Category Archives: Health and Wellness

6 Tips to Help You Cope with COVID Fatigue

Posted on December 26, 2020 by cassandra mcd.

Six tips for coping with covid fatigue Continue reading →

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Know Someone Who Suffers From Migraines? Read This

Posted on June 29, 2020 by cassandra mcd.

Migraine and headache awareness, understanding basic facts and triggers is important to supporting loved ones with migraine headaches. Continue reading →

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My Experience with Fibroids & 7 Things I Learned as a Black Woman

Posted on January 30, 2020 by cassandra mcd.

I decided to write this post because this topic has come up in conversation lately. It caused me to reflect on my own experience with uterine fibroids and wondered what, if anything was different about the experience about this particular … Continue reading →

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5 Tips to Make Journaling a Part of Your Healthy Lifestyle

Posted on January 4, 2020 by cassandra mcd.

My attempts at journaling started in eighth grade. We used these exercise books that we would cover the front with doddles of flowers and hearts and fill the pages with poems, song lyrics and fun nonsense.  Then, there was the … Continue reading →

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3 Things I’ve Learned from doing 10 Minutes of Daily Meditation

Posted on August 7, 2019 by cassandra mcd.

Finding Meditation to Deal with Burn-Out Yoga and meditation, two practices that I thought were reserved for seniors, hipster moms and hippies. But then again, when I was in my 20s and 30s I thought 40 was really old. Ha! … Continue reading →

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Solo Traveller: Portugal (a Selfcare Travel Story)

Posted on March 17, 2019 by cassandra mcd.

Travelling solo in my 40s. I did a one week solo travel trip to Portugal for travel therapy and selfcare Continue reading →

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I’m Dealing with Dry Eye Syndrome and It’s a Real Pain

Posted on March 14, 2019 by cassandra mcd.

Exploring Ways to keep dry eye syndrome from ruining my life Continue reading →

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9 Ways to Set Yourself Up for Better Sleep

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

Sleep deprivation is a bad thing. Here’s 9 things you can do to set yourself up for better sleep and feel more rested in the morning. Continue reading →

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Bringing Sexy Back: Learning to Love Myself in My 40s

Posted on September 22, 2018 by

Learning self-love and age positivity in midlife. By bringing sexy back, I don’t necessarily mean my body but an age positive attitude, a self-confidence, swagger, grit and spirit that says, “I’m comfortable in the skin I’m in at this particular point in my life”, because trust me, nothing prepared me for the way I’m changing with age. Continue reading →

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Self-Care Tip: Get Uncomfortable

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

Step out of your comfort zone It’s time to make a point of stepping outside your comfort zone and getting comfortable with discomfort! Dare yourself to do something different today. Go on, try that red lipstick you’ve been meaning to … Continue reading →

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