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By Wendy J Olson, Healing Coach + Founder + Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption All month long, we’re talking about adverse childhood experiences and how they later affect us in our adult lives. We call this campaign “Evolve” because as we learn together, we can grow, heal, and eventually thrive.Get involved by joining usContinue…
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By Wendy J Olson, Healing Coach + Founder + Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption All month long, we’re talking about adverse childhood experiences and how they later affect us in our adult lives. We call this campaign “Evolve” because as we learn together, we can grow, heal, and eventually thrive.Get involved by joining usContinue…
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By Wendy J Olson, Healing Coach + Founder + Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption I was in my mid-thirties before I learned that neglect from a caregiver IS abuse. And here I just thought I was unloveable… When a primary caregiver chooses to not engage with you physically or emotionally, they are making aContinue…
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By Wendy J Olson, Healing Coach + Founder and Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption I remember the first time someone called me the B word. Yes, that word that people typically reserve for women, and especially women who own their power and are confident. People don’t like that. I was 9 years old andContinue…
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by Wendy J Olson, Healing Coach + Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption All month long, we’re talking about adverse childhood experiences and how they later affect us in our adult lives. We call this campaign “Evolve” because as we learn together, we can grow, heal, and eventually thrive. Get involved by joining us onContinue…
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By Brenda J. Williams Have you ever felt like you were simply put, “stuck in life?” You knew what you wanted but didn’t exactly know how to get there? Or have you felt like, I need to do more in my life because, “I feel like this is not my story’s end?” The need toContinue…
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By Wendy J Olson, Healing Coach + Founder and Executive Director of Grit Plus Gumption 4 minute read Do we have too many distractions? May is Mental Health Awareness month. You probably already knew that, but if you didn’t, welcome to it. I’ve been focused on my mental health a lot lately. Ya know, forContinue…
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By: Jen Pool In my home state of Virginia, it’s “Resilience Week” which is the kick-off to May being Mental Health Awareness Month. Various organizations are highlighting “resilience”, encouraging rest, sending out freebie bingo cards of ideas to practice resilience, and of course, there are all the social media quotes and images. But it gotContinue…