How to Find Yourself and Overcome Mental Health Struggles
Sometimes, the best way to overcome our mental health challenges is to, rather than focusing on the problem(s), turn away from them. Shifting our focus and perspective can empower us to transcend, to rise above, any problem we face. Perhaps…
Communication is Vital for Wellbeing, Mental Health
Communication is a vital part of wellbeing, mental health, and a quality life. Unfortunately, it can be complex, difficult, and overwhelming. Communicating is deeper than exchanging ideas. It's a tool (and a skill) that fosters the connection that is vital…
Break the Cycle of Anxiety and Avoidance
It's easy to get trapped in a cycle of anxiety and avoidance. Avoidance is a common human behavior that has good intentions but can spiral out of control until, before we realize it, we're trapped, boxed in by anxiety and…
What Avoidance Does to Us
Knowing what avoidance does to us can help us make positive changes to embrace life. Avoidance is a behavior that is hardwired into us. It’s an instinctive reaction (think: fight-or-flight response, specifically the “flight” part) that in theory keeps us…
How to Reduce Stress When Reducing Stress Causes Anxiety
Many of us want to but don't know quite how to reduce stress. It’s perhaps surprising, but true: the idea of reducing stress can actually cause anxiety rather than alleviate it. We do have legitimate reasons for clinging to stress…
Do You Have Fear, Anxiety About Letting Go of Stress?
Does the idea of reducing stress cause your anxiety to skyrocket? How do you really feel about reducing your stress? Most of us automatically respond that we'd love to have less stress in our lives. Many times we state proudly…
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions: A Wellbeing Guide
To make promises for your fresh year and fresh self is exciting, but to keep New Year's resolutions is often frustrating. You can take charge of your goals for yourself and stick with them long past the next new year…
Use Mindfulness for a Cozy Reading Space
Using mindfulness to create a perfect reading space can boost your wellbeing. Wellbeing is perhaps one of the most important concepts for our lives. It encompasses so much: physical health, mental health, balance, energy to live with purpose and intention…
Discover Social Anxiety Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder
When social anxiety is extreme, it can become avoidant personality disorder (APD). APD is like social anxiety on steroids. Someone with such intense social anxiety lives a severely limited life because he or she is compelled by anxiety to avoid…
What Good Is Gratitude?
Really, what good is gratitude? It's the mindset of appreciating things in life. Numerous studies have shown, and continue to show, that an attitude of gratitude enhances mental health, wellbeing, and general life satisfaction. Yet sometimes it seems hard to…