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Counseling

My Story

I’m Dr. Nancy De Andrade and I’d like to share a little bit of the path that led me to embark on this journey of helping others. When I was 15 years old I wanted desperately to run away from home. Without going into too much detail, I’ll just say that I was miserable and […]

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Effects of stress and solutions to find ease

6 Solutions to The Damaging Effects of Stress

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Three Practical Steps to Quiet The Monkey Mind

You’ve probably heard people say, “don’t worry about it!”, “let it go!”, or “just breathe”. As if it was that easy. The truth is, you cannot jump from obsessing about something, to just simply letting it go. It’s like asking you to get off a roller coaster ride and immediately go into a library and be extra quiet, it takes time and skills. Read on…

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Walk The Talk

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Why journal?

We can’t continue pretending that we can do it all, that we are always strong and in control, that we are not bothered by the back-breaking struggles we face in this life. We know there are solutions but can’t see them because they hide underneath unshed tears.

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For Goodness’ Sake, Love Yourself!

Early on I learned to build a bubble around me and not let anyone too close. I thought people couldn’t see it and if I continued being a good person and helping others, I would be safe. But certain painful experiences have shown me what I was truly protecting myself from.

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Winter Solstice Vision Board and Weekly Meditations

The weekend before the solstice, (Dec 19 in Spanish and Dec 20th in English) I’ll be facilitating a workshop, Creating an Energized Vision Board. In addition, weekly meditations will start every Monday at 6:30pm in my office in La Jolla. Limited seating. Winter’s Solstice is a time for celebration of the light. It is the

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Taking it personally

What a lesson I learned! After writing an article about not taking things personally, my daughter changed plans on me and I got mad. I tried expressing my feelings of hurt to her but that didn’t go very well. We ended up fighting and me feeling like a hypocrite. What went wrong? Why did I

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