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Kandy Christensen

Ways to Navigate Life When You are in a Funk

Do you know what’s super annoying? Making it through the cold, dark Chicago winter without any hint of Seasonal Affective Disorder or…

3 min readAug 5, 2023

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Ways to Navigate Life When You are in a Funk

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Kandy Christensen

Becoming, almost, friends with my anxiety

As much as I advocate for rest and balance, sometimes life doesn’t go as planned. Or maybe, I over planned and should have left some blank…

3 min readMay 23, 2023

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Picture of a brick building with a sign that says ‘How are you, really?’

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Kandy Christensen

I Dwell in Possibility

Yes, I am using a poem by Emily Dickinson as the header of this blog post. I landed on something a little less grim because I was kind of…

3 min readMay 1, 2023

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I Dwell in Possibility

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Kandy Christensen

Big ‘T’ Trauma and Little ‘t’ Trauma: And why it matters

As someone who has had some pretty significant traumatic events in their life, and been through quite a bit of therapy, what I didn’t…

2 min readApr 7, 2023

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A grouping of words on a grey backboard. Trauma, self esteem, hopelessness, confusion, ptsd, pain, fear and anger. Plus a silver heart.

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Kandy Christensen

What Trauma Does to Memory

Writing a memoir is a fascinating activity when you don’t remember a lot of things. I’ve done a lot of reading and research on how memory…

4 min readMar 17, 2023

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What Trauma Does to Memory

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Kandy Christensen

The Impact of Trauma

I mentioned in my last post that I kind of enjoy getting a bit lost. I can embrace my sense of adventure. But y’all that has not always…

3 min readMar 13, 2023

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Rain drops through a window looking out at blurred trees

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Kandy Christensen

NOT QUITE A TRAVELOGUE

I hadn’t been on vacation since 2019 and I was way overdue for a break. I had a trip all planned out for Spring of 2020, and well, we know…

4 min readMar 6, 2023

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NOT QUITE A TRAVELOGUE

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Kandy Christensen

How to Find Your Focus in an Out of Focus World

I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had, or I’ve been in the middle of something and just thought Squirrel! It’s an indicator of…

2 min readSep 1, 2022

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How to Find Your Focus in an Out of Focus World

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Kandy Christensen

I leave the house…Sometimes

2 min readJun 7, 2022

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I leave the house…Sometimes

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Kandy Christensen

Ways to Move Towards Body Neutrality

Trying to love your body is super hard. It is especially difficult to do if you are moving from a place of shame or hatred of your body. I…

2 min readMay 27, 2022

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Ways to Move Towards Body Neutrality

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Kandy Christensen

Kandy Christensen

I’m a life coach who helps people get unstuck. I am a crafter, a knowledge seeker, empath, feminist, and I live with a free range bunny named Sweetie.

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