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5 Tweets to Make You Think This Week
Tweets are the new mantras! Here are 5 inspirational tweets making us think this week.
How to Parent Calmly When the World is Falling Apart
Stephanie Rosenfield is a life and parent coach who helps parents live an intentional life that they love, one that they are excited to wake up to. We talked to Stephanie about how to parent calmly when your world is falling apart during hard times. Check out her parenting tips and tricks.
How to Feel Empowered During a Fresh Start Journey
Kristin Micalizzi is an empowerment and mindset coach who believes it is completely in reach for you to live a better life then you could even imagine! She chatted with Olivia on Instagram Live to give tips on living an empowered life and switching up your mindset for your new beginning.
Fresh Starts Registry in the New York Post!
Fresh Starts Registry is in the New York Post talking about divorce registries and how the divorce registry is an essential part of a Fresh Start journey.
5 Ways to Empower Yourself for a Fresh Start in the New Year
New Year’s resolutions and tips for setting goals can be both a simultaneously exciting and overwhelming prospect. For many people who are also going through life changes or challenges, it can seem nearly impossible to know where to start. Here are 5 ways to empower yourself for a Fresh Start in the New Year!
Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Holidays
Looking for a last minute gift for people in your life? We rounded up some of our favorite easy, quick, empowering, and unique last minute gift ideas for the people in your life!
Listen to: Holiday Survival Guide from Life Kit
There’s no easy way to say it: the holidays are a tricky time. There’s families and food and drinks and trauma. Take a deep breath - we’re here to help - well, us and Life Kit. We’re a tad bit obsessed with this Holiday Survival Podcast Playlist from Life Kit. It’s 4 hours long, so perfect for that plane trip or car ride to see your family - trust us, it’ll help!
How to Handle Toxic Family Members During the Holidays with Trauma Coach Jennifer Shakespeare
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to…deal with toxic family at the holidays! So, we’re here to help. Fresh Starts Registry expert Jennifer Shakespeare is a Trauma Coach who sat down with Olivia to talk about toxic family members, boundaries, trauma triggers, and more.
A Fresh Start for Your Subconscious: Core Clearing
Your conscious efforts can only take you so far, but subconscious reprogramming can change your life. Core Clearing sessions get to the root of what is keeping you blocked so you can release fear based programming that is no longer serving you and move forward in your life with alignment and clarity.
5 Things to Consider Before Finding a Therapist
Finding a therapist can be an overwhelming task. We know, because we’ve been there. So, we asked Fresh Starts expert therapist Mahaley Patel for her insight on what to consider before finding a therapist. Here are her 5 tips on things to consider before finding a therapist.
Just Hold On: How a Balloon Became My North Star
When we’re going through major life changes, we often look to the oddest things to keep us hanging on. For me, it was a balloon, but for others it could be an animal, a recipe, a plant, a piece of clothing. Whatever it is - when you are going through a change, when you’re low - find your North Star and just hold on.
Podcast: Olivia Howell on The Warrior Within Us with Kristin Micalizzi
Olivia recently has the pleasure of being on The Warrior Within Us podcast with Kristen Micalizzi. On the episode, they talk about Olivia’s career and life Fresh Starts, including a major career pivot from middle school teacher to social media management, as well as her divorce.
What is EFT Tapping? Tapping 101!
Have you ever heard of EFT tapping? EFT tapping expert Kristen Curtis answers some common EFT tapping questions! EFT tapping, or emotional freedom technique, works by interrupting our innate stress response and creating new pathways to process our emotions easily and effectively. EFT empowers you by regulating your nervous system to help shift and release heavy emotions with grace and ease.
5 Empowering Children’s Books for Families During a Fresh Start
Sometimes during a Fresh Start for a family - whether it is a move, divorce, death of a loved one, new school, new siblings, or their own personal journey - kids can have big feelings! It’s important to have books on hand to empower them. We rounded up these empowering children’s books and find that reading them often with kids helps affirm their confidence and boost their self-esteem!
Must-Have Bedroom Essential: QuickZip Sheets
New sheets are an essential part of your Fresh Start and we’re huge fans of taking the stress and friction out of your life with Quickzip Sheets! Quickzip Sheets make changing the sheets stress-free, folding fun, and mixing and matching sheets adds a touch of creative flair. Check out why we’re such big fans of QuickZip Sheets.
10 Tips for Surviving the Holidays as a Single Parent
Navigating life as a single-parent can sometimes be a wild ride, and this is especially true during the holiday season! We asked our divorce coaches for their tips for surviving and thriving during the holidays season as a single parent. Click through for 10 tips for surviving the holiday season as a single mom or single dad.
Tap For: Courage, Inner Peace, and Strength
Sometimes, when we’re in an anxiety spiral, we need to take a step back from our own mind and break the spell of panic - the Tap For collection encourages people to quite physically tap their heart to remind them of their courage, strength, and inner peace. Which one would you buy?
5 Holiday Gifts for Your Friend Who Just Moved
Did you know research has shown that moving can be even more stressful than divorce? It’s true. However, here are Fresh Starts, we always see moving as a moment for re-birth, even if it is super stressful! Whether you’re moving out for the first time, moving across the world, moving out from a breakup, or moving into a new apartment, we’re here to help you on your journey, and we’re sure you have a friend or two who has just moved on your holiday gift list this year.
5 Holiday Gifts for Your Broken Hearted Friend
Did you know December 11th is the most common day of the year for couples to break up? It's true - the month of December is not a great one for couples, in fact, it's the most common month for breakups! So...what does this mean for the holiday season? It means you may have a lot of broken-hearted friends on your holiday shopping list this year. What do you gift to someone who just had their heart broken? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Check out our 5 gift ideas for the broken-hearted person in your life.