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12 Lessons Learned from 12 Months of Being a Financial Business Owner
This month marks the one-year anniversary of launching my financial planning firm, Abeona Wealth. A year ago it seemed like a pretty crazy thing to start a new business in the midst of a global pandemic. But as I’m sure many of you can agree, viewing the world through...
The Unconscious Mind
What controls you? We think that our behaviors stem from our conscious awareness, but often, we are under a greater influence whose main job is to ensure our survival. I am not talking about an outside entity. I am talking about our unconscious mind. Our unconscious...
Choosing a Childbirth Education Class: What’s the best prep for the final exam?
Got a baby on the way? You probably have a gazillion questions about the big day – especially if you are a first-time mom. While nothing can recreate the actual experience of bringing a child into this world, childbirth education classes are a great way to ready...
When we go back to normal
“When we go back to normal.” Normal? Go back? It is no wonder these days are so incredibly hard, even when the vaccination efforts seem to be working and COVID deaths and hospitalizations are dropping, businesses are opening, friends are hugging. It’s still hard....
The Importance Of Talking About Money Shame For Financial Wellbeing
For many of us, money can be a source of stress, anxiety, and even shame. Shame is one of the most common and powerful emotions associated with money. It stops people in their tracks and causes avoidance and stagnation. It becomes a vicious cycle, and the next thing...
Vitamin D: A key supplement for COVID-19 & beyond
With all the fear surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, one would hope the medical community would rally itself, brainstorm a working solution, and then doctors and the media would cooperate to immediately inform people of simple (correct) measures one could take to...
Spiritual Practitioners in the Business World
I fell on my face. Not literally …. but Spiritually. About 10 years ago I left NY and moved back to my hometown of Birmingham, AL. I was “retiring” from my life in NY as a photographer to help my aging parents as well as live my passion as a Spiritual Counselor and...
Teletherapy? What’s that?
Long before the Corona Virus hit the world, therapists were conducting TeleTherapy, aka video therapy. Teletherapy goes by many names: video therapy, telehealth, telepractice, internet therapy, e-therapy, online counseling, telemedicine, etc. Teletherapy can look...
Take a Breath. Smart financial steps for right now.
When it comes to your financial life, now is a good time to pause, take a breath, take stock, and focus on what you can control. We cannot control the full impact of the pandemic on financial markets, public policy, or whether someone chooses to wear a mask. When I...
Ayurveda and Your Daily Routine
Ayurveda. Considering that the original texts of Ayurveda date back over 5,000 years, it is hard to believe that the knowledge shared in those texts is far from antiquated. Ayurveda is the oldest continuously practiced healing...
Who is Helping You?
It is my opinion that humans did not evolve to live as rugged individuals, living lives of solitary existence and meeting all of our own needs in a vacuum. And yet, there can be such a focus on self-reliance that the concept is taken to an extreme and we tell...
The Empathic Herbalist
YOU. You are a multi-faceted individual with your own wants, needs, and struggles. You deserve a multi-faceted wellness plan that meets you where you are and adapts with you. I believe in creating long term relationships with my clients that helps them as they grow...
Movement Matters: Defining Exercise
Especially during these times of COVID-19, the concept of exercise for most of us has changed. What Kenny encourages you to consider is not just the ability to exercise, but your quality of life and daily activities that are meaningful modes of movement.
Simple Tips for a Healthy Summer
SUPPORT A HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM While our immune systems are complex and influenced by several different factors, taking care of ourselves during this time can be helpful in effectively fighting infection and disease especially during this COVID-19 pandemic. 1. Eat...