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    20 Ideas To Help You Find Peace

    October 14, 2019

    Studies have demonstrated again and again that maintaining a formal, daily meditation practice benefits our bodies, minds, and souls in many ways. Reduced anxiety, depression, and compulsiveness, greater serenity, deeper sleep, and enhanced immunity to disease are some of the perks of consistent meditation. However, if you don’t feel you have the time, desire, or […]

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    20 Ideas To Help You Find Peace

    October 14, 2019

    Studies have demonstrated again and again that maintaining a formal, daily meditation practice benefits our bodies, minds, and souls in many ways. Reduced anxiety, depression, and compulsiveness, greater serenity, deeper sleep, and enhanced immunity to disease are some of the perks of consistent meditation. However, if you don’t feel you have the time, desire, or […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, General, Happiness, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Words of Wisdom Tagged With: acceptance, meditation, peace, serenity

    15 Facts About Forgiveness

    October 10, 2019

    “How dare she do such a thing?” “I’ll never get over this!”  “I want him to pay for his actions!” “I’ll never be able to trust him/her/anyone again.” When we’ve been hurt by someone, any or all of these thoughts can plague us. We’re filled with (and tormented by) anger, resentment, tension, anguish, anxiety, and […]

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    15 Facts About Forgiveness

    October 10, 2019

    “How dare she do such a thing?” “I’ll never get over this!”  “I want him to pay for his actions!” “I’ll never be able to trust him/her/anyone again.” When we’ve been hurt by someone, any or all of these thoughts can plague us. We’re filled with (and tormented by) anger, resentment, tension, anguish, anxiety, and […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Emotion Regulation, General, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: accept, forgive, forgiveness

    Stop Waiting Until You “Figure It Out”

    March 11, 2019

    Granted – it can feel reassuring to come determine a reason why we or other people behave in certain ways. However, just having insight and knowing (or thinking that we know) the reason underlying people’s motivations does not always lead to taking effective action regarding the situation. While, to quote Socrates, “The unexamined life is […]

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    Stop Waiting Until You “Figure It Out”

    March 11, 2019

    Granted – it can feel reassuring to come determine a reason why we or other people behave in certain ways. However, just having insight and knowing (or thinking that we know) the reason underlying people’s motivations does not always lead to taking effective action regarding the situation. While, to quote Socrates, “The unexamined life is […]

    Filed Under: Anxiety, Courage, Emotion Regulation, General, Mental Health, Personal Growth Tagged With: action, change, courage, fear

    9 Emotional Health Benefits of Exercise

    February 18, 2019

    Very few of us are strangers to depression or anxiety in some form, whether it be a mild but unpleasant funk for a few days or a more serious mood disorder lasting months or even years. After all, just being alive usually means that we’ve ridden the emotional rollercoaster, be it due to a personal […]

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    9 Emotional Health Benefits of Exercise

    February 18, 2019

    Very few of us are strangers to depression or anxiety in some form, whether it be a mild but unpleasant funk for a few days or a more serious mood disorder lasting months or even years. After all, just being alive usually means that we’ve ridden the emotional rollercoaster, be it due to a personal […]

    Filed Under: Anxiety, Depression, Emotion Regulation, General, Happiness, Mental Health, Mind/Body Connection Tagged With: anxiety, depression, emotional health, exercise, illness, sleep

    How To Effectively Manage Panic Attacks

    January 4, 2019

    Having a panic attack can be one of the most frightening and almost unbearable experiences you may ever suffer. Panic attacks, which can hit you at any time and any place, and which generally last ten minutes or less – can truly be traumatic. Common physical symptoms of a panic attack include: Heart palpitations Shortness […]

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    How To Effectively Manage Panic Attacks

    January 4, 2019

    Having a panic attack can be one of the most frightening and almost unbearable experiences you may ever suffer. Panic attacks, which can hit you at any time and any place, and which generally last ten minutes or less – can truly be traumatic. Common physical symptoms of a panic attack include: Heart palpitations Shortness […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, General, Mental Health Tagged With: anxiety, panic, panic attack

    30 Ways To Increase Your Happiness In The New Year

    January 2, 2019

    Whether or not you set resolutions for the New Year, you probably would like to maintain or increase your happiness quotient. If so, the following tips may prove to be helpful: Write down three positive things that happened to you each day and think about how and why they occurred. Maybe they seemed to happen […]

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    30 Ways To Increase Your Happiness In The New Year

    January 2, 2019

    Whether or not you set resolutions for the New Year, you probably would like to maintain or increase your happiness quotient. If so, the following tips may prove to be helpful: Write down three positive things that happened to you each day and think about how and why they occurred. Maybe they seemed to happen […]

    Filed Under: Emotion Regulation, General, Goal Setting, Happiness, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: exercise, forgive, gratitude, happiness, mindfulness

    14 Reasons To Practice Acceptance

    November 2, 2018

    How do you usually respond when life just isn’t going the way you want it to? Maybe your spouse forgot your birthday, you got a flat tire on that day when you simply have to get to an important meeting, or you received a scary health diagnosis. What to do? Yes, you could yell at […]

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    14 Reasons To Practice Acceptance

    November 2, 2018

    How do you usually respond when life just isn’t going the way you want it to? Maybe your spouse forgot your birthday, you got a flat tire on that day when you simply have to get to an important meeting, or you received a scary health diagnosis. What to do? Yes, you could yell at […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, General, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Relationships Tagged With: acceptance, feelings, health, relationships

    How To Break Free From Perfectionism

    September 25, 2018

    Do you find it hard to take a compliment, believing that you don’t deserve praise? Do you focus on minor mistakes you’ve made, rather than acknowledging all of the things you do well? If a friend compliments your smile, do you brush off the remark with a derogatory comment about yourself? If so, you may […]

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    How To Break Free From Perfectionism

    September 25, 2018

    Do you find it hard to take a compliment, believing that you don’t deserve praise? Do you focus on minor mistakes you’ve made, rather than acknowledging all of the things you do well? If a friend compliments your smile, do you brush off the remark with a derogatory comment about yourself? If so, you may […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, General, Happiness, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Self-Compassion Tagged With: coping, overthink, perfectionism, self-esteem

    11 Ways To Cope When Life Throws You A Curve

    September 10, 2018

    How do you cope when you’re rejected by that college you’d pinned your hopes on attending? How do you pick yourself up off the floor when your marriage of 15 years falls apart? And how do you manage when you’re facing a grim medical diagnosis? Life can be challenging enough when we’re just dealing with […]

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    11 Ways To Cope When Life Throws You A Curve

    September 10, 2018

    How do you cope when you’re rejected by that college you’d pinned your hopes on attending? How do you pick yourself up off the floor when your marriage of 15 years falls apart? And how do you manage when you’re facing a grim medical diagnosis? Life can be challenging enough when we’re just dealing with […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Anxiety, Courage, General, Mental Health, Personal Growth Tagged With: cope, coping skills

    How To Get Rid of Black-and-White Thinking

    August 9, 2018

    “I never finish anything I start”. “He’s a complete loser.” “She always gets everything she wants.” At times, do you make extreme statements like these? Do you view things in all-or-nothing terms? If so, how does this habit affect your life? Do you have a hunch that it’s getting in the way of your happiness, […]

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    How To Get Rid of Black-and-White Thinking

    August 9, 2018

    “I never finish anything I start”. “He’s a complete loser.” “She always gets everything she wants.” At times, do you make extreme statements like these? Do you view things in all-or-nothing terms? If so, how does this habit affect your life? Do you have a hunch that it’s getting in the way of your happiness, […]

    Filed Under: Acceptance, Emotion Regulation, General, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Relationships Tagged With: black and white thinking, dialectical, relationships

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