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Why Mixed Emotions are OK

28th August 2023 News
Whatever you're feeling after an event, it's OK. And confusion about the swirling seemingly opposing emotions is OK, too. Mixed emotions are OK.
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How The Spoon Theory Can Help With Communication

13th February 2023 Depression Illness Mental Health
Spoon Theory is a concept created by a woman named Christine Miserandino in 2003. It is a simple but powerful way of describing the limited energy and resources ...

WordFest Live Rescheduled to December 16

7th November 2022 News WordFest Live
The entire WordFest team of organizers and volunteers is excited to be actively planning for the next WordFest live this year. We do regret to inform you that, ...
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Remote Work: the Surprising Effects on Wellbeing

2nd November 2022 Guest Post News
Working from home may have some drawbacks, but the benefits far outweigh any negativity. This post looks at finding the good in remote work.

10+ Practical Tips for Actually Getting Through Work-from-Home Stress

27th September 2022 Guest Post
Work from home stress can be super difficult to deal with, but here are practical tips from a qualified expert and the GoDaddy team.
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How To Support Loved Ones Facing Mental Illness

8th April 2020 Anxiety Coaching Depression Illness Insomnia
Chronic illness is tough on caregivers; this we understand. But what about chronic mental health? We know there are professionals who work on the front lines of mental health and we’re thankful. “At least 8.4 million people in the U.S. provide care to an adult with a mental or emotional ...
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Light Reading for the Heavy Heart: Kindness Begets Kindness

27th March 2020 Coaching Light Reading for the Heavy Heart Mental Health Mindfullness
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Dalai Lama In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, we often lose sight of kindness that isn’t reflexive, like holding a door open for someone or saying “thank you” when someone else holds a door for us. Going out of our ...
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Weathering this chapter with Big Orange Heart

23rd March 2020 Fundraising News
Who would have imagined the time in which we currently find ourselves? Here at Big Orange Heart we're gathering as much content as we can to be useful for you, dear readers, to help get us all through however long we'll be working in this new and unprecedented world.

#HeadToWCEU Cancellation

10th March 2020 #HeadToWCEU COVID-19 News
It’s with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that the #HeadToWCEU 2020 project has been cancelled.  Physical safety of team members, volunteers and our community has been at the core of this project and the current situation relating to the COVID-19 virus is not a risk we ...

Light Reading for the Heavy Heart: Achieving through Helping

2nd March 2020 Coaching Light Reading for the Heavy Heart Mindfullness
“You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.” Zig Ziglar It’s easy to focus on ourselves. We have needs, wants, and pain. Sometimes our pain is mental. Sometimes it’s physical. It may be work stress, an illness, or a heartbreak. ...
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Using Alexa for Your Mental Health

20th February 2020 Coaching Meditation Mental Health Mindfullness Skills Health
Working remotely in the tech industry can feel isolating and cut off from people, community, and life in general. That, in turn, can lead to feelings of depression and anxiety. But the very thing we work at all day – technology – can help us fight some of the mental ...
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8 Ways to Support Big Orange Heart

19th February 2020 Fundraising
You may have noticed an increase in talk about fundraising in the Big Orange Heart Slack channels and in the Facebook group. Further to a meeting around how to enable fundraising by individuals and smaller organisations for whom significant donations or sponsorships are not an option, we’ve come up with ...

Light Reading for the Heavy Heart: Finding Acceptance in Authentic Imperfection

11th February 2020 Coaching Light Reading for the Heavy Heart Mental Health Mindfullness
“To be authentic is to be at peace with your imperfections.” Simon Sinek Finding fault seems to be a fault that many of us have. We strive for excellence and frown at imperfection. And yet, we are not made happy by excellence. No, perfection is a hard master. It alludes ...
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