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    Melissa Plantz is a Christian author and freelance writer. She spent twenty years in the pharmacy industry and has specialized in faith, fitness, nutrition, geriatrics, and mental health since 2015. She writes from the beautiful Lake Marion area in South Carolina.

  • How to Alleviate ADHD and Anxiety Symptoms

    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects roughly more than 5% of the population in the United States. That is about eight million American adults. On top of the symptoms of ADHD, many of these people also have an existing anxiety disorder. Whether ADHD masks the symptoms from anxiety or vice versa, the link between ADHD and anxiety exists. Learning to manage both disorder symptoms can help you at work and home. Tips for alleviating ADHD and anxiety symptoms You [...]

  • Common Triggers for Chronic Anxiety

    Chronic anxiety can make you physically ill, emotionally drained, and mentally tired. Do you suspect that you have chronic anxiety, but you are unsure of what is triggering your symptoms? Since chronic anxiety seems to run in the background of our bodies’ processes, what could trigger us to have panic attacks and experience rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, lightheadedness, trembling, and stomach issues? Triggers for chronic anxiety. The good news is that once you have identified the trigger(s), [...]

  • Does Premarital Counseling Lead to a Successful Marriage?

    More couples are seeking premarital counseling. According to Health Research Funding, couples who choose premarital counseling have a higher success rate than those who do not. You cannot guarantee that you will have a happy, joyful, loving marriage for the rest of your life as factors outside of your control are at play, but what if you could be more prepared before you say, “I do?” Premarital counseling opens doors. Premarital counseling aims to get to the foundation of [...]

  • Be Victorious and Embrace Self-Growth

    Have you ever been presented with an opportunity that sounded amazing, but you turned it down because you did not feel equipped to carry it out properly? How did that make you feel? Did saying no to the opportunity lower your self-esteem and confidence and hurt your self-growth? Now consider this: what if you spent time working on yourself, your mind, your emotional resiliency, and your marketable skills? How far could this self-growth and personal development take you? When [...]