Are you overwhelmed with personal, relationship and/or work stressors, life and possibly even the political climate? There are many things that can be deeply unsettling to people and we all have our own ways of dealing...
Tag - anxiety
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Improving Your Everyday Life Through Art Therapy
Caileigh Flannigan, a Developmental Interventionist in Canada uses forms of play such as exploring the outdoors and art as a way to promote children’s development and emotional healing. In this piece she looks at ways...
I Tried to Prove Myself to the World
Indhira Rojas is the founder of Anxy, a new magazine that de-stigmatizes emotional struggles and normalizes the fears we all have. She shares the story behind starting Anxy, when she realized her feelings of...
Loneliness Impacts Emotional, Relational and Physical Health
Loneliness is practically an epidemic and legitimate consequences are associated. Everyone feels lonely at one time or another but if it’s an ongoing theme it’s important understand the core issues around...
My Favorite Tools to Change Your Brain
Research has shown up that because of the neuroplasticity of your brain, you have the potential to change your life by promoting happiness, trauma relief, resilience and overall peace of mind. You no longer have to be...
Feel Whole
Rick Hanson, PhD encourages us to be open to all of our experiences rather than be derailed by the parts that can get in the way. He offers a practice in how to “widen the spotlight” to feel more whole, less...
Rick Hanson, PhD
What’s Holding You Back? Understanding the Payoff of Having a Chronic Problem
As a therapist and coach, the symbolism of this “break free” sculpture speaks to the deepest part of my soul. It resonates with me for all the work I’ve done in my life: my own personal growth work and my continued...
Hilary Silver, LCSW
Rest in Center
Rick Hanson, PhD takes a look at the experience of being “all over the place” and how to get centered. He encourages you to seek your wisdom, especially in the face of fear, anxiety and self doubt...
Tools for Resilience: “Hand on the Heart” for Calm
Linda Graham, MFT looks at oxytocin’s ability to calm the mind/body and increase resilience. She offers an exercise to do that. Oxytocin is the neurotransmitter of the “calm and connect” response and...
Linda Graham, MFT
Are We There Yet?
Rick Hanson, PhD, examines how we can spend too much time trying to get “somewhere,” the impact on the brain and offers tools to be more present. We spend so much of our time trying to get somewhere. Part...
