December 01, 2021
In our first step to a âNew Year, Improved You,â we talked about letting go of the need to be perfect so that we could make room in our lives to do the hard work to continuously improve. In our second step to a âNew Year, Improved You,â Ellen Crupi, our Director of Keen Awareness, shared tips âŚ
Continue reading How to Build & Maintain Your Happiness Muscles â
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December 01, 2021
Notice itâs not âNew Year, New You.â We arenât wiping the slate clean. We arenât starting from scratch. You are who you are and if youâre here, you have one desire: to take what you have and make it better. To Improve You. But, where is the room for improvement, if you are already perfect? âŚ
Continue reading New Year, Improved You: Resist Perfection. â
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December 01, 2021
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December 01, 2021
In our first step to a âNew Year, Improved You,â we talked about letting go of the need to be perfect so that we could make room in our life to do the hard work to continuously improve. We also talked about how unnecessarily fearing failure sets us up to fail. All of this takes âŚ
Continue reading How to Reset Your Mindset â
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April 28, 2021
When I was a kid, stepping on extra crunchy leaves, sticking my bare hands in snow, playing with bubbles from a bubble bath, were all little things that Iâd look forward to. I just wanted the satisfaction that only certain textures could bring. I annoyed so many poor kitties and puppies for the chance to shove my face into their velvety soft fur. Every time my parents got a package, I begged to shred the packing peanuts apart, or pop all of the bubble wrap. And honestly, when confronted with these objects, my impulse control was really low.
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October 06, 2020
Did you miss an episode of our Love Strength and Awareness podcast that launched during BFRB Awareness week? We created this podcast to raise #BFRBAwareness and encourage hope through storytelling. Catch up here & fill up with some serious "Soul Fuel!"
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October 04, 2020
 In this episode, Lauren McKeaney, founder and CEO of Picking Me, joins Aneela to talk about her BFRB, ways to take control of it and what Picking Me is all about. Also included is a quick Mindset Reset. This will allow you to take a minute or two to reflect and take control of your mindset.
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October 02, 2020
In our first interview for "Love, Strength, & Awareness," Aneela is joined by Christina Pearson, the founder of The TLC Foundation For BFRBs. Christina shares her story as well as ways to work toward recovery from body focused repetitive behaviors like hair pulling disorder (trichotillomania), skin picking (dermatillomania) and nail biting.
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September 30, 2020
Welcome to HabitAware's Love Strength and Awareness podcast. We want to provide this podcast to raise awareness and share hope through people's stories. While all of this information is provided elsewhere, this podcast allows you to gain insight when you may not want to or be able to read.Â
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July 20, 2020
Art is a way of sparking conversation, uniting people, healing, and inspiring. There are so many individuals using their talent and creativity as a platform as a way of understanding their BFRBs and creating awareness for others, and weâd like to share these artists with you! We encourage you to follow and share these artists in our BFRB community as a small and tangible way to show support and find inspiration along the way.
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December 04, 2019
In July 2019, I had the honor of sharing my trichotillomania story with 2,200 attendees at the 10th annual TEDx Fargo event, one of the largest independently organized TED events in the country. My "idea worth spreading" is the genesis of working at - and with - HabitAware Keen for the past few years: the Power of Awareness, as it relates to Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors. I believe awareness is the cure for trichotillomania and other BFRBs. Read on to learn how & why.
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