by Tina Hnatiuk | May 25, 2021 | Motherhood, Self-Love Practices
When Magnus was a baby, any time to me felt stolen. I would ration out what I took care of each day. One day I would wash my hair. Another day I would shave my calves. The next day I would shave above the knee. The next day I would do my feet with my foot file....
by Tina Hnatiuk | Apr 23, 2021 | Happiness, Managing Stress
Earlier this week when my neighbor and I were walking through the forest at lunch she said exasperated, “I’m just not happy! I didn’t notice it creeping up on me, but now that it’s here I can’t seem to shake it.” Henry, her big old dog that still chases bears, was...
by Tina Hnatiuk | Apr 2, 2021 | Managing Stress, Self-Love Practices
It’s a hard time, so I want to share with you one of the most important tools of how to deal with anxiety and uncertainty. I love this equation that sums up anxiety from Dr. Becky Kennedy: Anxiety = Uncertainty + Our underestimation of our ability to cope. Most of the...
by Tina Hnatiuk | Mar 23, 2021 | Managing Stress, Motherhood, Self-Love Practices
We’ve all had the experience of having a shitty day at work, thinking about it all the way home, and then being preoccupied with it while with our families. We’re unable to be present, we’re distracted, and we’re carrying something around that we can’t even do...
by Tina Hnatiuk | Feb 26, 2021 | Living With Purpose, Motherhood
I was sitting on the couch with Magnus sleeping in my arms, my bum making a permanent indent in the couch for sitting on it hours and days on end staring at entire seasons of Friends. My body hurt. I could literally feel my body turning into the shape of my couch. My...
