Out now – The Practice Bag Edit
This is care you can pack.
Author: Adrianne
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Kettle Bell Day!
I finally unpacked my kettle ball set. If I knew it would be love at first sight I wouldn’t have waited, lol. Join me as I learn what I should be doing with my kettle balls, and why it’s important for my bone and muscle health. I mention Candy’s app in the video. Here is the link for your to check it out: https://my.playbookapp.io/candy-price/
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Home Garden – Meditate in Nature
Take your shoes off and get your hands in the dirt. It’s meditative.
Here is a book to get you started, or give you inspiration.
A Comparative Guide to Popular Home Gardening Methods
If you’ve thought about starting a garden but don’t know where to begin, The Mindset of Home Gardening can help you take those first steps.
Within its pages you’ll learn:
- How to grow your own delicious and nourishing food
- The best type of gardening for you to be successful
- How to get started with little equipment or space
But right now, go outside if you can or near some plants and practice this nature meditation and gratitude practice with me.
Get the book here.
Join the 3-Day Release Tension When Stress Builds Up.
Each day includes movement or breath cues you can do anywhere, even in your chair.👉Start now—it’s free and powerful.
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Get busy living.
That line hits different when your house has recently become an obstacle course.
One misstep and bang.
A dent in my forehead.
A few days later, a bathroom mirror finally did what it had been threatening to do for 20 years.
It came crashing to the floor.
But not before cutting my shinny shin shin.
So there I was, on my own again.
I picked up enough.
Rinsed enough.
Bandaged enough.
Found a proper bandage.
Slept.
Changed the bandage.
This “good enough” mindset may be proof I am Swedish now.
Look up lagom.
Then I talked to my Swede.
It felt good to cry over the phone.
To feel a little sorry for myself.
To say:
This is a lot.
And also:
I am still here.
I get clumsy when I am disorganized.
I get disorganized when I am out of sorts.
And I have been out of sorts since 2019.
Maybe longer.
Military family life.
Expat life.
International caregiving.
Sexual assault.
Falls from great-ish heights.
Disappointments.
Betrayals.
Life.
As a Mindfulness Activist, I am not immune to being knocked around.
I have learned how to respond so my blood pressure does not live at crisis level.
So my sleep does not disappear.
So I eat when I am hungry.
So I can cry, bandage the leg, check the forehead, and still choose the next right thing.
Bob Marley sang:
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery.”
Marcus Garvey gave us the root of that truth.
En Vogue told us:
Free your mind.
Yoga therapy teaches detachment too.
Not detachment as numbness.
Detachment as practice.
Care deeply.
Act clearly.
Release the grip where gripping only hurts you.
That is not denial.
That is discipline with breath in it.
The classic line says:
Get busy living.
And I am completely loving the living thing.
The delightful.
The horrendous.
The grotesque.
I have experienced each.
More of some than others.
But my head is up.
My heart is open.
My mind is working.
And I am not interested in merely hanging in there.
Before Mental Health Awareness Month ends, do a check in.
Start here:
Or find your own way to ask:
How am I really doing?
What am I carrying?
What needs care?
What needs to go?
Devote yourself to yourself.
You already know where you could be kinder to you.
You already know what to release.
Let it go.
And no, I have never seen Frozen.
I will be working with private clients 1 on 1 in 12 week blocks from August through the end of November.
If this found you at the right time, just reach.
I will be there.
If you’re ready to try this with guidance, join the 3-Day Release Tension When Stress Builds Up.
Each day includes movement or breath cues you can do anywhere—even in your chair.👉Start now—it’s free and powerful
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How strong are our connections?
I fell at home. I hit my head. I suffered a concussion.
I know because, in addition to the headache, I felt nauseous for hours.
I used the after hours online self assessment tool here in Sweden. The guidance advised me to call emergency services.
So I called. The person who answered listened. She asked questions. She gave me clear guidance.
And that calmed me. I was home alone.
By morning, I woke up without the headache and without the nausea.
I also woke up with a new realization.
Other than my Swede, who is on my list?
Not my love list.
Not my social media list.
Not my “we should get coffee sometime” list.
My real list.
The people I can call when I need help.
Because connection is not only about friendship.
Sometimes connection is care.
Sometimes it is logistics.
Sometimes it is the difference between spiraling and getting steady.
Research shows that social support can help buffer the stress response. The CDC also identifies social connection as important for mental and physical health.
That matters. Especially when life gets loud. Especially when you live far from home. Especially when your support system is spread across cities, countries, time zones, and memories.
So I am organizing my list by need:
• Emergency help
• Someone who can come over
• Someone who can call emergency services with me
• Someone who can take me to a doctor
• Someone who can bring medicine or food
• Someone who can check on me by text
• Someone who can sit with me on the phone
• Someone who can pray with me
• Someone who can help with travel or translation
• Someone who can help with a business task
• Someone who can tell me the truth with care
• Someone who can make me laugh when I forget howAnd here is the honest part. Some people will not belong on the list. That is useful information. The goal is not a long list. The goal is a reliable one.
A support system only works when the people on it understand the role they are being asked to play. So maybe we need to ask.
Can I call you if I need a wellness check?
Can I call you if I need help thinking clearly?
Can I call you if I need someone to stay on the phone while I steady myself?
That kind of clarity can feel awkward. It can also save energy when you are already tired.
This is part of calm. Not just breathing, journaling or just sitting still.
Calm also means knowing who you can call before the hard moment arrives. And calm means knowing how to come back to yourself when no one is immediately available.
That is why I created spaces and practices that help women feel more steady, supported, and present in real life.
This July, I am offering No Goals. Just Presence.
A gentle gathering for women who want room to pause, write, breathe, talk, and feel less alone.
We will gather online and in person in Washington, DC.
No pressure. No performance. No fixing yourself. Just presence.
Join the No Goals. Just Presence July event for women, online and in person in Washington, DC:
https://bit.ly/ngjpAsk yourself who belongs on your real support list, and have you asked them yet? Friends, be on the lookout for a message from me!
If you’re ready to try this with guidance, join the 3-Day Release Tension When Stress Builds Up.
Each day includes movement or breath cues you can do anywhere—even in your chair.👉Start now—it’s free and powerful
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Why not invest in personal growth this summer?
There is still time to stock up on inspirational summer reads. For. Free.
Click here to load up your bookshelf. Happy reading!
My first book, dedicated to my mother.
And yes, here’s a chance to get my second book on your mobile device. Look for it!
If you’re ready to try this with guidance, join the 3-Day Release Tension When Stress Builds Up.
Each day includes movement or breath cues you can do anywhere—even in your chair.👉Start now—it’s free and powerful
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Books for Personal Growth
Pick up free books for your summer reading. You’re welcome.
Click here to load up your bookshelf. Happy reading!
My first book, dedicated to my mother.
And yes, here’s a chance to get my first book on your mobile device. Look for it!
If you’re ready to try this with guidance, join the 3-Day Release Tension When Stress Builds Up.
Each day includes movement or breath cues you can do anywhere—even in your chair.👉Start now—it’s free and powerful
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This Is That List Issue 01: Matcha Before Email
This Is That List Issue 01
Matcha Before Email
Welcome to the first issue of This Is That List, a One Shift Solution lifestyle mini magazine by Rooted for Care.
This month’s theme is Matcha Before Email.
A softer morning ritual for women who carry a lot.
Inside this issue, you will find a short editor’s note, one simple morning ritual, a book club pick, a calm place feature, and a reset practice you can use before the next app, email, meeting, or demand pulls you in.
This is not about doing your morning the right way.
It is about creating one clear pause before the day starts asking more of you.
Start with the free practice
Try the free 3 Day Tension Release When Stress Builds Up Online Course.
Only 4 to 6 minutes a day.
Want more than one reset?
The Essential Calm Bundle includes 3 guided practices for daily steadiness.
Use it when you want short, practical support for your body, breath, and attention.
Need a deeper reset?
Take the 10 Day Release Tension When Stress Builds Up Course Bundle.
Use it when stress keeps showing up in your body, your schedule, your sleep, or your reactions.
Private support and workshops
Rooted for Care helps women flex ⚡ their calm under pressure with practical rituals, private support, and the One Shift Solution.
For private One Shift Solution support, group workshops, corporate wellness sessions, or nonprofit book sponsorships, start here:
Or book a One Shift Clarity Call here.
Affiliate disclosure
This issue may include affiliate links, gifted products, or paid brand placements.
I only share products, places, and tools that fit a real Rooted for Care moment.
As an Adagio Associate and Amazon Associate, I may earn from qualifying purchases.
If you’re ready to try this with guidance, join the 3-Day Release Tension When Stress Builds Up.
Each day includes movement or breath cues you can do anywhere—even in your chair.👉Start now—it’s free and powerful
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Scratch of Sweden – 40 Years of Excellence
Congratulations Marie Houston and Scratch of Sweden on 40 Years in business, your total domination of the Swedish nail oil market, and your launch in the US.
Visit https://www.sctratchofsweden.com today.
