#ThisIsThirty is just a way to say...

being an adult woman in our world is tough, really tough

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There's so much pressure - social, self-imposed, family, work - and to top it off, there's never enough time or money to navigate it all successfully. 

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Most modern women have thoughts or subtle feelings of:

• "I'm not _____ enough." (skinny, pretty, sexy, healthy, funny, organized, outgoing)

• "I'm supposed to be _____ by now." (dating, engaged, married, a mom, a doctor, a CEO, great at time management)

• "I should _____." (be a better friend, work out more, go to church regularly, keep a cleaner house, have more dates with my husband, not be so stressed all the time, not yell at my kids, enjoy this stage of life, be happier)

• "I don't know how to ______." (make close friends, find a date, manage technology in my family's life, leave work at work, keep the spark alive in my marriage, make time to exercise)

• THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

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These things you tell yourself don't make you bad. They make you normal.

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Elizabeth Edwards said, "She stood in the storm and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails." Despite the world (and our brains) feeling like a storm, we can learn to set our sails in a way that benefits us most. We can harness the power of the world around us and channel it for our good.

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If you're ready to adjust your sails, email me today at elizabeth@saltmarshcounseling.com.