5 Reasons You Should Practice Acceptance
Practice acceptance of mental health challenges and life problems--stress, jobs, relationships, school, money...the list is long and in our faces day and night, night and day. This is a terrible list. Why would anyone want to accept these…
Live Mindfully, Build Wellbeing with the Mindfulness Paradox
Mindfulness is a paradox that we all can embrace fully, living mindfully in its depth of meaning. When we see the paradox in mindfulness, we can use it to live our lives in such a way that we create…
5 Ways to Discover What Helps Your Wellbeing, Mental Health
Do more of what helps your wellbeing and mental health. It's a wise and effective approach to overcoming struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, and a host of other challenges. By embracing the strategy of finding what improves the quality…
Is Happiness Nothing More Than a Sham?
Much is written about happiness. Books. Articles. Songs. Videos. Happiness seems to be a universal pursuit and one that has existed through ages; indeed, it was a frequent topic among philosophers from the ancient worlds of West and East and has been pursued without pause since then. No one has yet to discover a single answer to how to find happiness. Russ Harris, a important leader in acceptance and commitment therapy, wrote a book entitled The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living. Is happiness attainable, or is it a trap, a sham? <a href=""> Read More...
5 Mindful Ways to Finish Your Year Strong
Pausing for mindful reflection on your year can help you end 2018 well, content in the now, which will carry you into 2019. In the wake of holiday stress, many people begin thinking of resolutions for the new year. That's a great practice to make the new year yours, as it gives us a sense of control over over what our year will be like. This reduces anxiety, powers through depression, and gives us the upper hand in our relationship with mental health. So don't discard the ritual of creating resolutions, but don't start them quite yet. There's still time to finish 2018 off strong.
Walk Away Toward Inner Peace, Wellbeing
It's difficult to create inner peace when circumstances around us cause or contribute to stress, anxiety, negative thoughts and emotions, and cognitive dissonance (an uncomfortable feeling that develops when your actions and values don't match up). Sometimes, to be at…
Bingo! Play the I’m Glad! Gratitude Game
Gratitude check-in: it's the week of Thanksgiving in the US, and many people are stressed with preparations. If that's you, are you harried or happy? Is November in general a happy month? It's a very good thing when countries set…
Mindfulness Journaling for Wellbeing
Mindfulness journaling for wellbeing can help you quiet anxiety and develop your own personal version of stillness and inner peace. When it comes to mental health and wellbeing, journaling simply works. The Positive Psychology Program, an organization dedicated to improving…
30-Day Mindfulness Experience for Your Life, Wellbeing
Welcome to the Wellbeing & Words 30-Day Mindfulness Experience! Mindfulness is a way of being that you can cultivate by regularly doing mindfulness activities. It doesn't remove problems, but it changes our relationship with those problems--and with ourselves. Being fully…
Meaning-Making Brightens November’s Fading Light
Meaning-making is a powerful tool to enhance mental health and wellbeing. While useful year-round, turning inward and creating personal meaning in your life is especially effective in late autumn. Intentionally caring for our mental health in November allows us to…