It’s a long holiday weekend in the U.S. and the official start of the Christmas season. This time of year is filled with gatherings of friends, families, and coworkers, twinkly lights, lots of goodies to nibble on and a pumpkin spice latte or two. It also…
Directing your attention is the answer to calming a busy brain that jumps around from one anxiety-inducing thought to another. Bringing your attention back to the present can immediately stop your brain from ruminating about painful memories. Being able to…
Over recent decades, mindfulness has gone from being an “out there” fringe topic to becoming a mainstream scientifically-validated concept. It’s now being utilized as a method of therapy, a tool to increase corporate well-being, and a way to improve everything…
Headaches are generally classified according to how and why the body is generating the pain. Your pain might be anxiety-related or caused by substances that you’ve ingested or been exposed to reacting negatively with your body. On the other hand, your…
All too often, life can feel like a game of emotional pinball — where you’re the ball pinging around erratically in an arcade-like maze ricocheting off everything haphazardly in all directions. In this scenario, your life takes unexpected twists and…
Even if you don’t know what rumination is, I’m willing to bet you do it. Maybe even a lot! What Is Rumination and Why Do You Do It? Basically, ruminating is thinking about something over and over. It’s when your mind…
Anxiety is part of everyone’s life at one time or another. That’s normal. When anxiety becomes an almost constant condition, that’s not normal. Doctors can prescribe anti-anxiety pills, which do help in many cases. However, benzodiazepines, most commonly prescribed for…