Anxiety is a survival skill. It tells us there is danger near, kicks on our fight-or-flight, and gets us ready for action. Having anxiety is a good thing when it’s appropriate for our survival instincts to kick in. However, avoiding anxiety usually leads us to create more anxiety.
Millions struggle with significant hoarding problems. You aren’t alone, your family member isn’t lazy or irresponsible. It is usually the opposite – stemming from perfectionism, or feeling too much responsibility that leads to feeling like you can’t let anything go.
Art Therapy is a non-traditional way to start healing and processing what you couldn’t before. You don’t need to be an artist or have any innate creativity. Art Therapy will open your mind up to all of this and help you manage your daily struggles on top of it.
There are many ways to support yourself in calming down. The one that is most commonly used, is also the one that keeps us stuck in feeling dysregulated. If you are trying to calm down by telling yourself to calm down, it isn’t going to work…
What if you could use your anxiety to help you? There are many ways that anxiety is a superpower and helps us expand. It helps us foresee danger, gives us cues that something might be wrong, and challenges our impulses when they need to be.
Most of us struggle with change – here are 8 keys to help you manage change and become more flexible without being overwhelmed.
We all get overwhelmed, STOP is a simple skill to help you stay aligned with your values and not act impulsively.
All the stressors of motherhood, plus a lack of time for self-care often cause parental burnout (emotional and physical exhaustion), which can lead to distancing from our children, reduced feelings of parental accomplishment, as well as sleep problems and partner conflict.
One of the most common searches on Google in the new year is this question – how do I get rid of my stress? The short answer is one many people won’t like. You can’t. Life is full of stress, as a human being stress is a non-negotiable.
Understanding what causes some of your anxiety and building awareness are key steps in getting to a state of calm.
4 tools to help you calm your body and mind when feeling anxious, stressed or down. Click here to learn how to implement these tools.
We all have anxious thoughts from time to time, it’s a normal part of the human experience. Anxious thoughts can spin into a full day of worry that feels out of our control. Here’s how quick coherence can help!
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