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Teen depression adds a dark layer of difficulty to an already challenging time. The Well Beings Youth Mental Health Project shines a light on teen mental health. Their upcoming web series called Out of the Dark showcases true stories of…
If you're busy, fulfilling multiple roles that each pull you in a thousand directions seemingly at once, the idea of living with mindfulness to feel relaxed might seem more like a cruel taunt than a path to peace. For me,…
Martin Luther King, Jr. wisely advised us not to succumb to bitterness. To say he faced challenging times, turbulence, and obstacles is a gigantic understatement. Yet he operated out of positivity, light, and deep personal values. To say that we…
Here's a refreshing, empowering New Year's Resolution to embrace: Finish your 2020 strong, and own your new year. This has been a year of incredible challenges and changes. Even if you're struggling right now, you can close your year with…
Cannabidiol (CBD) is seemingly everywhere and has become a wellness trend. I've been prone to dismiss it as just that -- a hyped-up trend and just the latest fad offering a quick fix to wellbeing. Recently, though, I did change…
The year 2020 has challenged us in extreme and previously unimaginable ways. We're facing uncertainty in almost every area of our lives. While there's potential for growth on personal and societal levels, many of us naturally feel either new or…
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation it is continuing to cause is harming the mental health of many of our teens. How do we know this? Teens are telling us. Here's a look at a recent survey, what it…
I love to search for life lessons, especially lessons in wellbeing. We are meant to be healthy and well, to create a quality life and live it to its fullest, moment by moment. However, life is busy and stressful and full of challenges big and small. It’s easy to become overwhelmed by the downs of life and forget that we can climb up and enjoy the peaks. That’s why it’s important to seize our moments and intentionally create calm and joy amidst the busyness.
Believe it or not, you can stop anxiety and find peace. I've lived with anxiety, and I deeply understand that it's not something any of us wants to live with. That's why I love to share researched-based, self-tested and applied…
It’s true: creativity makes mindfulness easier. Mindfulness is a way of being that you develop and hone, and as you do, you begin to experience inner peace amidst stress and problems you can’t control. Mindfulness is a basic as shifting your attention from anxieties and stress to your objective moment (the present moment exactly as it is, without all-too-human negative thoughts and judgments imposed upon it.) The idea is deceptively simple. Living it is often challenging, especially when we regularly experience stress and related anxious thoughts. We need ways to hone our ability to be mindful. One powerful way is by tapping into creativity—and enjoying it. Here’s a look at why creativity makes mindfulness easier so you can reduce anxiety and stress and enhance mental health and wellbeing.