Winter Is Coming: How nature can boost your mood in dark times
As winter approaches, the days grow darker. For an estimated 20 percent of Americans, the temperature drop also means a mood drop—a phenomenon often called the “winter blues.” Fewer hours of sunlight in the wintertime can negatively impact our mental well-being throughout the season. In some cases, feelings of sadness, lethargy, irritability, hopelessness, and other […]
6 Tips To Manage Holiday Stress
For many people around the world, the holiday season is a joyous time of vibrant gatherings, shared meals, and festive decorations. Hype for the season rises as early as October and exciting events snowball through the dawn of the new year. Among hot holiday topics continues to be the timeless debate of when to decorate […]
What does “triggered” mean? 3 Trauma Myths Busted
Our use of the term “triggered” today has diverged greatly from its true meaning and may even be harmful. An Urban Dictionary user defines the term as you may have heard used colloquially: “triggered is when someone gets offended or gets their feelings hurt, often used in memes to describe…people with strong victimization.” An example […]
How can Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) help Depression?
What is CBT? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a highly researched treatment that helps various mental health conditions by challenging negative ways of thinking. This multi-pronged treatment also includes education, coping techniques, and graduated exposure therapy to create and maintain long-term change. The American Psychological Association explains that CBT interventions are founded on three core […]
Transform Your Self-Perception: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs
It’s normal to have thoughts like, “I’m not good at anything” or “I’m useless” every now and then. Especially when times are tough, stress levels soar, and demands keep coming. But if these corrosive thoughts won’t go away, it’s likely negative beliefs about yourself have lowered your self-esteem. Self-esteem refers to your sense of personal […]
18 Statements that Safeguard Your Time Boundaries and Manage Stress
Do you say yes even when your plate is already full? You’re juggling work deadlines, family drama, and attempting a social life while trying to avoid burnout. But you’re going to help Stephanie move furniture next weekend? In this economy? Many people struggle with saying no to more, even when they’re already stressed. Maybe you […]
12 Grounding Techniques for Anxiety and PTSD
For folks with anxiety, the signs of an attack are all too familiar: racing thoughts, racing heart, chest pains, chills or sweats, and breathing feels impossible. So does calming down. Keeping coping tools like grounding techniques in your back pocket can help curtail attacks when they strike. Grounding techniques are exercises that can help distract […]
Sorry, Not Sorry: Why You’re Over-Apologizing & 6 Tips to Quit
Have you ever apologized when someone bumped into you? How about to a table you kicked, a nurse bandaging you up, or a waiter who brought you the wrong order? Clearly, none of these are sins, yet some of us feel the urge to repent when: Asking for help Saying “no” Showing excitement or sadness […]
The Ultimate Guide to Beating Travel Anxiety
There’s nothing illegal in your carry-on. You know it. You packed the luggage yourself. Yet somehow the sight of airport security twists knots in your stomach and breaks you out in sweat. What if someone slipped a weapon into your bag when you weren’t looking? What if you left the stove on or the front […]
EMDR Therapy in 8 Phases (Take a seat, PTSD)
What is EMDR? Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is the most well-researched method ever utilized in the treatment of trauma and post-traumatic stress. It focuses on specific, disturbing experiences that were not adequately processed, causing distress and painful symptoms. EMDR goes beyond merely changing the emotion associated with the memory by processing and […]
