EXCERPT: Next time life leaves you in a foul, everything-sucks mood, employ these strategies to get an insta-lift. 1. Take an iPod time-out. Put in your ear buds, and lose yourself in your favorite tunes. A slower tempo will relax you, but music that’s heavy and throbbing will let you work through anger or annoyance…
EXCERPT: Solution: Work through your trauma. Not everyone has an easy childhood — and that’s okay. If you grew up in a home where your parents struggled with financial instability and hardship, you may have wondered where your next meal or pair of shoes would come from. As an adult, you may have been able…
EXCERPT: IT GIVES YOU TIME AWAY TO PROCESS THE LOSS. Regardless of whether your relationship fell apart gradually or seemingly overnight, it’s a loss like any other. And it requires grieving. Unfortunately, that can be difficult to do when you keep the same routine and stick to the same environment. Traveling, however, allows you to get…
