If you are wondering why it is taking so long to get that dream job or that deeply satisfying relationship, I can tell you that thinking about its absence is keeping it away. So if you think about it, if you are wanting a deeply satisfying relationship, but keep noticing the absence of it, or…
“OK, so I have negative thoughts. So what?!? Why should I care?” Your thoughts have an amazing affect, not only on your life, your environment, and the world you create around you, but also on your body. The first thing that happens when you have any thought is that it causes actual microscopic structural changes…
The line is long at the coffee counter, and you need to get to the office! You feel the tension rising. The phone rings, the dog is barking, and you just broke a plate – all at the same time. You feel like your head is about to explode. Your boss is giving you a…
Are you afraid of getting Covid-19? Does the thought of going back to the office terrify you? Are you worried about losing your job, not having enough money, or just wondering how you’re going to handle it all if the kids don’t go back to the classroom? Watch this video for techniques you can use…
We know that through expression, both oral and written, individuals can express thoughts and feelings and be reflective. This can increase one’s insight, self-awareness, and understanding. Journaling can be structured in a variety of ways to achieve different outcomes. For example, using prompts to encourage us to dig deeper into learning about ourselves or free-flowing to…
I never learned to swim as a kid. I had a few traumatic experiences around bodies of water growing up. These experiences shaped the way I felt around swimming pools and the ocean. I live in an urban jungle, so I never really found the need to learn the new skill. To avoid worry, I…
People are looking for ways to be safe, healthy, and experience peace, joy and fulfillment in life. When you reduce stress, you reduce cortisol and open the door for your body to move towards the optimal immune response available to you. The #1 way to boost your natural immunity is to lower stress. You do…
The thoughts won’t kill you… but they sure do feel like they are killing you in the moment. We often call them racing thoughts. Often, they happen at night when we’re trying to sleep, and it feels like our mind is running endlessly on a carousel of memories, images, and fears. When these thoughts happen,…
Painful past experiences. We’ve all had them. Broken relationships. Abuse from the people who were supposed to watch out for us. Traumatic moments and events. The list keeps going on and on. With each painful past experience, you developed ways to help you survive, get through, to overcome the hurt you were going through. You…
Men face specific mental health challenges that few people talk about. Men are taught to be strong. Men have evolved into their strength. People consider men to be assertive, aggressive, and not in touch with their feelings. This emotionally limited way of being and viewing the world has an impact on men’s mental health because…