Let’s face it life is hard. We are thrown curve balls and life doesn’t turn out how we plan. Perhaps you are in a difficult relationship; you lost your job or someone you love. None of us are exempt from life’s difficult emotions. We all deal with them differently. You may handle them well, or ...
If you struggle with holiday anxiety, you are not alone. People are always asking if you are ready for the holidays. You have all these obligations that you think you need to fulfill. Yet you may be the only person putting pressure on yourself. There are things you can do that will greatly decrease your ...
Since we are in the month of November, it seems appropriate to discuss gratitude, what it is and how to practice it. Practicing gratitude on a regular basis is a wonderful way to start or end your day. You will feel more inner peace. What is a gratitude practice? Gratitude is being aware of and ...
If you struggle with anxiety or panic attacks, you are not alone. As a matter of fact, it’s the main reason people come to therapy. The good news is that there are many forms of anxiety treatment. You might even be anxious about coming to therapy, and that is normal. In addition, it also helps to ...
Do you engage in rumination? That is to think about the same thing over and over again? You can’t get it out of your head and these negative thoughts just bring you down. Perhaps you try to stop thinking about it but you can’t. It may be bad enough that it gets in the way ...
Do you feel like you live in chaos? Do you feel like you are out of control and so is your home? Maybe you have so much going on that you don’t have the energy to pick up your house and put things away. Perhaps you are depressed or exhausted and just don’t have the ...
I’m guessing we all know someone who is a positive thinker. These are the people who have a sunny disposition. They always see the good in whatever is happening. Obviously this type of person draws people to them. It’s human nature to want to feel good. Most of us will feel uplifted around this type ...
Mindfulness in Nature Today’s world is changing more now than it ever has in most of our lives. There is a lot of uncertainty and conflicting messages. Not only that, there is fighting amongst leaders in the best way to handle the pandemic. You may or may not agree with the way our politicians are ...
How to breathe Just breathe. Sometimes life gets overwhelming and we need to shut it out. Your world may be smaller and smaller. You don’t have control over anyone else but yourself. Sometimes all you can do is breathe. Let the other stuff go. Just breathe in and out and be in the moment. Did ...
Gratitude is the antidote to anxiety and depression. The world is full of negativity-or so it would appear. If you turn on the news, read the paper or read the news online, it seems as if everything is negative. It seems like it would be easy to feel anxiety or despair if you really take ...
