. Other than dealing with my Kundalini awakening for the past several … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, Sensory Processing Disorder, The Voyage | Tagged anxiety, panic attack, special needs parenting | 7 Comments

Anxiety is Real

Posted on December 10, 2017 by mariner2mother

We all get nervous or feel anxious about something at some point. And when we do, our bodies have a physiological reaction. Our hearts beat faster, pupils constrict, focus narrows, our digestion slows, and chemicals are released in our brains and … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Therapy, Holistic Healing, Mental Health, Sensory Processing Disorder, The Voyage | Tagged anxiety, anxiety in sensitive children, sensitive children, SPD, time for a change | 4 Comments

How Being A Mother Is Changing Me

Posted on January 5, 2017 by mariner2mother

Becoming a mother was something I dreamed about since I was a teenager. I dreamed about loving being pregnant and being able to show it off to the world, walking around with a big round belly full of baby. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Therapy, Holistic Healing, Hypnosis, inspiration, Mental Health, Spirituality, The Voyage | Tagged anxiety, creating change through energy healing, dealing with anxiety in a child, energy healing, healing, how to create change in life | 16 Comments

Why This Election Feels Like A Big Zit

Posted on November 1, 2016 by mariner2mother

Right now, we are one week before our 2016 presidential election. And it’s the hottest election I’ve experienced during my half decade existence. I live in a household of extremely sensitive people. My son especially, picks up on energies that … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, Spirituality | Tagged anxiety, relief from popping a zit, sensitive people and anxiety, the 2016 presidential election | 4 Comments

When Is Anxiety A Diagnosable Illness?

Posted on October 29, 2016 by mariner2mother

With Little Man experiencing a resurgence of not only anxiety but triggered panic attacks, I wanted to create a PSA about anxiety. If you have never personally experienced a panic attack, and don’t have a family member who experiences them, know that they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Therapy, Holistic Healing, Mental Health | Tagged anxiety, anxiety in sensitive children, healing anxiety, what is the difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder? | 4 Comments

Struggling a Bit

Posted on October 8, 2016 by mariner2mother

Lately I’ve been struggling a bit. Struggling to write. Struggling to accomplish things I want to get done. Just struggling. Where I live, the weather gets darker this time of year, and the rains begin. Some years, the rains don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, The Voyage | Tagged anxiety, Mental Health, mild depression, SAD, winter blues | 12 Comments

I Still See You: A Letter To My Son

Posted on May 19, 2016 by mariner2mother

A little over a year ago, my son was having an extremely difficult time in school, and I read an article that sparked this letter to him: I See You, A Letter To My Son. Even though it’s only been … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, Spirituality, The Voyage | Tagged ADHD, anxiety, inspiration, letter to son, limitless possibilities, SPD | 8 Comments

Holding On

Posted on March 30, 2016 by mariner2mother

Here we go again, so I thought. My baby isn’t feeling well. His tummy hurts. His body is unhappy. And again. And again. What’s going on? Why doesn’t he get better? He doesn’t seem really sick But he’s in pain. … Continue reading →

Posted in Mental Health, Poetry, Spirituality | Tagged ADHD, anxiety, panic attacks, poem about hanging on during hard times, Poetry, rainbow photograph, sensory processing disorder, SPD | 5 Comments

Time For A New Voyage Plan

Posted on March 13, 2016 by mariner2mother

I don’t even know where to start, so I’ll just start at the beginning. There have been a few times in my life that I’ve had to hit the ground running when something unexpected happened or something that wasn’t completely … Continue reading →

Posted in Holistic Healing, Mental Health, The Voyage | Tagged anxiety, home school, life changes, life crisis, panic attack, public school versus homeschooling | 5 Comments

Here We Go Again: School Is In Session

Posted on September 13, 2015 by mariner2mother

School started early in Little Man’s life. He was 2. After beginning speech therapy for speech delay and then occupational therapy for sensory integration issues, I found out about a preschool that our town offers for free to qualifying kids. But … Continue reading →