Blogs For Your Personal Growth

Inspiration, Empowerment, Education, Tips, and More from Meredith Van Ness, LCSW.

Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching

Mastering Mindfulness: A Guide to Easy Practices for Stress Reduction and Inner Peace

Mindfulness is more than a buzzword; it's a powerful tool to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, alleviate chronic pain, improve sleep, and even address gastrointestinal difficulties.

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8 Biohacking Tips for Stress Management

These biohacks don't require any special equipment or a deep understanding of science. They are practical, easy to integrate into your daily routine, and incredibly effective.

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Why Self-Care is Important

Incorporating self-care into our daily routines is investing in our most valuable asset: ourselves. It's a conscious choice to prioritize our physical, emotional, and mental health, ensuring we have the resources and resilience to navigate life's challenges.

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Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction, Anxiety Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction, Anxiety Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching

Why Asking for Help Boosts Confidence and Reduces Stress

Why Asking for Help Reduces Stress and Makes You More Confident... Trying to do everything on your own can be incredibly stressful...

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Anxiety, Stress, Exercise, Gratitude, Planning Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching Anxiety, Stress, Exercise, Gratitude, Planning Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching

Mastering Consistency: Creating an Effective Exercise Schedule for Your Mental Well-Being

Try these helpful tips to get going on your exercise goals. In our busy lives, maintaining a regular exercise routine can feel like a daunting task. However, with careful planning and organization, we can overcome this challenge and make exercise a consistent part of our lives.

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Unlocking Self-Awareness: The Power of Mood Journaling for Personal Growth

We all deal with stress, anxiety, and being overwhelmed from time to time. But how do we know when it’s not a ‘normal’ amount and is something more? Mood tracking and journaling will help you to recognize this and will highlight when you may need more help.

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Navigating High-Functioning Anxiety: Finding Balance and Well-Being

High-functioning anxiety shows up for people in overdoing, overthinking, and overperforming. Recognizing that you suffer from high functioning anxiety is tricky because often times it feels productive or even beneficial. On the surface, you may come off as organized, high-achieving, proactive, and outgoing but you may be suffering in silence.

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Why Setting Boundaries is Crucial for Reducing Anxiety and Boosting Confidence

Setting boundaries is critical for maintaining good mental health. When we don't set clear boundaries, we can become overwhelmed and stressed, leading to feelings of anxiety, low self-esteem, and burnout.

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7 Tips for a Relaxing Nighttime Routine That Reduces Stress and Anxiety

Establishing and maintaining a consistent evening and nighttime routine is a critical part of living a healthy and productive life. A good nighttime routine can help you unwind, relax, and prepare your body and mind for a restful night's sleep.

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Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction, life coaching Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction, life coaching Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching

5 Ways to Maximize the Benefits of Therapy and Coaching

Are you already in therapy or considering this option as a way to improve your overall mental and emotional well-being? Here are 5 ways to make it even more productive.

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Anxiety, Stress, Gratitude, Planning, Direction, Happiness, Purpose, self-love, Vision, Meditation, Mindfulness Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching Anxiety, Stress, Gratitude, Planning, Direction, Happiness, Purpose, self-love, Vision, Meditation, Mindfulness Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching

The Many Benefits of Mindfulness for Stress Reduction

Meditation can help to reduce anxiety attacks, decrease insomnia, improve mood, and increase energy. Start improving your life today!

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Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching

Stress Management Made Easy: Unveiling Symptoms, Strategies, and Resilience-Building Techniques with Meredith Van Ness

Virtually everyone on this earth has experienced stress in one form or another. It is your body’s natural reaction to help you adjust to the changes and challenges of life. Whether these stressors include work, a big exam, or dealing with home life, some stress is normal. However, bad or chronic stress—the kind that negatively impacts our mental, physical, emotional health—occurs when stress persists over a long period of time. We become used to this type of stress as a part of our everyday lives and forget how to manage it.


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Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction, Anxiety Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction, Anxiety Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching

How to Identify Stress and Anxiety. 10 Tips that will help relieve and manage them.

We’ve all experienced more stress than usual in the last couple of years. So now normal and everyday stresses may be putting you in a constant place of feeling out of control or overwhelmed. Although some stress is a natural part of life, we must learn to handle it in healthy ways so our stress does not always spiral into anxiety.





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Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching Vision, Goals, Planning, Purpose, self-love, Stress, Gratitude, Happiness, Mindfulness, Direction Meredith Van Ness Therapy + Coaching

June Journal Prompts: Gratitude

I for one am so grateful to have gotten my kids through the school year! This was no easy task with homeschooling and working and running my business. In light of this success I wanted to take this month to spend some time reflecting on what we are grateful for.

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