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Carrie Helmers
Feb 11, 20203 min read
Why Can’t I Just Figure it All Out?
“I just need to figure out what I want to do.” “I just don’t understand what they meant by that.” “I don’t know what I feel!” “I need...
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Carrie Helmers
Sep 11, 20197 min read
Why I'm Hooked on Women's Empowerment Events
The lights were dim and the air was full of wafting waves of incense. I was surrounded by 25 other women, each of us dressed in various...
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Carrie Helmers
Mar 11, 20198 min read
Life Lie #4: “If I Lose Weight, I’ll Feel Comfortable in My Skin”
I have been on more diets in my lifetime than I can count. I’ve tried keto and cabbage soup, Lean Cuisine and low-carb. I’ve been in the...
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Carrie Helmers
Feb 1, 20196 min read
The weird & embarrassing fantasy I had as a little girl
I’m going to open up and tell you all something I’ve never told anyone before. I’ve never told anyone because I’m guessing it’s a little...
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Carrie Helmers
Jan 30, 20185 min read
Stop Praising Me for Being Skinny
I’ve gotten more compliments over weight loss than anything else I’ve ever done in my life. Never mind the times in my life that I’ve...
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Carrie Helmers
Nov 16, 20175 min read
It's Always Flu Season - And You're Always Contagious
Hey, did you hear? It’s flu season! Lots of people in my community are getting the sniffles, and I have been getting notices from...
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Carrie Helmers
Nov 14, 20176 min read
How to Tap Into the Energy of a Child
Have you ever looked at young child and thought, “I wish I had a fraction of the energy that kid has?” Kids seem to have a never-ending...
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Carrie Helmers
Aug 3, 20173 min read
My Health is MY Responsibility
Are you sick and tired of the seemingly never-ending debate about healthcare in America? I sure am! For years, I’ve been following the...
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Carrie Helmers
Apr 7, 20167 min read
10 Surprising Lessons from 6 Months of Sobriety
It has been exactly six months since I have had a sip of alcohol. I started drinking in college to be cool and to be happy. I cut...
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Carrie Helmers
Jan 7, 20164 min read
Why I'm Embarrassed of My Pantry
I have a confession to make. When it comes to feeling good enough in my life, a big portion of my feeling of self-worth has always been...
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Carrie Helmers
Dec 17, 20154 min read
Time to Plug Myself In
It was 12:45 a.m., and my husband, Lancelot, and I were stuck in the Charlotte airport. Our flight to Dayton had been cancelled and we...
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Carrie Helmers
Dec 5, 20154 min read
Who Deserves a Splurge?
“Go Ahead – Buy it! You Deserve it!” When is a splurge worth it? And when is a splurge just an unnecessary extravagance? I’m writing this...
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Carrie Helmers
Nov 16, 20154 min read
When No Place is Safe
Where should we go, and what should we do, when everything in our world feels unsafe? I can’t think of a single place in the world that...
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Carrie Helmers
Nov 3, 20153 min read
The Bad Guy Drill
I was holding my five-year-old son’s hand in his school’s parking lot yesterday afternoon when he casually pointed to the sidewalk....
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Carrie Helmers
Oct 20, 20153 min read
What Type of -ist Are You?
You know the classic question – is the glass half full, or half empty? Your answer determines your outlook on life. See the glass as half...
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