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Paula Sarro's avatar

It’s great to hear about all the positive updates, Amy! I love your intentional approach to taking the next steps in your professional life. You are making me think about ways I could possibly dial things back in my own life.

Amy - The Tonic's avatar

Thank you!! I’m glad it got you thinking. Maybe start small? I have this No Limits planner I’ve been using this year and every month it has a space to work on a new daily habit. I find it holds me accountable, but I also don’t stress if I don’t hit it every day. So it seems like starting a new habit is not really dialing back, unless the habit is to meditate, or read a few pages of my book a day, etc.

Jenovia 🕸️'s avatar

"I call bullshit on tethering this woman to her progeny’s progeny as a qualifier" HEAR! HEAR!

Nova is a doll!!

Very impressed you can parallel park so well. I don't drive anymore (NYC life), but when I did, I only drove Mini Coopers and I STILL could not parallel park to save my life 😂

I'm so proud of you for advocating for yourself and holding out for a job that supports your healing!

I firmly believe that if everyone was able to experience slow mornings, the world would be a better place.

Amy - The Tonic's avatar

100% true ☀️. Much more civilized, at least.

How’s things going for you on the job front? I accepted an offer this week for p/t therapy work 🤗

Gourmet Spoonie's avatar

Nice read!

And thanks for the mention. 😘

The Mittens Companion Project's avatar

Yay, my third time in the hilariously named "Cat Dump" section - exciting stuff!

Amber Horrox 🗝️Warrior Within's avatar

I loved that menopause Bohemian rhapsody! Brilliant 🤩

You are a superstar and I love your updates💛🌈

Thanks so so much for linking my post, 7 things that took me beyond what was medically believed possible.

Bloody hell, if I can just get my book out into the world - it will help so many (millions of) people🙏

Amy - The Tonic's avatar

Your post was total 🔥. Can’t wait for this book!!

Amber Horrox 🗝️Warrior Within's avatar

Thank you🙏 my most recent breakthrough with it is that I now have medical records to support what I figured out in my early 20’s in respect of root cause (physical head/brain trauma).

It’ll open the door to interest in the medical field, as well as the conversation on root cause and trauma.

Out of interest, why isn’t TC recommended alongside traditional therapy?

Amy - The Tonic's avatar

Oh, I think it can be alongside, but the supervisors are trying to keep things ‘clean’ (less complicated) since we are still students. I think they don’t want us to risk doing anything that might interfere with what a client is already addressing in therapy (and the client may get confused if the approaches are different).

Cindy Ojczyk's avatar

Wow! Thank you for sharing the Feline Foster Files led by cat expert, Katia Colitti. Connecting with other humans and creating second chances for pets are the 2 reasons I foster. Thank you for giving your mom cat a new life! Enjoy.

Chimére L. Sweeney's avatar

This was so good! I love the sort of not squeezing people into my schedule to accommodate them. I don’t do that either. And I no longer feel guilty. My day is set to accommodate my naps so if someone is coming to steal minutes away from them, I have to politely say “no.” Lol.

And I feel you on the keeping it simple stuff. Tory reminds me to do that all the time. He’s a chill guy. He loves simple foods. When I want to get all cheffy, he reminds me that he loves my basic cooking. And that makes me feel less anxious. I can cook the simplest things and make them taste the best.

Sooooo, I can back in park but that parallel parking shit is for the birds! One day, you’ll see. 🤣🤣🤣