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6 Reasons Why You Need a Digital Detox Now – a guest post

November 16, 2019

The word detox is usually associated with a diet cleanse to rid the body of toxins and impurities. A digital detox, on the other hand, refers to ...

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health, life, Lifestyle, self-care

Claiming My Body Back

October 16, 2019

Motherhood has certainly been a turning point for how I perceive my body. I have shared in a previous post how I struggled with overstimulation ...

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food, health, life, self-care, sustainability

Going (Almost) Vegetarian | How I Slashed My Meat Intake

July 15, 2019

I have dedicated the past few years to consistently kill negative habits and install better ones. Following this principle, my family and I have ...

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life, Lifestyle, mindfulness, parenting, self-care

A Daily Ritual Of Gratitude

February 27, 2019

My husband and I discussed several times about our natural trend to weight the negative way more than the positive. Have you noticed that you may ...

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favorites, health, mindfulness, reviews, self-care

February’s Favorites: Spoil Yourself

February 20, 2019

It’s been so long since I’ve last wrote a post of favourites. It was not for lack of material: indeed I have accumulated a list of ...

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adoption, breastfeeding, health, life, parenting, self-care

My Body Does Not Belong To Me: Struggling With Overstimulation As A Mom

February 8, 2019

I was recently watching this video by mother of seven Ashley and she mentioned overstimulation as her biggest challenge in motherhood. It struck ...

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life, self-care

New Year, New Blog’s Layout, New Goals

January 15, 2019

It’s still the first half of January and I am trying to convince myself that I am still in time for a start-of-the-year’s post. My ...

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expats, finland, interviews, mindfulness, self-care, working mom

From design to yoga and well-being: my friend Stefania’s story

December 12, 2018

I have always felt fascinated by stories of people who have the courage to question and take a huge turn in how they live. I am currently going ...

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Benefits of horseback riding for special needs children | a guest post by Nicky of Horses and Foals

October 30, 2018

It is well-known how animals can have a special healing power, especially on traumatised people. I had a chance to personally observe some ...

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Paola

I was born and raised in Italy, now I live in the winter wonderland that is Finland. I worked as a mathematics researcher, an IT project manager, and now I work in global development. I love nature, reading books, playing boardgames, and eating good food. I am grateful to have three wonderful kids who call me "mamma". One came from my belly, the other two from fateful encounters.