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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.
Carlin Gibbs

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Light Reading for the Heavy Heart: Finding Harmony in Relationships

12th December 2019 Bereavement Depression Light Reading for the Heavy Heart Mental Health
‪“Emotional interaction is a duet in which we are constantly fine-tuning our volume to match that of our fellow.” Russ Roberts ‬ Meeting new people can be overwhelming and even daunting. But the more we listen, the easier it is to blend and reach harmonies. Those of us who have ...
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#HeadToWCEU Update

10th December 2019 #HeadToWCEU News
As you may have noticed, it has been a little quiet here these past few weeks. The Big Orange Heart team was quite focused on the #NeverGiveUp campaign around one of the biggest WordPress events of the year, WordCamp US in St. Louis, promptly followed by the #DoSummitGood on Giving ...
Carole Olinger

Light Reading for the Heavy Heart: Stop To See The Music

28th November 2019 Light Reading for the Heavy Heart Meditation Mental Health Mindfullness
“See deeply enough and you see musically.” Thomas Carlyle Don’t we all love music? It moves us. It causes us to remember, to think. The songwriter has this wonderful power to transport us. We are transported to another place. We travel through time to another era. We have a voice ...
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Post-WordCamp Emotions

19th November 2019 Anxiety Depression Mental Health
WordCamps are amazing events, whether they are huge or small. They all take energy and time. They fill us with good feelings. They add to our knowledge base. They add to our network. They give us opportunities. They build friendships. They even help some of us secure jobs. And they ...
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Small Things: Give Something

12th November 2019 Mental Health
Many of us can give something to others. It need not be your money or even your time. It can be something as easy as a smile, a warmth of attitude, an obvious acceptance of those with experiences beyond our own. And that something small can make another person’s day ...

Confessions of a Manic Depressive: A Survival Guide Through the Darkness.

7th November 2019 Anxiety Bipolar Depression Meditation Mental Health
Sometimes I feel like we’re in a Fight Club called Depression and the first rule of Depression is we do not talk about Depression. The first time I openly spoke about my plight of being a Manic Depressive was during my WordCamp Talk in Cape Town 2016 (from which #WPHugs ...

Light Reading for the Heavy Heart: Everyone Deserves to Be Recognized for their Expertise

5th November 2019 Depression Light Reading for the Heavy Heart Mental Health Skills Health
“Every person in an organization has the right to be the company’s top expert at something.” John Shook If everyone has the right to be an expert, then why do we all struggle with imposter syndrome so much? The truth is that this is a company culture issue. It’s up ...
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Light Reading for the Heavy Heart: Youth Is An Attitude – Not An Age

29th October 2019 Anxiety Light Reading for the Heavy Heart Mental Health
“The truth is that, although ours is a youth-oriented culture, many of us do not come into our own until our lives are half or three-quarters over.” William Bridges Since the Hippie Movement, Western Culture has been fighting the establishment and worshipping the youth. “Never trust anyone over 35” was ...
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